
Financing by: The H2PHOTOPROD project (PLEC2021-007831) has been funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union "NextGenerationEU"/PRT
Call: Call for grants for the implementation of research and technology transfer projects of the JCCM. Call 2021.
Period of exection: September 2022 – August 2024
Total Budget: 119.990,67 €
Coordinator: ITECAM (Industrial Technology Center of Castilla-La Mancha)
Participants:
- Instituto de Tecnología Química ( ITQ, UPV- CSIC)
Description:
The aim of this project is to study hydrogen production processes by means of water decomposition. For this purpose, photocatalysts based on MOF materials will be used, which will be developed and optimised for this project. In the development of these catalysts, the aim will be to reduce the amount of noble metals by substituting or partially replacing them with other, cheaper metals. These catalysts will then be deposited on solar panels developed through additive manufacturing by evaluating different materials and morphologies (with emphasis on biodegradable and transparent materials).
This new concept would allow the photoelectrochemical decomposition of water, generating a pure stream of hydrogen that can be easily exploited by other systems for energy production, such as fuel cells.
