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🔄 Upcoming #SpotlightTalk: The Role of Applied Thermodynamics in a Changing World - Sustainability, Energy Transition, and Circularity 🔄 What's the critical role of #AppliedThermodynamics in tackling today’s sustainability and energy challenges? Join us to explore it! With the resurgence of the #SustainabilitySection, this talk will focus on how thermodynamics guides the design of sustainable processes that utilize renewable resources, minimize waste, and reduce the carbon footprint. 🎤The Hosts: Prof. MARIA GRAZIA DE ANGELIS, Chair Working Party on Thermodynamics, The University of Edinburgh - UK Dr. Christoph Held, Technische Universität Dortmund - Germany Dr. Antoon ten Kate, Vice-Chair Working Party on Thermodynamics, ChemSpiration, Arnhem - Netherlands Prof. Boelo Schuur, EFCE Scientific Vice-President 🎙 The Speakers: Dr. Athanasios Papadopoulos, MEng, PhD, PSDI,CPERI,Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki - Greece Dr. Raphaelle Thery, Laboratoire Génie Chimique, INP-ENSIACET, Toulouse - France Prof. Felix L. Llovell, Dep. Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira i Virgili(URV), Tarragona - Spain 🗓️ Date: 14 November 2024 ⏰ Time: 10:00 - 12:00 CET 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/da3aBZTX Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the key role of Applied Thermodynamics in building a sustainable future! And don't miss this Spotlight Talk, which will wrap up this program series... well..., not the final one, because the last will be hosted by our #EarlyCareerChemicalEngineers Section! 🤣😉 #Sustainability #EnergyTransition #CircularEconomy #Thermodynamics

Excited to share our recent collaboration with Polytechnique Montréal (Professor Clara Santato and Molood Hoseinizadeh). In this work, we introduce the first use of our MWCNT produced from our patented technology: natural gas photo reforming at ambient conditions as multifunctional conductive additives. By adding oxygen surface functionalized MWCNT (O-MWCNT) to biosourced, redox-active Sepia melanin, we have established a novel pseudocapacitive electrode material through a one-pot water ultrasonication process, without the use of any surfactant or organic/inorganic binder. These O-MWCNTs have been instrumental in facilitating (i) the formation of efficient conductive pathways between Sepia granules and (ii) enhancing the efficiency of electronic coupling between the ultrasound-treated carbon cloth and the Sepia melanin granules. The MWCNT:Sepia-based semi-solid-state symmetric supercapacitors exhibit a high capacitance of up to 118 F g−1 at 0.5 A g−1. Furthermore, these devices offer a high energy density of 18 Wh kg−1, a power density of up to 221 W kg−1, and demonstrate remarkable cycling stability with 100% capacitance retention and Coulombic efficiency after 10,000 cycles. Additionally, the supercapacitors consistently perform well when subjected to mechanical bending at various angles. https://lnkd.in/gy9MN-Vt

𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? This June I participated in the #IMDC conference in Amsterdam. IMDC proved a great platform to get updated on the ship design developments. I presented part of my research titled "Integration of the methanol power propulsion and energy systems’ (EC) temporal uncertainties in a Markov decision process framework", co-authored by my supervisors: Austin Kana and Jeroen Pruyn. This study proposes a design method to bridge two normally disassociated fields by combining the use of (1) Markov decision processes to assess uncertain future methanol EC developments during the vessel lifecycle and (2) a generative probabilistic layout algorithm to quantify the risks associated with the EC systems layout integration. The coupling of MDPs with the probabilistic layout tool proved a method that can account for technical, environmental, and financial uncertainties relative to the various alternative power and energy systems configurations. Using this framework as a baseline, we aim to produce insights for design pathways to be selected towards decarbonization under uncertain conditions. 🌟 Interested to find out more about this study? The full paper can be found here: https://lnkd.in/d_E2rUmi

My late July invitation for a fascinating read is about #CCUS. A topic people love or hate but no matter what you think, science is telling us it is part pof a solution, if implemented properly. Climate Strategies has been a partner in C4U Project for over 3 years - it is a first-of-its-kind undertaking, as it considers technology development alongside societal, environmental, business, and policy considerations for the optimal integration of these technologies in a real industrial cluster. Earlier in the month we have launched THREE BRIEFS. They highlight how society, business, and policy actors depend on each other for successfully deploying decarbonization technologies such as #CCUS in hard-to-abate #industrial_clusters. To invest in decarbonisation, industry needs stable and supportive public policies. To legitimise such policies, governments rely on public support – and, in turn, public support is influenced by various factors such as risk perception and trust in government. Cooperation between all stakeholders is crucial for industrial decarbonisation to take place in a just and consensual manner. https://lnkd.in/eNxribei Thanks for this fascinating and so much needed journey: UCL Chemical Engineering Swerim AB Radboud University CSIC CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies) ArcelorMittal Kisuma Chemicals B.V. The University of Manchester Politecnico di Milano TNO ERM Camnet Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) Dalian University of Technology INERIS Wood Carmeuse Johnson Matthey The University of Sheffield Haroun Mahgerefteh Inés Holanda Jiménez Rodríguez

🌟 Check out the presentation by University College Cork PhD student Vaishali Vardhan at EUROSENSORS XXXVI, where she showcased her research on ambipolar silicon junctionless nanowire transistors (Si-JNTs)! 💡🌐 Vaishali demonstrated how these innovative transistors exhibit a remarkable dual response to the oxidative pollutant NO2, leading to significant changes in ion-current, threshold voltage, and mobility across a wide concentration range (250 ppb - 50 ppm). 📈✨ By leveraging their high surface-to-volume ratio and ambient operation capabilities, Si-JNTs offer promising advancements in gas sensing technologies, enabling precise detection of NO2 and potentially other atmospheric radicals. 🌍🔍 This research paves the way for developing multivariate calibration models for gas detection, setting the stage for future applications in environmental monitoring and safety. 🚀🔬 👉 Find the full insights here: https://lnkd.in/exXupijT 🙌 Those involved in the research: UCC Research UCC Environmental Research Institute Subhajit Biswas Stig Hellebust Yordan M. Georgiev Leonidas Tsetseris #GasSensors #PhDResearch #AmbipolarTransistors #EnvironmentalMonitoring #InnovativeResearch #Eurosensors2024 #RADICAL #RadicalDetection #nanotechnology

J-WAFS PI Gang Chen, J-WAFS Fellow James Zhang, and postdocs Guangxin Lv and Yaodong TU, demonstrated that a "photomolecular effect" could affect calculations of climate change and may lead to improved desalination and drying processes. The effect shows that light, striking water’s surface where air and water meet, can break water molecules away and float them into the air, causing evaporation in the absence of any source of heat. The team recently published the research in a paper in PNAS. They believe the effect happens widely in nature—everywhere from clouds to fog to the surfaces of oceans, soils, and plants—and that it could also lead to new practical applications, including in energy and clean water production. “We’re exploring all these different directions,” Chen told MIT News. “And of course, it also affects the basic science, like the effects of clouds on climate, because clouds are the most uncertain aspect of climate models.” Xiulin Ruan, professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University, who was not involved in the study, says the research “has significant potential practical applications such as high-performance water desalination driven by solar energy.” J-WAFS is currently a funder of this research for such applications in desalination. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gfCm8HfZ #Nature #Water #Innovation #Desalination #Environment

Thanks, 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴, for the invitation to write this pair of Activity Articles! We're excited to share our work on 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼-𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 (𝗣𝗘𝗖) 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, a promising new frontier in water treatment. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹? To move PEC from the lab to the field, creating systems that can make a real difference. In these articles, I teamed up with my brilliant postdoc, Ashley Butzlaff, EIT, to highlight the key challenges and opportunities we're tackling in the lab. We explore: 🔸 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬: From nanostructured photoanodes to innovative co-catalysts, we're pushing the boundaries of material science to optimize PEC efficiency and stability. 🔹 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧:Engineering the perfect reactor is crucial for scalability. We delve into the critical design parameters and innovative approaches that will make PEC systems a reality. Join us on this journey towards a sustainable water future! #watertreatment #sustainablewater #photoelectrochemistry #innovation #cleanwater #futureofwater #environmentaltechnology #engineering #science #chem #photocatalysis #EPA #USEPA #ORD #Research

All hands on deck and finally out! Congratulations especially Arkendu Roy & Sourabh Kumar on the experimental-theoretical combination that does the trick. "Synergistic Catalytic Sites in High-Entropy Metal Hydroxide Organic Framework for Oxygen Evolution Reaction" The use of operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy alongside ab initio calculations provides valuable insights into the synergistic catalytic sites and reaction mechanisms. This approach beautifully demonstrates the potential of high-entropy materials (chemically complex materials) in sustainable energy technologies. Your research exemplifies the power of bridging experimental and theoretical work in materials science. It's exciting to see how this could shape the future of electrocatalysts and water electrolysis. Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin #MaterialsChemistry #FutureOfEnergy https://lnkd.in/dd826VNN

Dr. Mahdieh Safyari from LUT Mechanics of Materials Lab, LUT University, Finland together with colleagues from TU Delft, Netherlands and National Centre for Metallurgical Research (CENIM), Spain is organising the Hydrogen Embrittlement of Structural Materials session at the #EUROMAT2025 Conference, scheduled to take place in Granada, Spain. This session will focus on the latest advancements and challenges in the field of #hydrogenembrittlement, exploring its implications for #structuralmaterials and critical infrastructure. By bringing together leading experts, researchers, and industry professionals, the session aims to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration on this critical issue for the development of hydrogen-compatible materials and infrastructure. We invite professionals, academics, industry partners and experts to submit the abstracts to join us at Symposium B8. Extended submission deadline: Feb.16th, 2025 For further details, please visit the official conference webpage: https://lnkd.in/d6Dstmz9 #HydrogenEmbrittlement #EUROMAT2025 #FEMS #MechanicsofMaterials #Hydrogen #Sustainability #Decarbonization #MaterialsScience #Structuralmaterials #SteelStructures #Fatigue #Fracture #Welding #Joining #Finiteelementmethod #Electrochemistry #GaseousHyodrgen

☀️ Lancaster University's School of Engineering has been awarded £713,000 in a collaboration with the University of Oxford and Kyoto Fusioneering to develop novel breeder materials for fusion energy. Read more here 👇 https://lnkd.in/e3wMcxA9 #theengineer #fusionenergy #fusionreactor #BreederMaterials