An interesting research program on understanding the interaction between hydrogen and the subsurface environment.
ORHYON is a Geoscience project that combines several disciplines around the microbiology of deep environments, in order to better understand the behavior of hydrogen in the subsoil, from the depths to the surface.
From this core objective, two practical goals follow, which are the possibility to evaluate methods for exploring sites of natural hydrogen production from geochemical mechanisms and to simulate the geological storage of large volumes of industrially produced hydrogen.
The results will lead to a better understanding of the processes related to the migration and retention of hydrogen, new tools and methodologies to reduce the risks associated with geological storage, provide technical advice for its exploration and production.
On the occasion of the launch of the Chair on January 25, Jan Mertens, Engie’s Chief Scientific Officer, declared : « This industrial chair - Micro-Organisms and Hydrogen Reactivity in the Subsoil - promises to be an interesting research on understanding the interaction between hydrogen and the subsurface environment, including the biology!
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