Proff. Salvatore Scirè e Roberto Fiorenza, Università degli Studi di Catania
EMAIL: sscire@unict.it, rfiorenza@unict.it
February 10 – March 14, 2025
12 h, 2 CFU
The main purpose of this course is to discuss and compare the various catalytic technologies applied for the production of hydrogen, which is one of the main actors of the current energy transition. The first part of the course will give an overview of the current H2 production processes focusing on the greenest ones. The applications of H2 as fuels as well as the H2 storage technologies will be also explored. In the second part of the course the newest catalytic processes (photocatalysis, photoelectro-catalysis, photothermo-catalysis) for a sustainable H2 evolution will be analysed and compared in terms of H2 yields obtained up to now. The used materials, the advantages and the drawbacks of the different processes will be specifically highlighted. The course intends to evaluate the role of H2 as a key energy vector in the new economy based on the process decarbonization and the environmental sustainability. Modern chemical production relies on the development of innovative technologies that could allow the preparation of the desired chemicals at the highest chemical and economic efficiency