| Ref.No: | 63267800 |
| Start date: | 01.05.2025 |
| End date: | 30.04.2028 |
| Approval date: | 31.03.2025 |
| Department: | NAVAL ARCHITECTURE & MARINE ENGINEERING |
| Sector: | SHIP DESIGN AND MARITIME TRANSPORT |
| Financier: | HORIZON EUROPE, E.C. -CLEAN HYDROGEN JU |
| Budget: | 199.375,00 € |
| Public key: | 9ΔΚΧ46ΨΖΣ4-79Ζ |
| Scientific Responsible: | Prof. LYRIDIS |
| Email: | dsvlr@central.ntua.gr |
| Description: | HYSEAS INTRODUCES AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO DIRECT SEAWATER ELECTROLYSIS THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF A BIPOLAR MEMBRANE (BPM), INCORPORATING BOTH A CATION EXCHANGE LAYER AKIN TO A PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) AND AN ANION EXCHANGE LAYER SIMILAR TO ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (AEM) AS WELL AS A WATER DISSOCIATION CATALYST LAYER, WITHIN A BIPOLAR MEMBRANE WATER ELECTROLYSER (BPMWE) DEVICE. THUS FAR, BPMWES HAVE BEEN TESTED USING CONVENTIONAL BORROWED COMPONENTS FROM PEM AND AEM WATER ELECTROLYSERS. THESE TESTS HAVE REVEALED LIMITATIONS IN TERMS OF BOTH DURABILITY AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE.HERE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BPMWE IS COMBINED WITH THE RECOVERY/REUSE OF SALTS AND COMPOUNDS FROM SEAWATER BRINE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS: METAL ION REMOVAL FROM SEAWATER THROUGH DIRECT REDUCTION/PHOTOREDUCTION ON OXIDE PARTICLES AND OXIDE PARTICLE REGENERATION THROUGH ACID TREATMENT TO CAPTURE AND REUSE METALS. HYSEAS ALSO DEPLOYS CUSTOMIZED COMPUTATIONAL MODELS VIA MULTIPHYSICS SIMULATIONS, INTEGRATING MICROKINETIC AND MICROSCOPIC MODELS INTO A NOVEL MULTISCALE MODEL OF A SALTY WATER ELECTROLYSER. FINALLY, EXTENSIVE STACK ASSESSMENT IS CONDUCTED IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY.THE MAIN ROLE OF NTUA IS TO PROVIDE THE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND THE TECHNOECONOMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PRODUCT. |
