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Anion-Deficient Solids for CO2 Capture – Towards New Materials

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Project Description

This project is closely linked to Jon’s two career goals (completing research in materials and in green chemistry) as would be gaining experience in creating and characterising new materials. As well as using CO2 in their synthesis, as materials that capture and those that use carbon dioxide are important in tackling many environmental issues.

The project will help to get hands-on experience and knowledge in the synthesis of materials through conventional (“shake and bake”) solid-state and solid-gas methods. I understand that the complexity of the materials to prepare will increase as the project proceeds, hence Jon will have the opportunity to learn how to fine tune synthetic routes to target specific materials. Jon will also have to opportunity to gain hands-on experience on with Thermo Gravimetric Analysis to monitor the reactions of oxides with CO2, and with Powder X-Ray Diffraction to determine the purity and crystal structure of the compounds prepared. Last but not least, Jon will write a short report on the work and give a short seminar to the rest of the group, this will help improve my communication skills, important for a future researcher.

Status Project Complete
Funder(s) Royal Society of Chemistry
Value £1,600.00
Project Dates Jun 4, 2018 - Jul 27, 2018
Partner Organisations 00 No Partners

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