Acronym: GreenMeOH
Call addressed: FP7-ERANET-CAPITA
Project Title: CO₂ and H₂O toward methanol synthesis at atmospheric pressure in co-ionic electrochemical membrane reactors
Coordinator: University of Castilla-La-Mancha (UCLM), Person In Charge: Dr. Fernando Dorado
Start Date-End Date/Duration: 2013.11.01-2015.10.31/24M

Partners
CPERI – Centre for Research &Technology Hellas (CERTH)
Van’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences – University of Amsterdam (UvA)
LCMT – Technological Educational Institute of Sterea Ellada (TEISTE)

Associated partners
Hellenic Petroleum Renewable Energy Sources S.A. (HELPE RES)
Graphenano Technologies (GRAPHENANO)
Delft Solids Solutions B.V. (DSS)

Abstract
A novel process for methanol synthesis at atmospheric pressure from CO₂ and H₂O through the use of co-ionic conducting ceramic Electrochemical Membrane Reactors (EMRs) is proposed. These reactors consist of a dense co-ionic ceramic membrane and two porous electrodes. One of the electrodes (the anode) will be exposed to a steam and/or H₂ containing gas, which will provide the protons to be transported through the membrane to the active sites of the second electrode (the cathode). The cathode will be exposed to a mixture of CO/CO₂, where the methanol synthesis is going to take place.

The development of specialized co-ionic ceramic conductors, efficient electrode-catalyst composites and the building of the EMRs will be the key objectives of the project.

Website: http://www.era-capita.eu/