electrocatalysis for the production of green hydrogen
Abstract
Electrocatalysis plays an essential role in the Energy Transition as it enables the utilization of renewable energy for the conversion of abundant compounds to fuels and added-value chemicals. A prime example of this is water electrolysis, in which water is converted into green hydrogen with oxygen as the only byproduct. However, implementing water electrolysis on a large scale remains a challenge, mainly due to the high energy costs and limited stability of the anode process, the oxygen evolution reaction, under industry-relevant conditions.
In this presentation, I will showcase our group’s research on the electrocatalytic production of hydrogen. In particular, I will illustrate our two main research approaches: 1) developing scalable electrocatalysts that are able to withstand industry-relevant temperature and pH conditions, and 2) the utilization of low-cost organic compounds to promote the production of hydrogen with decreased energy costs.
Bio
Dulce M. Morales has a background in Industrial Chemical Engineering from Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México (2012), and received her Master (2015) and Dr. rer. nat. (2019) degrees from Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany. She did a postdoc at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin from 2020 to 2022, and she is presently an assistant professor in the Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen at University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Her research focuses on the electrochemical conversion of renewable resources to fuels and value-added chemicals.
For more information you can contact Dr. Marco Altomare (PCS) at m.altomare@utwente.nl
