Advanced materials and electrochemical tools for energy production and conversion

用于能源生产和转换的先进材料和电化学工具

• 批准号: 371933-2011
• 负责人: Trevani, Liliana
• 金额: $ 2.55万
• 依托单位: University of Ontario Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=572847
• 关键词: Advanced; materials; electrochemical; tools; energy

This research program is aimed to develop new materials for energy production and conversion, and advanced techniques for materials characterization under extreme conditions. The growing number of new technologies for energy production, waste treatment and environmentally-friendly chemistry relying on the use of supercritical fluids motivates this program. We are particularly interested in hydrogen production by splitting of water, since it can represent an alternative for replacing fossil fuels thereby contributing to mitigate the negative impact of greenhouse gases on climate change. This proposal involves the design, construction and characterization of a new electrochemical flow cell and chemical sensors for hydrothermal research. These tools will provide valuable information on electrode kinetic processes under near-critical and supercritical water conditions. The information is relevant to hydrogen cogeneration, since the production of hydrogen by thermochemical cycles in Canada is strongly dependent on the development of the Generation IV Supercritical Water-Cooled Reactor (SCWR). Our research program, based in our expertise in studies and applications of supercritical fluids, will investigate new approaches for the synthesis of nanostructured materials for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells using supercritical fluid aided methods. This proposal has the potential to open the door to challenging interdisciplinary projects in physical chemistry and materials science for training HQP. We expect that results from our research program will have a significant impact on chemistry, electrochemistry, aqueous solution chemistry, and new energy developments.

该研究计划旨在开发用于能源生产和转换的新材料，以及在极端条件下进行材料表征的先进技术。越来越多的新技术用于能源生产，废物处理和环境友好的化学依赖于超临界流体的使用，推动了这一计划。我们对分解水制氢特别感兴趣，因为它可以替代化石燃料，从而有助于减轻温室气体对气候变化的负面影响。 该提案涉及用于水热研究的新型电化学流动电池和化学传感器的设计、构建和表征。这些工具将在近临界和超临界水条件下提供有关电极动力学过程的有价值的信息。这些资料与氢的热电联产有关，因为在加拿大，通过热化学循环生产氢在很大程度上取决于第四代超临界水冷反应堆的开发。 我们的研究计划，基于我们在超临界流体的研究和应用方面的专业知识，将研究使用超临界流体辅助方法合成高温聚合物电解质膜燃料电池纳米结构材料的新方法。 这一建议有可能打开大门，在物理化学和材料科学培训HQP具有挑战性的跨学科项目。我们希望我们的研究计划的结果将对化学，电化学，水溶液化学和新能源开发产生重大影响。