Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP220101511

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP220101511

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Electrocatalytic Generation of Ammonia from Air and Water. The aim is to directly convert nitrogen under mild conditions, using renewable power, to form ammonia for fertilisers and fuels, enabled by new, nanostructured, electrocatalysts based on single-sheet and composite materials. Unlike nitrogen fixation using a three-electrode system, the project will use a novel mixed gas- and liquid-phase electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction two-electrode reactor. Based on fuel cells, it is designed to accelerate the naturally sluggish nitrogen reduction reaction, NRR, significantly improving the reaction rate and selectivity. The project will also gain atomic-level understanding of the mechanism of NRR, based on in-situ spectroscopies used under operando conditions, e.g., Raman or X-ray absorption.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2022

End Date: 30-06-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $492,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Electrochemistry | Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions | Catalytic Process Engineering | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Chemical Fertilisers | Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions | Catalytic Process Engineering | Chemical Fertilisers | Electrochemistry | Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing not elsewhere classified | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)

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