RICH SEMINAR SERIES | 2021
Title: Pd and Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes for Hydrogen Separation and Production
Speaker: Dr. Alfredo Pacheco, Researcher, Tecnalia (Spain)
Date: March 2021
Dr. Pacheco presented the challenges involved in the simultaneous production and separation of hydrogen gas. He discussed recent developments of supported palladium alloy and carbon molecular sieve membranes and subsequent design of advanced membrane catalytic reactors to produce sustainably hydrogen from steam reforming of methane and fuels (MeOH, DME). The talk encompassed a number of key examples and case studies supporting the development of industrially relevant materials and novel processes.
Title: Mechanistic Aspects of Catalytic Reactions for Hydrogen Production, Purification, and Utilization
Speaker: Dr. Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of CeCaS, Khalifa University
Date: April 2021
Dr. Polychronopoulou presented her recent works on the mechanistic aspects of catalytic reactions relevant to the hydrogen (H2) production, purification and utilization. The critical catalyst’s characteristics to be considered to design industrially-durable catalysts, including the control and role of acid sites, defects engineering strategies and metal-support interfaces were discussed in depth. She presented a high level analysis of key chemical engineering processes involved into dry reforming of methane, as well as CO-PROX and heptane hydrocracking.
