Multi-user equipment approved in the grant 2017/11937-4: experimental system for electrochemical conversion of methane

• Grant number: 18/04595-2
• Support Opportunities: Multi-user Equipment Program
• Start date: September 01, 2018
• End date: August 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering - Nonmetallic Materials
• Principal Investigator: Fabio Coral Fonseca
• Grantee: Fabio Coral Fonseca
• Host Institution: Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN). Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 17/11937-4 - A sustainable path to methane conversion by advanced electrochemical technologies, AP.PCPE
• EMU web page: https://www.ipen.br/portal_por/portal/interna.php?secao_id=2959
• Type of equipment: Processos Físicos - Reatores químicos - Síntese automatizada
• Manufacturer: Agilent + Scribner Associates + Oxford instruments
• Model: CG 7890/MS 5977 + 850e Integrated PEM Fuel Cell Station + FEI Inspect F50

Abstract

As a part of the New Energies Research Center (NERC), a joint initiative from FAPESP and Shell, this Research Division 3 - Methane to Products (RD3) is built to grow as a world-class scientific center for research on advanced technologies for methane conversion to high-value products. In this context, RD3 addresses potentially disruptive technologies to tackle methane conversion beyond traditional catalytic or biological routes. The proposed division covers a broad range of topics that comprises a sustainable path for transforming methane to a feedstock using photo and electrochemical processes. The RD3 is based on the association of two leading institutions of São Paulo metropolitan area: Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas and Nucleares (IPEN) and Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). This two institutions ensure their strong commitment to the NERC by: i) the collaborative effort of a highly trained and experienced research team that will address cutting-edge topics on the methane conversion in the RD3; iii) allocating the existing infrastructure of participant laboratories, the institutional facilities, and technical staff to carry on the planned research; ii) effectively supporting administrative activities to unburden the scientific team; iii) keeping a strong link between research and education in both undergraduate and graduate levels, and iii) providing the personnel and organization for dissemination and intellectual property actions. The RD3 team recognizes the gigantic challenges proposed by the NERC for the development of scientific knowledge and technological advances for methane conversion. In that context, the research group of RD3 has teamed up with leading academics from other countries to extend the scientific capabilities. Therefore, RD3 is organized to deliver relevant results in a broad range of activities that includes world-class research, technology transfer, and education, to be an effective partner of the New Energies Research Center. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

JANUARIO, ELIANE RIBEIRO; SILVAINO, PATRICIA FERREIRA; MACHADO, ARTHUR PIGNATARO; VAZ, JORGE MOREIRA; SPINACE, ESTEVAM VITORIO. Methane Conversion Under Mild Conditions Using Semiconductors and Metal-Semiconductors as Heterogeneous Photocatalysts: State of the Art and Challenges. FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY, v. 9, JUN 30 2021. (17/11937-4, 18/04595-2, 18/04596-9)

PEREIRA FILHO, N. G.; SOUZA, R. F. B.; RAMOS, A. S.; ANTONIASSI, R. M.; NETO, A. OLIVEIRA; SPINACE, V, E.. lectro-oxidation of ethanol in acid medium using carbon-supported PtRh nanoparticles with (100) preferential orientatio. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, v. 16, n. 12, DEC 2021. (18/04595-2, 17/11937-4, 18/04596-9)

JANUARIO, ELIANE R.; CARMINATI, SAULO A.; TOFANELLO, ARYANE; DA SILVA, BRUNO L.; SILVAINO, PATRICIA F.; MACHADO, ARTHUR P.; VAZ, JORGE M.; SPINACE, ESTEVAM V.. Methane conversion coupled with hydrogen production from water using Au/Ga₂O₃ photocatalysts prepared by different methods. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS, v. 7, n. 17, p. 9-pg., 2023-07-18. (21/01896-4, 18/04595-2, 18/04596-9, 17/11937-4)

PEREIRA FILHO, N. G.; SOUZA, R. F. B.; RAMOS, A. S.; ANTONIASSI, R. M.; OLIVEIRA NETO, A.; SPINACE, V, E.. Electro-oxidation of ethanol in acid medium using carbon-supported PtRh nanoparticles with (100) preferential orientation. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, v. 16, n. 11, NOV 2021. (17/11937-4, 18/04596-9, 18/04595-2)