Catalytic decomposition of waste biomas

The project is focused on the development of catalysts for biomass decomposition by pyrolysis with a fixed reactor - a cheap catalyst located directly in biomass to speed up biomass cleavage and boost use of liquid product in biofuels and a catalyst located on a grate above biomass in gas phase (at 500°C), from which pyrolysis oil condenses. This ex-situ catalyst will catalyze its cleavage to products with lower boiling point proper for biofuel production. The second goal of the project is the development of a functionalized nanofiber membrane focused on the capture and reuse of hydrogen for a multistage separation unit of pyrolysis gases. The catalyst enable utilizing waste renewable source for a production of biofuel and hydrogen proper as a fuel e.g. for buse