O2X: turning electrolyser oxygen into value

Carbon Sources and Conversion at Ruhr-Universität Bochum is seeking industrial partners to identify and develop valuable uses for oxygen-rich streams, including oxygen co-produced in water electrolysis. We combine catalytic reaction engineering, carbon conversion, techno-economic assessment and life-cycle thinking to evaluate whether oxygen can become a value-generating co-product rather than a cost and logistical challenge. Together with partners, we develop and assess application concepts for oxygen-enabled conversion processes, including oxidative upgrading of carbon-containing feedstocks, process intensification and integration with hydrogen and carbon-circularity value chains. Collaboration can range from an initial confidential feasibility assessment to laboratory-scale experimental validation and the joint definition of scale-up, IP and commercialization pathways. We are particularly interested in industrial cases where a locally available oxygen stream, a carbon-containing feedstock and an identifiable product or process benefit can be connected. Partners bring their specific stream, application challenge or target market; we contribute scientific assessment, experimental development and an independent evaluation of technical, economic and environmental viability. The activity is based at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, and can be structured as bilateral research, publicly funded collaborative projects or innovation-oriented partnerships.