Project overview
RESILIENCE is an HFRI-funded collaborative research initiative between NCSR “Demokritos” and the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). The project addresses a central bottleneck in CO₂ and methane conversion: conventional reactors are limited by slow heat transfer, high thermal inertia, and constrained dynamic operation. RESILIENCE advances microwave-enabled process intensification as an electrified route to deliver rapid, selective, volumetric energy input and improved controllability at reactor scale.
Scientific and technical approach
RESILIENCE integrates electrified microwave reactor design with catalytic materials engineering and quantitative efficiency assessment for CO₂/CH₄ valorization pathways, with emphasis on e-DRM and e-NOCM. The materials strategy focuses on hierarchical porous carbons and single-atom catalysts engineered to couple reaction performance with microwave interaction and thermal management. Experimental work is complemented by modelling and diagnostics to link microwave power delivery, thermal behaviour, and conversion/selectivity metrics, enabling an iterative optimisation loop from materials to reactor operation.
Focus areas
- Electrified chemical processing
- Microwave reactor design and process intensification
- CO₂ & CH₄ valorization pathways (e-DRM & e-NOCM)
- Hierarchical porous carbons and single-atom catalysts
- Sustainable, energy-efficient catalytic technologies
Grant information
- Grant ID: 26272
- Decision of the HFRI Director: Ref. No. 113394/04-10-2025
- Start date: 03 November 2025
- Duration: 36 months (until 02 November 2028)