Understanding and Improving Electrochemical Carbon Capture by Supercapacitors

了解和改进超级电容器的电化学碳捕获

• 批准号: 2482377
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Cambridge
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2482377
• 关键词: Understanding; Improving; Electrochemical; Carbon; Capture

We currently face a climate change crisis and urgently require new and improved technology for greenhouse gas mitigation. Carbon dioxide capture and storage is a key greenhouse gas mitigation and removal strategy, though the high cost of current amine based capture technology limits its widespread adoption (Figure 2). This project will explore an emerging approach for energy efficient carbon dioxide capture, where the charging of a supercapacitor energy storage device brings about selective CO2 adsorption (Figure 2). The overarching aim of this project is to understand and improve electrochemical carbon dioxide capture using supercapacitor energy storage devices. First, we will explore a range of electrode materials with different structures to investigate the resulting impact on electrochemical CO2 capture performance. These studies will be complemented by spectroscopic studies of the electrochemical carbon capture mechanisms to afford the first molecular level understanding of electrochemical carbon dioxide capture by supercapacitors. The insights from this work will then be used to design and synthesis Generation 2 electrode materials with improved performance. In addition to optimising the electrosorption processes taking place in these electrodes, these second generation electrodes will seek to address challenges associated with the transport of charges and gasses in these electrodes. Overall, this work will advance our understanding of electrochemical carbon dioxide capture and will directly lead to improved materials and devices that can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

目前，我们面临气候变化危机，急需进行新的和改进的技术来缓解温室气体。二氧化碳的捕获和储存是一种关键的温室气体减轻和去除策略，尽管当前基于胺的捕获技术的高成本限制了其广泛采用（图2）。该项目将探索一种新兴的能源二氧化碳捕获方法，其中超级电容器存储设备的充电带来了选择性的二氧化碳吸附（图2）。该项目的总体目的是使用超级电容器储能设备来理解和改善电化学二氧化碳捕获。首先，我们将探索一系列具有不同结构的电极材料，以研究对电化学二氧化碳捕获性能的影响。这些研究将通过对电化学碳捕获机制的光谱研究进行补充，以提供对超能力剂对电化学二氧化碳捕获的第一分子水平的理解。然后，这项工作的见解将用于设计和合成2代电极材料，并提高性能。除了优化这些电极中发生的电吸附过程外，这些第二代电极还将寻求解决与这些电极中电荷和气体传输相关的挑战。总体而言，这项工作将提高我们对电化学二氧化碳捕获的理解，并将直接导致改进的材料和设备，以减轻温室气体的排放。