When: 23 April 2024, 15:00 – 16:00 GMTWhere: Online A webinar on the One step process for generating ultra pure alloy nanoparticle catalysts from Dr. Vicky Broadley, Nikalyte Ltd. Electrochemical splitting of water offers a zero-carbon method for converting renewable energy to hydrogen. Economical production requires electrocatalysts that reduce the overpotentials…
There are many common questions in heterogeneous catalysis including what influence does porosity play? And, what is the catalyst actually doing under reaction conditions? While lab-based instruments can provide some insight, more nuanced answers often require the use of operando and in situ synchrotron characterisation techniques. In this talk I will discuss two case…
Introduction Methane emissions now account for ~30 percent of current anthropogenic warming. Centralised methane capture and conversion, from methane rich sources such as waste processing and oil production, is an extremely promising technology for future green chemistry research. In silico studies at the UK Catalysis Hub focus on the issues holding back…
We are recruiting academic positions at all levels as part of a major investment in science at King’s. A total of 64 new academic positions will be appointed in the coming years, alongside extensive investment in new laboratories, teaching spaces and cutting-edge education programmes, that will rapidly scale King’s science…
The Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London is one of the premier departments in the world, internationally recognised for its excellence in research, teaching and enterprise. The Department is currently ranked 9th globally in the 2023 QS World University subject rankings, 4th in Europe and 3rd in the UK. During the most recent Research Excellence Framework…
Supported metal nanoparticles (NP) are an important class of catalysts. Many techniques can contribute to shed light on their structure, for instance, XAS is well placed to look at the metallic active sites, IR is powerful to look at absorbed functional groups, but solid state NMR has been under-explored on…
The Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Bern, Switzerland, is looking to hire a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Inorganic Chemistry with a competitive research program in experimental inorganic chemistry with a strong focus on inorganic materials. We are seeking candidates with a competitive research program…
Flame aerosol synthesis (FAS) is an established method of synthesizing nanoparticles. It remains to account for the production of the majority of commercial nanoparticulate products including but not limited to carbon black, fumed silica, and the benchmark photocatalyst, P25 TiO2. FAS is a continuous flow process where precursor vapors or micro-droplets…
Introduction. Electrolysis is one of the most promising methods for the production of hydrogen via water splitting. However, the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) leads to cell overpotentials higher than the thermodynamic value, 1.23 VRHE, with energy losses up to 53%.[1] While iridium oxide, IrO2, has proven to be one of the most promising…
There exists a critical need to develop sustainable and green technologies to convert the atmospheric CO2 into high-value chemicals and feedstocks, in turn helping to expedite the progress toward a Net Zero society.1 To this end, CO2 reduction (CO2R) technologies has been highlighted as one of the research forefronts,2 with various methodologies implemented aiming…
