The utilisation of carbon materials from methane pyrolysis

甲烷热解是一种很有前途的低排放制氢方法，它直接将天然气或沼气分解为氢和固体碳。然而，在处理固体碳方面存在技术差距。本项目旨在经济地利用低成本的澳大利亚铁矿石催化剂催化甲烷热解产生的碳副产物。碳结构将在合成过程中进行优化，新的电化学净化方法将扩大规模，以获得高纯度的碳材料。将展示未纯化和纯化碳副产品在废水处理和不同类型电池中的增值应用，减少固体废物，并为制氢提供显著的成本抵消。

Methane pyrolysis is a promising low-emission hydrogen production method that directly splits natural gas or biogas into hydrogen and solid carbon. However, a technological gap exists in dealing with solid carbon. This project aims to economically utilize carbon coproducts from catalytic methane pyrolysis using low-cost Australian iron ore catalysts. Carbon structures will be optimised during synthesis, and a new electrochemical purification method will be scaled up to obtain high-purity carbon materials. Value-added applications of unpurified and purified carbon coproducts will be demonstrated for wastewater treatment and different types of batteries, reducing solid waste and enabling significant cost offsets for hydrogen production.