OBJECTIVES
MAIN GOAL

To obtain non-stoichiometric metal oxides based on cerium oxides and/or perovskites suitable for hydrogen and syngas production from thermochemical H2O and CO2 splitting at low temperatures of 700-1000 °C, the design of macroscopic structures with these materials (such as porous cross-linked sponges and monolithic honeycomb structures) for their use in solarized reactors, and the design of models for solar hydrogen production plants based on the above designs, optimized by appropriate modelling techniques
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE 1
Development of mixed cerium oxides, perovskite system and mixed perovskites/CeO2 materials with exceptional performance for the production of hydrogen and syngas by means of thermochemical cycles at 700-1000 °C.
OBJECTIVE 2
Development of macroscopic shaping methods to obtain the best synthesised materials as reticulated porous ceramic sponges and monolithic honeycomb structures to be used in different types of reactors capable of perform the process using concentrated solar energy as renewable energy source
OBJECTIVE 3
Development of combined stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing method and replica technique for the preparation of well-defined cross-linked structures with the best synthesized materials to be used in different types of reactors capable of perform the process using concentrated solar energy as renewable energy source
OBJECTIVE 4
Development of a dynamic model for a CSP plant coupled with a reaction system for solar fuels production by thermochemical water and carbon dioxide splitting under different realistic variable environmental conditions and comparison with other alternatives for green/blue/grey hydrogen production and synthesis gas by conventional methods
OBJECTIVE 5
Development of a dynamic model of plant for synthetic fuels production based on thermochemical water and carbon dioxide splitting coupled with alternative industrial waste heat flows, operating under realistic variable environmental conditions and comparison with other alternatives for green/blue/grey hydrogen production and synthesis gas by conventional methods

