Hydrogen as an energy carrier and reducing agent is an indispensable building block for a CO2-free industry of tomorrow. While today a significant part of hydrogen is produced by steam reforming and the water gas shift reaction, in the future this should be done by processes without climate-damaging emissions.
One of these processes is methane pyrolysis, in which CH4 is decomposed into its components C (s) and H2 (g). In terms of sustainability and the "zero-waste" concept, the resulting carbon must be put to a sensible use.
The aim of this research work is to produce carbon products. To achieve this, the following approach was defined:
- Survey/evaluation of the required product specifications for the different carbon applications.
- Development and definition of a processing strategy to achieve the required product specifications.
- Carrying out comprehensive and systematic preparation tests (sorting tests).
- Carrying out comprehensive and systematic tests on mechanical, chemical and thermal post-treatment for the production of defined and high (inner) surfaces as an essential quality criterion for high-quality carbon products.
- Allocation of the carbon products produced to an "application database" in order to maximise the raw material value and to be able to quickly and efficiently show various possible uses for carbon products of different quality.
Dipl.-Ing. Gerald Hartig
