Shailza Saini
Postgraduate Research Student
Academic and research departments
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.About
My research project
Highly efficient exsolution catalysts for CO2 utilisationEU aims to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050. At the moment the energy sector is responsible for ~75% of these emissions and our energy demands only keep increasing. Exsolution is an approach to producing nanoparticles with unique metal-support interaction, also displaying enhanced activity and stability. In this project we will prepare novel nano-structured catalysts using exsolution. We explore different nanostructure configurations and their effect on activity and selectivity when converting CO2 to synthetic fuels.
Supervisors
EU aims to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050. At the moment the energy sector is responsible for ~75% of these emissions and our energy demands only keep increasing. Exsolution is an approach to producing nanoparticles with unique metal-support interaction, also displaying enhanced activity and stability. In this project we will prepare novel nano-structured catalysts using exsolution. We explore different nanostructure configurations and their effect on activity and selectivity when converting CO2 to synthetic fuels.