Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy Seminar - Professor Magdalena Titirici - Sustainable Carbon Materials and Chemicals from Biomass Hydrothermal Processes
1:00pm - 2:00pm /
Tuesday 9th February 2016
/ Venue: Stephenson Institute Seminar Room Chadwick Building
Type: Seminar /
Category: Research
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The creation of new and very importantly greener industries and new sustainable pathways are crucial to create a world in which energy use needs not be limited and where usable energy can be produced and stored wherever it is needed.
New materials based on carbon, ideally produced via inexpensive, low energy consumption methods, using renewable resources as precursors, with flexible morphologies, pore structures and functionalities, are increasingly viewed as ideal candidates to fulfill these goals. The resulting materials should be a feasible solution for the efficient storage of energy and gases.
Hydrothermal carbonization is an ideal technology for the production of such low-cost but highly performing materials out of the most abundant renewable resource on the planet, i.e. lignocellulosic biomass. The practical approach is very simple and consists in placing a biomass precursor inside an autoclave, in water, followed by hydrothermal treatment overnight at 160-200°C. Since the production of carbon materials in general implies harsher and multi-step methodologies along with fossil –based precursors, this process has clear advantages in terms of sustainability and cost.
Here, Professor Titirici will present some of her latest results on the production and characterization of nanostructured hydrothermal carbons (HTC) and their use in renewable energy related applications, in particular energy storage.
New materials based on carbon, ideally produced via inexpensive, low energy consumption methods, using renewable resources as precursors, with flexible morphologies, pore structures and functionalities, are increasingly viewed as ideal candidates to fulfill these goals. The resulting materials should be a feasible solution for the efficient storage of energy and gases.
Hydrothermal carbonization is an ideal technology for the production of such low-cost but highly performing materials out of the most abundant renewable resource on the planet, i.e. lignocellulosic biomass. The practical approach is very simple and consists in placing a biomass precursor inside an autoclave, in water, followed by hydrothermal treatment overnight at 160-200°C. Since the production of carbon materials in general implies harsher and multi-step methodologies along with fossil –based precursors, this process has clear advantages in terms of sustainability and cost.
Here, Professor Titirici will present some of her latest results on the production and characterization of nanostructured hydrothermal carbons (HTC) and their use in renewable energy related applications, in particular energy storage.