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SCORE<\/span> intends to promote an innovative technology for the valorization of CO2 through solar energy. From a circular economy perspective, fuels and products with high added value will be obtained starting from harmful gaseous waste (CO2, products of the main combustion processes, for example in energy conversion). Carbon dioxide is a critical greenhouse gas, co-responsible for ongoing climate change and economically negative due to the payment of emission quotas.<\/span> SCORE<\/span> aims to demonstrate on a semi-pilot scale a revolutionary solar photoreactor concept, applied for the first time to the photoreduction of CO2.<\/span> The project is divided into 3 actions (to which are added project management, WP0, and dissemination\/communication\/IP).<\/span> The expected results are:<\/span> The project is carried out by two partners: 5 research groups from various Italian universities associated through the Interuniversity Consortium for the Science and Technology of Materials (INSTM) and ICMAB-CSIC (Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas – Institut de Ci\u00e8ncia de Materials de Barcelona).<\/span><\/p>\n INSTM:<\/span><\/p>\n University of Milan – Prof. Ilenia Rossetti (PI): design, development and testing of the high T and P photoreactor coupled to the solar concentrator.<\/span><\/p>\n University of Genoa – Prof. Gianguido Ramis: study of the reaction mechanism.<\/span><\/p>\n University of Venice – Prof. Michela Signoretto: synthesis of materials.<\/span><\/p>\n University of Perugia (Physics) – Prof. Luca Gammaitoni: characterization of materials.<\/span><\/p>\n University of Perugia (Engineering) – Prof. Linda Barelli: integrated process design and modeling of the reactor and solar concentrator.<\/span><\/p>\n ICMAB-CSIC:<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Riccardo Rurali:\u00a0<\/span>in silico <\/span>design\u00a0 of visible-harvesting photoactive materials for the photoreduction of CO2.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The results have been published up to now as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The results have been also presented at the following congresses and schools:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":144,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/Rossetti\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/Rossetti\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/Rossetti\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/Rossetti\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/Rossetti\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/Rossetti\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":670,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/Rossetti\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/556\/revisions\/670"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/Rossetti\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/Rossetti\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSCORE<\/span> technology restores value to the CO2 sequestered from industrial effluents through a new concept of photoreactor, operating for the first time at high temperature and high pressure, coupled to a solar concentrator<\/span>. The recipe for the success of this new technology is based on the union of three ingredients: development of more efficient photocatalysts,<\/span>
\namplification of the intensity of solar radiation and use of non-conventional reaction conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe quantitative targets that we intend to achieve in SCORE<\/span> involve the accumulation of solar energy in chemical compounds (formic acid, formaldehyde, methanol, methane, etc.) with high added value compared to reagents (CO2 + H2O). The expected efficiency is > 15% (solar-to-fuel).<\/span>
\nSCORE<\/span> also has a training objective for 4 young researchers, with specific scientific responsibilities in the project and involved in the dissemination of the results.<\/span>
\nA further objective is to raise public awareness on the topic of the circular economy, expressed as the regeneration of useful products starting from waste that is harmful to the environment. Attention will be paid to the formation of an industrial network for the future development of SCORE<\/span> technology.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe ambitious objective can only be achieved by combining different implementation aspects: the design and production of photosensitive materials in the widest possible portion of the solar spectrum (WP1), the creation of a photoreactor operating in unconventional conditions (high temperature and high pressure), taking advantage of a unique technology developed by our group (WP2) and the concentration of solar energy in the photoreactor by developing a prototype point concentrator combined for the first time with the photoreactor (WP2). These activities will lead to the demonstration of the feasibility of the technology and on the basis of these results we will proceed with the preliminary process design, with economic and environmental impact assessment (WP3). This last action will be the relevant result to be proposed to the industrial network for future implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n1) Development of a photosensitive material capable of absorbing at least wavelengths lower than 600 nm, thus exploiting most of the UV and visible component of the solar spectrum, and active\/stable for the reaction. The materials will be designed ab initio by CSIC<\/span> <\/a>and created with advanced preparation techniques by INSTM<\/span><\/a>;<\/span>
\n2) Creation of a continuous reactor operating up to 30 bar and up to 300\u00b0C for the photoreduction of CO2 to high added value products and regenerated fuels.<\/span>
\n3) Creation of a Fresnel-type solar concentrator, combined with the photoreactor.<\/span>
\n4) Yield optimization, process design and economic and environmental impact assessment for future scale-up.<\/span>
\n5) Training of 4 young researchers (including soft skills)<\/span>
\n6) Development of an industrial network for the future implementation of the results on a pilot scale.<\/span>
\n7) Dissemination of results to the non-specialist public.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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