From marine litter/biomass to clean hydrogen: an integration of co-hydrothermal gasification and membrane technologies - W2H2

名为“从海洋垃圾/生物质到清洁氢气”的W2H2项目：“共水热气化和膜技术的整合”，旨在通过跨学科的研究和培训计划培养一位有才华的研究员Abdul Raheem博士，该计划将(1)开发(a)海洋垃圾/(b)通过共水热气化和膜技术的整合生产生物质制氢的工艺，以及(2)评估这些工艺的经济可行性、环境影响和社会影响。该项目将为Dr. Raheem博士博士毕业后的学术生涯提供连续性，并为其未来的独立研究生涯奠定良好的基础。从废物中生产氢可以作为一种解决方案，既提供清洁燃料，又提供可持续的废物管理方法，并有助于实现零碳未来。然而，挑战在于这些过程是否在经济上可行、可持续和社会上可接受。水热气化和膜技术的结合可能是解决这些挑战的一个潜在答案。在第二学期，具有生物质热转化，特别是藻类气化制氢经验的研究员将接受一个多学科小组的密集技术培训。指导小组由生物质和塑料热转化专家、主持人王嘉伟博士（英国阿斯顿大学）和吴春飞博士（英国贝尔法斯特女王大学）、膜技术专家吴振涛博士（英国阿斯顿大学）和Francisco Garcia-Garcia博士（英国爱丁堡大学）、经济和商业分析专家Luciano Batista博士（澳大利亚阿斯顿商学院）和政策分析专家组成。Jerneja Penca博士（欧洲-地中海大学，斯洛文尼亚）。W2H2项目的成功将推动海洋垃圾和海洋生物质可持续性转化方面的科技进步。

The W2H2 project, entitled "From marine litter/biomass to clean hydrogen: an integration of co-hydrothermal gasification and membrane technologies", aims to train a talented researcher, Dr. Abdul Raheem, through an interdisciplinary research and training programme, that will (1) develop processes for the (a)marine litter/(b)biomass-to-hydrogen production by an integration of co-hydrothermal gasification and membrane technologies, and (2) evaluate the economic feasibility, environmental impact and social impact of such processes. The project will lead to the continuity of Dr. Raheem's academic career after his PhD and establish an excellent foundation for his future independent research career. Hydrogen production from waste materials can be a solution for providing both a clean fuel and a sustainable waste management method and contribute to a zero-carbon future. However, the challenges lie in whether the processes are economic feasible, sustainable, and socially acceptable. A combination of hydrothermal gasification and membrane technologies could be a potential answer for the challenges. In W2H2, the Fellow, with pre-existing experience in biomass thermal conversion, especially in the hydrogen production from the gasification of algal, will receive an intensive technical training by a multidisciplinary team. The supervisory team consists of experts on thermal conversion of biomass and plastics, host Dr. Jiawei Wang (Aston University (AU), UK) and Dr. Chunfei Wu (Queen's University Belfast (QUB), UK), experts on membrane technologies, Dr. Zhentao Wu (AU) and Dr. Francisco Garcia-Garcia (University of Edinburgh (UoE), UK), an expert on economic and business analysis, Dr. Luciano Batista (Aston Business School, AU), and an expert on policy analysis, Dr. Jerneja Penca (Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI), Slovenia). The success of the W2H2 project will lead to scientific and technological advances in the sustainability conversion of marine litter and marine biomass.