About us

The KFUPM Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), launched on November 23, 2023, aims to make a significant impact through basic and applied research in the fields of Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management. It focuses on clean hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and utilization within the hydrogen program. Moreover, the carbon program targets CO2 emission mitigation through capture, conversion, utilization, storage, and advocating for net zero carbon policies.

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Technology Research Themes

The IRC-HTCM aims to contribute to creating an economic and environmental impact through basic and applied research. The center develops research programs in multiple promising fields in applied sciences, focusing mainly on clean hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and utilization within the hydrogen progr...

The Carbon Management Program

The Carbon program at IRC-HTCM develop research projects aimed at mitigating ...

The Hydrogen Technologies Program

Hydrogen is one of the leading options for clean and sustainable energy, attr...

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Facilities

Membranes Laboratory

The membranes laboratory aims to develop dense metallic (Pd-based) membranes for Hydrogen separation.

Chemical Synthesis Laboratories

The material synthesis laboratory is well equipped with sophisticated high pressure autoclaves, microwave synthesizers, vacuum schlenk li...

Characterization Laboratory

It has an advanced scanning electron microscope including powder samples preparation for FESEM and the lab also possess XRD, two educatio...

Catalytic Evaluation Laboratory

It is mainly dedicated to evaluate heterogeneous catalysts by using fixed bed reactors at a reaction temperature and pressure up to 900 °...

Latest News

Join us to Explore the Future of Carbon Materia...
22 May 2025 @ 11:00 AM

We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming seminar featuring Dr. Jiabao Yi, Distinguished Profes...

Integrating Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Re...
14 May 2025 @ 02:00 PM

Join us to explore the Integrating Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Recycling for a Net-Zero Futu...

Fatigue Life of Pressure Vessels and Pipelines ...
09 Apr 2025 @ 02:00 PM

We are pleased to remind you to attend an insightful seminar titled: "Fatigue Life of Pressure Ve...

Join us for an Insightful Seminar on Strategies...
27 Apr 2025 @ 11:00 AM

You are cordially invited to attend an upcoming seminar titled “Strategies for Enhancing Hydrogen...