Research News and Events

DOI	https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EE00603D
28 July 2023

In this study recently published in Energy and Environmental Sciences, we established a ternary system (membrane-based waste biomass concentrator, a biomass preconditioning reactor, and a flow ... read more

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.122880
2 June 2023

In our latest article in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, we explored the fascinating world of photoreforming,... read more

https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202210938
5 May 2023

Cu-based catalysts manifest a unique ability to reduce CO2 into various products such as CO, HCOOH, CH4, C2H4, and alcohols.

Solar Hydrogen Is the New Energy (SHINE 2.0)

SHINE 2.0 (Solar Hydrogen Is the New Energy)

The SHINE 2.0 features direct and indirect heating of the methanation reactor. Concentrated sunlight can be used directly to heat the reactor and maintain reaction temperature through active solar tracking. Alternatively, solar energy can be converted to electricity and stored in a mobile battery/solar controller unit for the primary's hydrogen generation and indirect heating reactor, allowing for night time operation.

This integrated reactor system uses concentrated solar power to heat the reaction chamber, and the solar panel generates electricity to produce hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas is fed with carbon dioxide to the primary reactor to produce methane. Downstream cooler/water remove the methane product for further storage. In the latest prototype, up to 15-30 L/h of methane can be produced, corresponding to 60-120 L/h of hydrogen feed. The methane produced can be integrated with the existing natural gas network.  The system has been tested using a range of cheap, transition metal-based catalysts to achieve 100% selectivity towards methane.

Sustainable Fuels from the Sun

Sustainable Fuels from the Sun

Rose Amal - Sustainable Fuels from the Sun

Rose Amal is a Chemical Engineer and a Scientia Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering at UNSW. In this video, she talks about what motivates her to do research and her passion in securing sustainable energy. With a funding of $2.4 million over 5 years, she and her team will transform greenhouse gases (CO2) to produce liquid fuels using catalyst and energy from the sun. Watch video on https://youtu.be/63n5vETBQfw

Reforming Chemical Engineering reputation

Reforming chemical engineering's 'dirty and dangerous' reputation

In this latest version of Create Digital Professor Rose Amal chat how in past year Chemical Engineer has gotten a bad rap, but Rose is on a mission to show that things are changing, and sustainability is a key in the present education for chemical engineering students.

Read the full report in CREATE