Electrochemical Fundamentals

Hydrogen Separation and Compression Using an Eco-Friendly Electrochemical Hydrogen Pump to Decarbonize the Economy

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Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 26, 2024

Hydrogen storage and transportation on a large scale is a bottleneck 1 for decarbonization and the development of a hydrogen-based economy. US DOE...

Sustainable Ethylene Production through Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Technology

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Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

March 26, 2024

Ethylene (C 2 H 4 ) plays a critical role in the petrochemical industry, serving as a key intermediate for the production of various products like...

AIChE Journal Highlight: Modeling the Electrical Double Layer in Electrochemical Desalination Processes

Karen Simpson — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:30:46 +0000

With excellent accuracy and predictability for salt adsorption, the model could be an enabling tool for developing capacitive deionization processes.

May

2023

Accelerating the Development of High-Performing Dynamic Electrochemical Processes via Bayesian Optimization

Site Administrator — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:25:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 15, 2022

The implementation of electrochemical processes to produce fuels, commodity chemicals, and intermediates can allow for the direct integration of...

Analysis of Lithium-Ion Battery Management System and Degradation Mechanism

Site Administrator — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:30:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

April 11, 2022

Battery technologies, particularly lithium-ion batteries (LIB) have shown promise in automotive applications. To ensure reliable, and safe operation...

Liquid Structure in Water-in-Salt Electrolytes

Site Administrator — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 18:20:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 17, 2021

Lithium ion (Li + ) batteries were first commercialized about three decades ago and have been widely used since then, especially in mobile...

Surface Degradation of Li-Ion Battery Cathodes from First Principles

Site Administrator — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:55:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 17, 2021

For the transition from traditional fossil fuels to environmentally friendly renewable energy, lithium-ion batteries based on nickel- and lithium-...

Ammonium Formate As a Safe, Energy-Dense Electrochemical Fuel Ionic Liquid

Site Administrator — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:10:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 15, 2021

Hydrogen has been investigated widely as an energy carrier for clean electrons, however its low energy density and large energy losses incurred in...

Solvent Molecules Form Surface Redox Mediators in Situ and Cocatalyze O2 Reduction on Pd

Site Administrator — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:24:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 11, 2021

Solvents influence catalysis by stabilizing reactive intermediates and facilitating low-barrier heterolytic reactions. Here, we demonstrate that...

Migration-Assisted Water Gradient Process for a Continuous CO2 Capture

Site Administrator — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 11, 2021

Stabilizing atmospheric CO 2 will require a significant reduction in anthropogenic CO 2 emission sources like coal-fired power plants. The current...

Selective Electrochemical Reductive Amination of Benzaldehyde Using a Silver Catalyst

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Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 11, 2021

The formation of carbon-nitrogen bonds is an essential step in the synthesis of important molecules ranging from small, specialty chemicals to large...

Quantitatively Deconvoluting the Influences of Electrolyte and Potential on Atomically Precise Catalysts at Electrified Interfaces

Site Administrator — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:30:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 11, 2021

Atomically precise active sites on electrode surfaces promise new chemical transformations that simultaneously exploit both the potent physical...

A Fully Integrated Experimental Platform for Benchmarking New Flow Battery Active Materials

Site Administrator — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 11, 2021

Redox flow batteries (RFBs) have the potential to be low-cost solutions for grid-scale energy storage needs. The DOE recommends that RFBs should...

Studying the Mechanism of the High Voltage Ce3+/Ce4+ Redox Couple through Kinetic Measurements and Spectroscopy

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Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 11, 2021

Renewable energy is the fastest growing source of electricity in the U.S., and is predicted to continue to be the fastest growing source through at...

Probing the Mechanism of Water Reduction in the Context of Thermodynamically Non-Ideal Blended Electrolytes

Site Administrator — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:45:00 +0000

Conference Presentation

AIChE Annual Meeting

November 10, 2021

Electrochemical reactions involving water are becoming increasingly useful in the context of organic transformations. For example, water represents...