Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers - LOHCs

     LOHCs will play a significant role in the future hydrogen economy by providing a practical and safe method for hydrogen storage, transportation, and distribution at ambient conditions. They can reversibly store and release hydrogen through hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions. The main challenges are catalyst development and the choice of suitable LOHC materials. A PhD thesis with the proposal to optimize the process conditions, identify adequate catalysts for both hydrogenation and dehydrogenation and achieve an effective LOHC solution at industrial scale, is being developed in the frame of the EngIQ doctoral program. This work involves  HYCHEM and the University of Coimbra.