REFINE - From solar energy to fuel: A holistic artificial photosynthesis platform for the production of viable solar fuels

REFINE - 从太阳能到燃料：用于生产可行太阳能燃料的整体人工光合作用平台

基本信息

批准号：
10106958
负责人：
金额：
$ 61.72万
依托单位：
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
EU-Funded
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2023 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10106958
关键词：
REFINE solar energy fuel holistic

项目摘要

REFINE develops and demonstrates a system of artificial photosynthesis by combining both dark and light-dependent reactions forthe direct production of high energy density and essential chemicals, such as alcohols. To achieve this, a direct hydrogen storage intohydrocarbons through CO2 capture and transformation in an advanced bio-refining system is proposed. In this, hydrogen produced bywater photoelectrolysis is combined with captured CO2 and directly fed to biocultures that selectively produce isopropanol and butanolas high energy solar fuels, and the only energy input to drive this radical technological system is sunlight. To realise and bring to themarket such a system of artificial photosynthesis it is necessary to converge the fields of materials science, biotechnology, engineeringand social sciences. The project organisation is multicentred and operates at different levels; from raw materials supply considerations,societal acceptance, materials engineering and nanostructuring to device assembling and applicability. The true converging nature ofREFINE provides a holistic, ground-breaking approach that addresses major challenges of our modern societies such as the extensive CO2emissions and inability for efficient and widely accepted CO2 recycling. The vision in REFINE extends well beyond the 4-year activitiesproposed in this application. Still, REFINE is the seed for a multidimensional approach to critical scientific and societal challenges.

REFINE 开发并展示了一种人工光合作用系统，通过结合暗反应和光依赖反应来直接生产高能量密度和必需化学品，例如醇。为了实现这一目标，提出了通过在先进的生物精炼系统中捕获和转化二氧化碳，将氢直接储存到碳氢化合物中。其中，水光电解产生的氢气与捕获的二氧化碳结合，直接供给生物培养物，选择性地生产异丙醇和丁醇高能太阳能燃料，而驱动这一激进技术系统的唯一能量输入是阳光。为了实现这样的人工光合作用系统并将其推向市场，有必要融合材料科学、生物技术、工程学和社会科学领域。项目组织是多中心的、分层次运作的；从原材料供应考虑、社会接受度、材料工程和纳米结构到设备组装和适用性。 REFINE 真正的融合性质提供了一种全面的、突破性的方法，可以解决现代社会的主要挑战，例如大量的二氧化碳排放以及无法有效且广泛接受的二氧化碳回收。 REFINE 的愿景远远超出了本申请中提议的 4 年活动。尽管如此，REFINE 仍然是应对关键科学和社会挑战的多维方法的种子。