News/Events

20 March 2025

"The biggest challenge is to be able to scale up production without losing yield or purity"

We spoke with Prof. Dr. Thomas Schubert (Managing Director & Founder of IOLITEC) and Dr. Boyan Iliev (Head of Custom Synthesis) to understand the challenges and strategies behind IL synthesis and scale-up.

06 March 2025

"We aim to maximize efficiency with high catalytic activity and minimal energy input."

In this interview, Dr. Distaso explains the key factors guiding the selection of MO-NPs, the challenges of reproducibility and scalability, and how their approach aligns with the broader circular economy principles of WASTE2H2.

20 February 2025

"Molecular modelling helps us predict how polymers interact with ionic liquids"

Mattia Felice Palermo, a researcher at CIC energiGUNE, explains how computational tools help optimize the project’s objectives.

14 February 2025

Advancing Waste-to-Hydrogen Technologies: WASTE2H2 General Assembly at i-CLeHS, Chimie ParisTech

On February 13-14, 2025, the WASTE2H2 consortium convened at i-CLeHS, Chimie ParisTech - PSL (Paris, France) for its M12 General Assembly, marking a significant milestone in the project’s first year of research. Over two days of in-depth discussions, partners reviewed progress, addressed challenges, and aligned on the next steps for developing innovative ionic liquid-based catalytic systems for the sustainable conversion of plastic waste into clean hydrogen and decarbonized chemicals.

06 February 2025

WASTE2H2: Transforming Waste into Clean Hydrogen for a Sustainable Future

The WASTE2H2 project is at the forefront of sustainable innovation, addressing critical environmental and energy challenges by converting waste into c…

30 January 2025

"Ionic liquids play a key role in the catalytic system proposed in the WASTE2H2 project"

We spoke with Jonatan Perez, the leader of Work Package 2 in WASTE2H2, who shed light on how Ionic liquids contribute to enhancing catalytic performance, ensuring process efficiency, and supporting the overall sustainability of the technology.

16 January 2025

"We aim to transform plastic waste into clean hydrogen, driving a sustainable energy future"

In this interview, Eduardo J. García-Suarez, from CIC energiGUNE and Principal Investigator of the WASTE2H2 project, shares his perspectives on the project´s objectives, its groundbreaking approach, and its potential to reshape the energy landscape.

19 September 2024

Key Advances in Plastic Waste Valorization for Clean Hydrogen: WASTE2H2 General Assembly at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

On September 17-18, 2024, the WASTE2H2 consortium convened at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany) for its first General Assembly, marking an important milestone in the project’s progress. Over two days of in-depth discussions and presentations, project partners reviewed the achievements made in the first six months and outlined the next steps toward the development of innovative ionic liquid-based catalytic systems for the valorization of plastic waste into clean hydrogen and decarbonized chemicals.

12 March 2024

WASTE2H2 will afford to transform plastic waste into clean hydrogen

The European WASTE2H2 project, funded by the European Commission´s EIC-Pathfinder-Open program, will contribute to face the environmental proble…