Chair Paul Wurth Chair of Energy Process Engineering

Research in the Paul Wurth Chair

The Paul Wurth Chair is active in both fundamental and applied hydrogen research. We develop novel materials and membranes for the separation and purification of hydrogen from gas mixtures, design catalytic and electrochemical technologies for converting green ammonia into green hydrogen, and lead major industry collaborations to advance green hydrogen infrastructure in Luxembourg.

Green ammonia conversion

Enabling global transport of green hydrogen

We are establishing a complete end-to-end facility for converting green ammonia into green hydrogen. The system includes a customised high-temperature catalytic reactor, gas-handling and purification units, and comprehensive gas-mixture analytics using online gas chromatography. This setup enables us to study catalysts, reaction conditions, and membranes for product-gas purification in a highly automated process.

In parallel, we are expanding our capacity for detailed fundamental and applied investigations of electrochemical processes related to ammonia and hydrogen.

The direct electrochemical conversion of ammonia into hydrogen holds great promise as a process that can operate efficiently under moderate conditions and be driven by renewable electricity (e.g. solar power).

Research projects