Uti­liza­ti­on of CO2 th­rough novel Bio­Elec­tro­Ca­tho­de sys­tems for pro­duc­tion of bio­fu­els (CH4 and etha­nol) - Bio­Elec­tro­Ca­tho­de

Pro­ject sum­ma­ry

Bio­Elec­tro­Ca­tho­de pro­ject aims to bring in­no­va­ti­on on bio­lo­gi­cal elec­tro­syn­the­sis bio­ca­ta­lysts th­rough: a) the ma­nu­fac­tu­re of novel ca­tho­des, b) the ma­nu­fac­tu­re of a 3D bio­lo­gi­cal elec­tro­syn­the­sis baf­f­le re­ac­tor that can trans­form CO2 to CH4 and/or CO2 to etha­nol. The pro­ject starts from a TRL bet­ween 2-3 and by the end of the pro­ject aims to reach TRL 5. Bio­Elec­tro­Ca­tho­de pro­ject will help in sol­ving three main chal­len­ges of the con­tem­pora­ry en­er­gy sys­tems: power sto­rage, grid sta­bi­li­ty and CO2 emis­si­ons. Electri­ci­ty can be sup­plied for the power of the ca­tho­de in the Mi­cro­bi­al Elec­tro­syn­the­sis Baf­f­le Re­ac­tor and it can con­vert CO2 into CH4 and/or CO2 into etha­nol. The methane-​rich bio­gas (bio­me­tha­ne) or etha­nol can be stored, dis­tri­bu­t­ed and uti­li­zed as a fuel in vehi­cles com­pa­ti­ble to na­tu­ral gas. The pro­po­sed tech­no­lo­gy can be used in bio­gas plants (in Eu­ro­pe there are more than 12,400 bio­gas plants) or in in­dus­tries that ge­ne­ra­te high amounts of CO2.

Pro­ject De­tails

Call

Call 2017


Call Topic

In­no­va­ti­ve sur­faces, coa­tings and in­ter­faces


Pro­ject start

01.11.2018


Pro­ject end

31.01.2022


Total pro­ject costs

670.289 €


Total pro­ject fun­ding

607.511 €


TRL

3 - 5


Co­or­di­na­tor

Dr. Io­an­nis Vy­ri­des

Cy­prus Uni­ver­si­ty of Tech­no­lo­gy, Ei­ri­nis 95, 3036 Li­mas­sol, Cy­prus


Part­ners and Fun­ders De­tails

Con­sor­ti­um Part­ner   Coun­try Fun­der
Cy­prus Uni­ver­si­ty of Tech­no­lo­gy
http://www.cut.ac.cy
Uni­ver­si­ty Cy­prus CY-​RPF
Re­se­arch and In­no­va­ti­on Cen­ter Pro-​Akademia
http://www.pro­aka­de­mia.eu/
Re­se­arch org. Po­land PL-​NCBR
Omni3d
http://www.omni3d.com/
SME Po­land PL-​NCBR
ENE­RES CPM Ltd
http://www.ene­re­scpm.com/
SME Cy­prus CY-​RPF

Key­words

3D ad­di­ti­ve ma­nu­fac­tu­ring, bio­com­pa­ti­bi­li­ty, bio­etha­nol, CO2 re­duc­tion, nano struc­tu­red ma­te­ri­als, Ca­tho­de,, Bio­elec­tro­syn­the­sis