Project workshops
Meetings
ERC Scope : online meetings
Meeting 1 (February 18, 2021)
- Dr. Yury Gorbanev (Antwerp): NH3 synthesis experiments by plasma catalysis, plasma-liquidinteraction, and PNOCRA concept•Dr. Nam Nghiep Tran (Adelaide): Ammonia fertiliser supply-chain modelling and circularityassessment of diverse distributed production scenarios with real Australian data (supply-production-transport-warehouse-transport-use)
- Kevin van ‘t Veer (Antwerp): Plasma kinetic modeling of plasma-catalytic NH3 synthesis
- Luana De Pasquale (Messina): Initial developments to set-up a new membrane reactor for plasma-photocatalysis
- Yuyan Gong (Warwick): Design of TiNx thermoplasmonic thin films for plasma assisted CH4 fixation
- Joachim Slaets (Antwerp): Combined CO2 and CH4 conversion in GA plasma: experiments + modeling•Hue Quoc Pho (Bill) (Adelaide): Plasma made n-doped carbon nanodots and various applications
- Dr. Nima Pourali (Warwick): Development of a kinetic model for surface chemistry over TiO2/BaTiO3for CH4 activation to C2H4/C2H6
- Dr. Long Allenthe (Warwick-Adelaide): A circular process for plasma-ammonia formation integratinghigh-temperature hydrogen plasma formation and biomass gasification (and outlook to ownexperimental work)
- Björn Loenders (Antwerp): Surface kinetics modeling of plasma-catalytic CH4 partial oxidation
Meeting 2 (March 18, 2021)
- Senne Van Alphen (Antwerp): Plasma-based NOx formation in rotating gliding arc plasma:experiments + modeling•Mohamad Al-Bared (Warwick): OES characterisation of plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis
- Deema Khunda (Warwick-Monash): Development of novel catalysts for dry reforming reaction.•Dr. Aikaterini Anastasopoulou (Adelaide): Energy footprint of ammonia-plasma synthesis at theRoseworthy solar farm (1.2MW, 420/1200kWh hybrid battery)
- Dr. Sean Kelly (Antwerp): NOx formation in MW plasma: experiments + modeling
- Joe Gregory (Warwick-Adelaide): Design of AuRh/TiO2 thin films for CO2 hydrogenation
- Dr. Wei Hua (Messina): Direct electrocatalytic synthesis of ammonia from N2 and H2O on MXenes-based electrodes
- Roel Michiels (Antwerp): Surface kinetics modeling of plasma-catalytic CO2 hydrogenation
- Yang Liu (Warwick): Development of catalyst for fluidised bed reactor
- Dr. Daniele Giusi (Messina): A gas flow-through photocatalytic reactor based on copper-functionalized nanomembranes for CO2 photoreduction
Meeting 3 (April 27, postponed July 6th 2021)
- Bart Wanten (Antwerp): Combined CO2 and CH4 conversion in atmospheric pressure glow discharge: experiments + modeling (+ plans to add catalysts post-plasma) • Dr. Jose Luis Osorio (Warwick): LCA of plasma-assisted ammonia formation in diverse distributed production scenarios
- Francesco Pio Abramo (Messina): Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 nanotubes for electrochemical application
- Tom Ellwood (Warwick): Transient operation protocol for periodic modulation of Conc & Temp
- Claudia Verheyen (Antwerp): Modeling and experiments for CO2 MW plasma
- Dr. Sirui Li (Eindhoven): Development of plasma jet reactor • Dimas Adrianto (Adelaide): Plasma microfluidics for N fixation
- Dr. Yannick Engelmann (Antwerp): Role of Eley-Rideal reactions in plasma-catalytic NH3 synthesis: insights from modeling
- Dr. Khue Tian Lai (Warwick): Development of TDLAS to study spatial distribution of C2H4 formed in CH4 plasma
- Federica De Luca (Messina): Screening of electrocatalysts for the electroreduction of oxalic acid
Meeting 4 (May, postponed August 31th, 2021)
- Dr. Fanny Girard (Antwerp): CO2 conversion in GA plasma + effect of C bed post-plasma • Le Nguyen Quang Tu (Tu Le) (Adelaide): Microfluidic encapsulation of plasma-made N fixed nanopesticides
- Rani Vertongen (Antwerp): Modeling of improved gliding arc plasma reactor design
- Hamid Ahmadi (Antwerp): Plasma-based NOx formation in rotating gliding arc plasma
- Dr. Donatella Chillè (Messina): Electrocatalytic upgrading of CO2 to added-value products
- Omar Biondo (Antwerp-Eindhoven): Modeling of effect of C bed after plasma on CO2 conversion
- Rosaria Verduci (Messina): Photophysical processes at the semiconductor interface in plasmon-mediated photocatalysis
- Matteo Miceli (Messina): Design of a compact electrochemical device and related catalytic electrodes based on earth-abundant materials for CO2 reduction
- Giulia De Felice (Eindhoven): Design of fluidised bed GA reactor for CH4 fixation
- Dr. Francesco Tavella (Messina): Synthesis of TiO2 and TaOxNy nanostructured semiconductors as advanced materials for photocatalytic applications