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

Our 9th Town Hall Meeting is Approaching
16 Sep 2024 @ 02:00 PM

Your presence and insights will be invaluable as we address significant topics and plan our forth...

Role of Hydrogen in Future Clean Energy Landsca...
08 May 2024 @ 01:15 PM

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