Principal Investigator (PI)
Ernesto Chaves Pereira – UFSCar – ernesto@ufscar.br
Co-PI
Lúcia Helena Mascaro Sales – UFSCar
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Hydrogen is a molecule that has many advantages when used as a fuel. In addition to not generating carbon emissions during use, hydrogen comes from renewable and abundant sources such as water and biomass, and has the capacity to store very high amounts of energy. In addition to being a great fuel, hydrogen can also be used as an input for other products, for example fertilizers, having an impact on many sectors of the economy.
However, for hydrogen to be considered green, the electrical energy used in its production must be green. And Brazil is one of the best positioned countries in the world in this regard, with 82% of its electrical energy coming from low-carbon and renewable sources.
The objective of the Green Hydrogen division is to study fundamental and technological aspects of the production of green hydrogen through electrolysis. This chemical process occurs thanks to the supply of electrical energy, which generates an oxidation-reduction reaction capable of producing molecules such as hydrogen.
In this sense, the different types of electrolyzers will be studied, without forgetting issues related to their increase in size to meet industrial scale: alkaline cells, proton transport membrane cells and anion transport membrane cells (technology that is still in the beginning of its development worldwide). The program will investigate from fundamental aspects of the reaction that generates hydrogen and the formation of bubbles in this process, to the use of nanostructured catalysts to make the reaction more efficient.
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Projects
Project leader: Ernesto Chaves Pereira de Souza (UFSCar)
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Project leader: Lúcia Helena Mascaro Sales (UFSCar)
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