An innovative reactor for the pyrolysis of industrial and municipal waste has been developed at Gdansk University of Technology (PG). It enables the safe disposal of waste and the recovery of energy in the form of synthesis gas and, in the further process, hydrogen of sufficient purity for use in public transport buses.
The PG researchers are co-founders of the company W2H2, which has acquired the rights to commercially exploit and develop the technology. The aim is to lead to the construction of a pilot plant with a partner from the waste or energy industry. In the long term, the company aims to be a supplier of industrial hydrogen production equipment.
A pyrolyser is a reactor in which complex hydrocarbon materials are broken down into simple elements and compounds. The pyrolysis of the waste, using technology developed at PG, produces a syngas containing methane, carbon monoxide and a very large amount of hydrogen. This is followed by the separation of the syngas, which results in pure hydrogen.
