Towards solar fuels – Insights on NEFERTITI project

The present course will provide a general overview of the project NEFERTITI, detailing and describing the expertise and the main task of each partner in the project. The aim of this project is to achieve a green, sustainable and efficient production of C2+ alcohols such as ethanol or propanol, using CO2, H2O and sunlight. Moreover, the project will be based in different process intensification technologies such as flow chemistry, optical set-ups or photosensitizer molecules to increase the efficiency of the system.

During this course, we will go through different chapters:

• Insights on NEFERTITI project – towards solar fuels
• The challenge of photochemical systems – NEFERTITI approach
• Photocatalyst for syngas formation
• Photocatalyst for solar fuels production
• Anchoring techniques for catalysts
• In silico design and characterization of novel catalysts
• Design of photocatalytic flow reactors
• Luminescent solar concentrators
• Next generation of pervaporation membranes for ethanol purification
• Integration, validation and scaling-up
• Safe and sustainability

This course is designed and prepared for early-stage students that are interested in flow chemistry, photochemistry and solar fuels. Thus, it is a great opportunity to learn and discover the insights of these systems and to learn at the same time from an EU funded project.

During the video introduction, we will introduce the NEFERTITI project and summarize each of the parts of the course. We will go through each chapter and try to explain the key factors and understand the difficulty of the process. Moreover, we will understand better the role of each partner in the project and how do they use their own expertise for the benefit of the project.