SMART MONOLITH PHOTOREACTOR WITH BIO-BASED CATALYST FOR FUEL PRODUCTION
BOOTH NO : A4
Category : Agriculture, Aquaculture & Environment
Mankind is faced with two major issues, namely the rapid depletion of fossil fuels and the increased emission of CO2 in efforts to meet the growing energy demand. One of the more promising ways to overcome these issues is by employing earth abundant CO2 as low-cost feedstock for solar driven hydrocarbon fuel productions as it is relatively economically friendly and environmentally benign process. Herein, we successfully designed a highly efficient photoreactor by coating a novel 2D/2D/2D bio-based bentonite dispersed g-C3N4/Ti3C2 MXene catalyst on honeycomb cordierite monolith. We also prepared a novel, cheap and efficient photocatalyst with 2D clay and carbon materials. The smart monolith photoreactor with g-C3N4/Bt/Ti3C2 clay-based catalyst promotes a high CH4 fuel production over the photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction., making it suitable for commercialization. This novel monolith photoreactor and the clay based catalyst are projected to revolutionize the solar fuel industry.
The growing human population translates to the increasing energy demand. In efforts to cater to the never-ending energy demand, consumption of fossil fuels increases, which brings about two major concerns. They are the rapid depletion of already exhausted fossil fuel reserves and the increasing emissions of CO2 which contributes to global warming and climate change. Hence, photocatalysis is a sustainable technology mimics photosynthesis, whereby it requires solar energy to convert CO2 to solar fuels. Over the years, there has been numerous research conducted on the improvement of photocatalytic performance in terms of catalyst design and development. However, the lack of a highly efficient photoreactor and catalyst limits the efficient reduction of CO2 to CH4 fuels. Hence, we have successfully invented a monolith photoreactor system with novel sheet-on-sheet bio-based catalyst that is easy to use and shows high efficiency for the production of solar fuels.
An urgent need in alternative fuel source for energy production.
The alternative fuel source should be cheap, has high energy density and environmentally friendly.
A highly efficient catalyst and photoreactor to convert CO2 to CH4 fuels.
An environmentally benign process for solar fuel production.
Invention of a highly efficient and simple monolith photoreactor system.
Employ CO2 greenhouse gas as low-cost feedstock for CH4 solar fuel production.
Synthesis of bio-based g-C3N4/Bt/Ti3C2 catalyst.
Utilization of solar energy to initiate photocatalytic CO2 conversion to CH4.
High performance and efficiency in producing solar fuels from CO2 greenhouse gas.
The simplicity of the overall photoreactor system.
Easy access to solar energy for the photoreactor system.
The low cost of feed stock and catalyst for the overall process, increasing profit margins.
Monolith photoreactors are much superior compared to out-dated fixed bed reactors.
CH4 are fuels that has high energy density that emits less CO2 compared to fossil fuels.
Photocatalytic CH4 production is more cost and energy effective compared to thermal conversion of CO2 to CH4.
Petroleum and fuel cell industry
Oil and gas industry
Petrochemical industry
Automobile industry
HAJAR BINTI ALIAS
FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA DAN KEJURUTERAAN TENAGA
AREEN SHERRYNA BINTI ABDUL HALIM
CHEMICAL AND ENERGY ENGINEERING
FAN WEI KEEN
CHEMICAL AND ENERGY ENGINEERING
HAJAR BINTI ALIAS
FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN KIMIA DAN KEJURUTERAAN TENAGA
MOHAMED OMAR S MADI
CHEMICAL AND ENERGY ENGINEERING
MUHAMMAD TAHIR
FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN
ZERGA ABDEL MOUMIN YAHIA
CHEMICAL AND ENERGY ENGINEERING