Doctoral Themes

Porous carbon-based catalysts for CO₂ fixation

Supervisors

Marta Amaral Andrade, mvandrade@fc.ul.pt

Luísa Margarida Martins, luisammartins@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Registration Institution

Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa

Project description

Porous carbon materials have attracted much attention for carbon capture given the possibility to use inexpensive precursors such as carbon-rich biomass waste, their high specific surface areas and high pore volumes, physiochemical stability, affordability, and flexibility to tune of their porosity.

The suitable functionalization of their carbon surface is a key factor for achieving a high CO₂ adsorption at low pressure and room temperature, and also to attain CO₂ conversion.

The aim of this project is to develop a technology that take full advantage of Portuguese biomass waste to design advanced biomass-based functionalized carbon materials to convert CO₂ into sustainable transport fuels and energy storage materials.

Keywords

Nanoporous carbons; Biomass; C-scorpionate catalysts, CO₂capture; CO₂ fixation