报告题目：Molten Carbonate Electrolysis: A Flexible Pathway to Sustainable e-Fuels and CO2 Circularity

 报告人：Jarosław Milewski（动力与航空工程学院热能工程研究所动力部主任）

 报告时间：2025年6月4日14:30

 报告地点：大学城校区环境楼B4-215会议室

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 环境与能源学院

 2025年6月3日

 报告人简介：

 Prof. Jarosław Milewski, DSc, serves as Head of the Power Division at the Institute of Heat Engineering, Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology (WUT). A full professor of mechanical engineering, he leads interdisciplinary research on future power sources, fuel-cell systems, and hydrogen technologies. Prof. Milewski is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Power Technologies and sits on the editorial board of Applied Energy. His record includes two books, three book chapters, more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, and over ten patents. He teaches turbomachinery, power-plant engineering, and advanced process-simulation tools (Aspen HYSYS, GateCycle, Thermoflex, MATLAB). Beyond academia, he advises industry on large-scale Power-to-Gas deployments, molten-carbonate fuel-cell commercialization, and synthetic-fuel pathways for aviation. His current projects span EU Clean-Energy Transition Partnerships and Horizon Europe initiatives focused on pressurized MCE stacks, lightweight high-temperature fuel cells, and carbonate-based CO2 capture. Prof. Milewski’s long-standing commitment to bridging fundamental electrochemistry with industrial implementation positions him as a leading voice in Europe’s hydrogen and e-fuels community.

 报告摘要：

The transition to a climate-neutral economy demands scalable routes for converting renewable electricity and captured CO2 into energy-dense, dispatchable fuels. Molten Carbonate Electrolysis (MCE) merges the material heritage of molten-carbonate fuel cells with high-temperature co-electrolysis to generate syngas (CO + H2) or tailored gas mixtures suitable for Fischer-Tropsch and other e-fuel syntheses. Operating at 600–700 oC, MCE simultaneously upgrades H₂O and CO2, offers intrinsic CO2 separation, and tolerates a wide range of feed ratios without precious‐metal catalysts. Recent studies performed at Warsaw University of Technology and within EU projects such as HYFLOW show current densities exceeding 300 mA cm⁻², demonstrated stack sizes up to multi‐kW scale, and stable operation over hundreds of cycles in reversible MCFC/MCE mode. Systems modelling indicates that pairing MCE with variable renewable power can achieve round-trip electrical efficiencies above 55 % when integrated with molten-carbonate fuel cells, while delivering pure O2 as a valuable by-product. This lecture reviews the thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and materials advances underpinning MCE, compares it with solid-oxide electrolysis, and outlines design strategies for modular, pressurized reactors aimed at sustainable aviation-fuel production. It concludes with a roadmap for up-scaling, emphasizing durable electrode architectures, carbonate recycling, and techno-economic targets required for market entry by 2030. The discussion will highlight opportunities for Polish and European industry to leverage existing MCFC know-how and accelerate the deployment of circular-carbon energy carriers.