Coordinator: Thiago Lopes
Located in: Polytechnic School of University of São Paulo
Related Programme: Bioenergy with Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS)

Summary
The laboratory will be used to develop an electrolytic reactor focusing on the special needs of the nation’s sugar and alcohol industry.

“The composition of vinasse is 95% water. The goal is that through the application of this reactor we will be able to breakdown the water molecules and generate oxygen and green hydrogen.”  (Thiago Lopes explains)

Related Links

• Project “Unlocking potentials in the sugarcane sector: disruptive technologies for a circular economy”
• Press release “Brazilian technology aims to transform vinasse into green hydrogen”
• II RCGI Colloquium: Saving the world one CO2 molecule at a time
• FAPESP Spec Program: From fundamental to applied science: new frontiers in fuel cell technologies