Electro-catalytic conversion of ammonia into hydrogen

该项目将开发一种电催化技术，将NH3分解为氢，用于飞机或发电站的涡轮机。与其他热转化技术相比，电催化工艺的使用将降低操作温度，从而降低氨裂解的成本。具体目标是研究新型氨转化为氢的电催化剂，并从能量效率和NH3解离效率两个方面评价其性能。预计学生将进行催化剂合成实验，使用先进技术进行表征，并使用实验室规模的反应器进行性能评估。

This project will develop an electro-catalytic technology to dissociate NH3 into hydrogen for use in either aircraft or power station turbines. The use of an electro-catalytic process will lower the temperatures of operation compared to other thermal conversion technologies, thus reducing the cost of ammonia cracking. The specific objectives are to investigate new electro-catalysts for the conversion of ammonia into hydrogen and evaluate the performance in terms of energy efficiency and NH3 dissociation efficiency. The students will be expected to perform experimentation on catalyst synthesis, characterisation using advanced techniques and performance evaluation using a lab scale reactor.