ELSAFRA II S.p.A.
The Opportunity
A NewCo that has developed a process innovation in comparison to hydrogen production, with significant economic advantages in terms of operational costs, investment costs, and environmental impact. The potential target market is, in fact, the hydrogen market, mainly consisting of fossil-based hydrogen.
Although hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, it is difficult to extract, and therefore crucial to achieve decarbonization goals.
The pyrolysis process for hydrogen production occurs by emitting natural gas (methane, propane, butane, or LPG) into a specific furnace designed and built by Elsafra II with the participation of the Politecnico di Milano. This system is processed using metal alloys, whose electrical combinations reduces significantly the energy required to obtain hydrogen and graphite. Without contact with oxygen, CO2 is not emitted when hydrogen atoms are separated from natural gas. This process produces a flow of pure hydrogen and, through the preventive carbon sequestration, it is release in a solid form instead of expanding into the air as CO2.
In addition to producing hydrogen through the decomposition of methane gas and not through the common pyrolysis processes, our technology produces H2O as water vapour which is released into the atmosphere. It also prduces crystalline graphite of the highest quality for its specific molecular nanostructure, formed by fullerene and carbon nanotubes.
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Most of the graphite is produced «extracted from mines" in China, which supplies most of the world's countries.
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We would be the only independent producers to produce graphite of this quality.
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The possibility of using different types of gas implies less difficulty in obtaining the necessary raw material for production.
Our Tecnology
Important industrials are interested in the I-H2 technology. It is the right moment for a transition.
Strengths
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I-H1
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NO EMISSIONI DI CO2
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COSTI MINORI DI CAPEX
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MINOR CONSUMO DI ENERGIA
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PRODUZIONE DI GRAFITE DI ALTA QUALITÀ
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H2O VIENE EMESSA NELL'ATMOSFERA E NON CONSUMATA
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DIMENSIONI RIDOTTE DEGLI IMPIANTI
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POSSIBILITÀ DI DELOCALIZZARE GLI IMPIANTI
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NO DEPAUPERAMENTO DELLE RISORSE IDRICHE
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UTILIZZO DI ENERGIA RINNOVABILE E GAS NATURALI
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Altri sistemi
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EMISSIONI DI CO2
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COSTI ESTREMAMENTE ELEVATI - SIA CAPEX CHE OPEX (Elettrolisi)
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ENORME QUANTITÀ DI ENERGIA NECESSARIA (Elettrolisi)
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DEPAUPERAMENTO DELLE RISORSE IDRICHE (Elettrolisi)
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IMPIANTI DI GRANDI DIMENSIONI
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VIENE PRODOTTO SOLO IDROGENO
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DIFFICOLTÀ DI DISTRIBUZIONE
BUSINESS CASE & STATE OF THE ART
The NewCo will have a very lightweight structure, and will base its business model on transferring patent exploitation rights to hydrogen production companies.
The NewCo has successfully completed the laboratory prototyping and production phase through the first small-scale plant, confirming the effectiveness of the process with positive results.
The next step is the construction of the first industrial plant for the production.
Board of Directors
CARLO MAPELLI
RICCARDO CARLI
SILVIO RANCATI
FEDERICA BASSANI
JOHN LEO
ROMANO PEZZOTTI
VALERIO STANISCI
GIANLUCA MARCONI
ENRICO OTTAVIANO FALCK