Artificial photosynthesis to produce solar fuels and chemicals

Abstract
The use of solar energy to drive the catalytic transformation of CO2 and water to fuels and chemicals, also known as artificial photosynthesis, is clearly one of those promising technical solutions to simultaneously address the current energy crisis and the negative impacts of global warming. The work includes the design, analysis, and optimization of light-driven processes for coprocessing CO2 and water in optimized photo-, and-photoelectro- catalytic reactors. The development of photo-assisted CO2 and water conversion processes will provide a major opportunity for climate mitigation, energy transition, and industry redeployment, for the benefit of all, which is within 2030 agenda and the achievements of the SDGs.
Keywords
Artificial photosynthesis
CO2 and water coprocessing
fuels
chemicals
sustainability
ERC sector(s)
PE Physical Sciences and Engineering
Fields of study
Name supervisor
Jonathan Albo
E-mail
jonathan.albo@unican.es
Name of Department/Faculty/School
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department
Name of the host University
University of Cantabria (UC)
EUNICE partner e-mail of destination Research
area.empleo@unican.es
Country
Spain
Thesis level
PhD
Minimal language knowledge requisite
English B2
Thesis mode
On-site
Start date
Length of the research internship
3 months
Financial support available (other than E+)
No