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Research

What we do

Our interests and expertise are in the science and engineering of electrochemical energy conversion, solar fuels production and various separation processes for industrial effluent treatment and material recycling. Past and present research projects have all been aimed at solving industrial problems and involved experimental and numerical modelling components. The typical strategy we follow in our projects begins with theoretical (thermodynamic) assessment of a given problem, followed by small-scale experimental investigations and micro-kinetic modelling, culminating in full system design, operation, characterisation and scale-up.

Research Showcases

Semiconductor-liquid interfaces

We analyse and compare different experimental methods for characterising semiconductor | liquid interfaces in situ and determining a vital parameter called the flat band potential.

Photoelectrochemical reactors

We measure water splitting efficiencies in up-scaled PEC reactors. We combine models of water splitting kinetics with finite element reactor models to guide reactor design & development.

Ni electrodeposition & recovery

We developed a new mechanistic model of Ni(II) reduction as well as a fully-modelled electrochemical engineering system for recovering nickel from plating effluents.

Solid oxide electrochemical reactors

We use 3D inkjet printing to synthesize solid oxide electrolysers and fuel cells, which we characterise experimentally as well as model using COMSOL Multiphysics

Carbon steel corrosion in amines

We investigated the corrosion of carbon steel in amine solvents for carbon dioxide capture & assessed corrosion mitigation strategies to enable the use of more economical materials.

Carbon capture and utilisation

Assessing the economic and environmental value of carbon capture and utilisation in the UK - in collaboration with the Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering.