School of Chemistry: Synthesis Gas/CO2 Hydrogenation Testing Rig and Scale Up Rig

Description

The core objective of the project this equipment will facilitate is to establish the fundamental science component of a new Power-to-Liquids facility at the University of St Andrews' Eden campus. To achieve this, we seek to procure via this Procurement exercise: (i) a high-throughput catalyst screening unit for the accelerated development of Power-to-Liquids processes, (ii) a scaled-up reactor unit that integrates electrolysis and synthesis steps to enable innovative Power-to-liquids research Lot 1: 4 x Synthesis Gas/CO2 Hydrogenation Testing Rig The core objective of the project this equipment will facilitate is to establish the fundamental science component of a new Power-to-Liquids facility at the University of St Andrews' Eden campus. To achieve this, we seek to procure via this Procurement exercise: (i) a high-throughput catalyst screening unit for the accelerated development of Power-to-Liquids processes, (ii) a scaled-up reactor unit that integrates electrolysis and synthesis steps to enable innovative Power-to-liquids research Future exercises are anticipated to procure a 2D-Gas Chromatograph, for the characterisation of complex liquid products, and two refinery gas analysers to be integrated into the reactor units. The facility will enable world-leading research into Power-to-Liquids concepts with the following main objectives: - To open new research avenues into the electrification of chemical processes via the integration of electrolysis with downstream chemical synthesis. - To increase productivity and accelerate developments in the key areas of catalyst discovery for decarbonising the production of energy, fuels and chemicals. - To leverage the latest manufacturing research to enable more efficient integrated configurations of Power-to-Liquids processes to be discovered and subsequently to optimise these so that decarbonisation can be brought to scale rapidly with minimal investment risk. - To deliver a strong interdisciplinary facility available to internal and external users. - To support researchers in St Andrews, regionally and across collaborations. - To optimise both quality of service and usage of facilities. - To allow St Andrews to continue to attract innovative, research-oriented industry partners who will be informed by and embed new science in product developments, while providing guidance on science gaps that industry needs addressed. - To explore novel functional materials relevant to sustainability. Lot 2: Synthesis Gas/Co2 Hydrogenation Scaleup Rig The core objective of the project this equipment will facilitate is to establish the fundamental science component of a new Power-to-Liquids facility at the University of St Andrews' Eden campus. To achieve this, we seek to procure via this Procurement exercise: (i) a high-throughput catalyst screening unit for the accelerated development of Power-to-Liquids processes, (ii) a scaled-up reactor unit that integrates electrolysis and synthesis steps to enable innovative Power-to-liquids research Future exercises are anticipated to procure a 2D-Gas Chromatograph, for the characterisation of complex liquid products, and two refinery gas analysers to be integrated into the reactor units. The facility will enable world-leading research into Power-to-Liquids concepts with the following main objectives: - To open new research avenues into the electrification of chemical processes via the integration of electrolysis with downstream chemical synthesis. - To increase productivity and accelerate developments in the key areas of catalyst discovery for decarbonising the production of energy, fuels and chemicals. - To leverage the latest manufacturing research to enable more efficient integrated configurations of Power-to-Liquids processes to be discovered and subsequently to optimise these so that decarbonisation can be brought to scale rapidly with minimal investment risk. - To deliver a strong interdisciplinary facility available to internal and external users. - To support researchers in St Andrews, regionally and across collaborations. - To optimise both quality of service and usage of facilities. - To allow St Andrews to continue to attract innovative, research-oriented industry partners who will be informed by and embed new science in product developments, while providing guidance on science gaps that industry needs addressed. - To explore novel functional materials relevant to sustainability.