EPIC QUEST
STATUS: ACTIVE
2025 — PRESENT
The Green Flame
Hydrogen production from copper compounds using microwave technology
Undergraduate research project investigating microwave-assisted routes to hydrogen. The thread that turned into a wider interest in hydrogen as a clean fuel.
ROLE
Student researcher
SETTING
University of Guilan
METHOD
Microwave-assisted reaction
OUTPUT
Hydrogen gas
Objectives
- Prepare copper-compound samples for microwave treatment.
- Trial reaction conditions and record hydrogen yield.
- Compare microwave heating against conventional heating.
- Document findings in a written research report.
Log
PHASE I
Literature review and sample preparation protocol.
PHASE II
Reaction trials and gas analysis.
PHASE III · PLACEHOLDER
Results, figures and conclusions to be added.
Hydrogen
Microwave chemistry
Catalysis
Lab analysis