HYSOLCHEM

Flow photoreactor for CO2/N2 reduction and wastewater pollutant oxidation.

Photochemical oxidation of pollutants is an effective method for wastewater treatment. The EU-funded HYSOLCHEM project will focus on the development of a new concept combining a low-cost flow photoreactor prototype for reducing CO2 and N2 to produce fuels and chemicals (CH4, C2H4, C3H6 and NH3) with oxidation of microplastics and organic pollutants from wastewater treatment facilities. The project will apply an integrated method to design and synthesise highly efficient and stable photocathodes for CO2 and N2 reduction, develop low-cost and long-duration anodes for the electro-oxidation, design and produce cost-effective, selective and photo-stable ion-exchange membranes, advance characterisation of materials, and integrate developed CO2/N2 reduction photocathodes, waste/microplastic oxidation anodes and ion-exchange membranes in a solar-powered flow reactor.