题目：Electrochemical Reduction of CO₂ to Chemicals

时间：2024年12月19日 13:00-17:00

地点：机械与动力工程学院 F210会议室

邀请人：章俊良 教授（燃料电池研究所）

Biography

Professor Eileen Yu holds a Chair of Chemical Engineering in the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Southampton. After obtained her PhD from Newcastle University pioneering on the development of direct methanol alkaline fuel cells, she worked as a research fellow at Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Germany before she returned to Newcastle University to take a prestigious EPSRC Research Fellowship (Life Science Interface). This fellowship enabled her to extend her research into the biosciences, from which she has developed an interdisciplinary research profile. She has a wide range of experience in various fields in electrochemical and bioelectrochemical systems for energy, environmental and biomedical applications.

Abstract

CO₂ is a major greenhouse gas which is driving the climate change. CO₂ capture at the emission sources and from air followed by conversion to fuels/chemicals can achieve carbon neutral energy cycle. Electrochemical CO₂ reduction (eCO₂R) is one of the most promising methods for the direct production of fuels and chemicals from waste CO₂ and water. eCO₂R on copper electrodes favors the production of multi-carbon products including hydrocarbons and oxygenates. The nanostructure engineering and alloying to create a variety of interfaces is a potential route for producing materials with higher catalytic activity and selectivity.