dr. Christos Chatzilias
In my research hydrogen derived from water electrolysis in ambient conditions, utilizing renewable energy sources for the necessary energy demands, will be combined with direct captured carbon dioxide (CO2) to produce carbon monoxide (CO) via the reverse Water Gas Shift reaction (rWGS). CO is the main component of the syngas mixture (H2/CO), which is used as an intermediate in the production of value-added fuels and chemicals using a combination of Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) and hydrocracking (HC). The ultimate target is the process optimization in terms of carbon atom and energy efficiency. The different processes will be researched by making use of in-situ and operando spectroscopy methods, thereby focusing on the activation and deactivation pathways as well as the transient behavior when changing feedstock compositions are explored.