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Catalysis on the Road to Sustainable E-Fuels

RSC Belgium RSCBelgium62 minEnglish

Why watch it?

Professor Damien Debecker of UCLouvain explains, at an RSC Belgium event, why catalysts are central to turning CO2 and hydrogen into e-fuels. Framed by carbon capture and utilisation, he covers CO2 hydrogenation to methane, methanol or longer hydrocarbons, focusing on recent advances in highly active methanation (Sabatier) catalysts. He also questions where the CO2 and H2 come from, stressing the key role of renewable electricity. For researchers and advanced students; a 2023 talk of about an hour, without chapter markers.

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What you will learn

The viewer can analyze the role of methanation catalyst design in CO2 hydrogenation and how the CO2 and hydrogen source affects the sustainability of e-fuels.

Who is it for?

  • AcademicResearch agenda and methods
  • StudentCore concepts and a solid start
  • EngineerDesign, operation and system integration

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