Selective Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methane
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- Location
- Sydney, Australia, Australia
- Funding
- Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
- Application deadline
- Year-round applications
About the project
About the Project Methane emissions represent one of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time. Over a 20-year period, methane has a global warming potential 86 times greater than that of CO2 on a per-mass basis. Traditional CH4-conversion technologies, like steam reforming (SMR) and methanol synthesis, require large-scale infrastructure, making them impractical for the small, decentralized sources of CH4 found in these sectors. There is opportunity for low-energy, cost-effective, and modular technologies that can operate efficiently at smaller scales and in remote locations. We propose a highly innovative program involving use of our low-cost, 3-D printed reactor platform for the rapid testing and screening of catalytic gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs), which are not inherently limited by the gas solubilities in (aqueous) electrolytes, for electrochemical processes. Objectives: To design, test and optimise gas diffusion electrodes in a 3-D printed reactor platform, for electrocatalytic methane oxidation. To develop electrochemical processes for the coupled conversion of methane and other molecules (e.g. ammonia) to value-added chemicals through C–X bond formation. References: https://mmy-group-974a26.gitlab.io/publications.html Funding Notes: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence Carbon Science and Innovation Enquiries: https://mmy-group-974a26.gitlab.io/projects.html Application Web Page: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedKWurtM6x0PITa2lj10hSdUD-0R9fYmyTCLBclM46pApBVg/viewform