SunCoChem partners from POLITO organized educational activities on CO2 capture at Biennale Tecnologia 2024
SunCoChem researchers from the Politecnico di Torino (POLITO) have organized two gaming activities related to the electrochemical reduction of CO2 and circular economy at the “Biennale Tecnologia”, taking place at the Politecnico di Torino the 18th and 20th of April. The activities, during which SunCoChem solutions were also explained, were aimed to secondary school’s students and families.
One of the activities called “Hunting CO2” (in Italian “A caccia di CO2”) was scheduled on Thursday and Saturday. During that activity, participants, divided into teams, had to compete to be the best start up in reducing CO2. Each team had a given number of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms (represented by black, red, and white balls) and had to form different CO2 reduction products. Depending on the molecules formed, the team earned points based on their market cost.
Saturday, the “Game of the Circular Goose” (Gi-oca circolare) took place. There, participants divided into teams competed on a circular board. By moving toward the end of the game, the teams were asked to carry out challenges on circular economy and green transition. The challenges included questions, but also to draw molecules or engage in small experimental games.
Prof. Simelys Hernández from the Catalytic Reaction Engineering for Sustainable Technologies (CREST) group of DISAT department at POLITO is in the scientific and technical coordination board of SunCoChem. Moreover, POLITO is in charge of the development of CO2 conversion catalysts, kinetic studies, process modelling and is leading the integration of the photoelectrochemical cell components with the CO2 capture unit into the final SunCoChem prototype.
Biennale Tecnologia is a wide-ranging exhibition offering citizens a structured, inclusive and accessible reflection on the increasingly important theme of the relationship between technology and society, starting from the most recent technological innovations, but also remembering Italy’s technological roots.
