LUM RESEARCH
Sustainable electrochemistry for a low-carbon future
Our Research Philosophy
We focus on electrochemistry as a platform to build technology that will eventually play a major role in decarbonizing and building a more sustainable chemicals and energy industry
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To this end, we seek to make landmark discoveries that will lead to pioneering of new concepts. Collaborations with key industrial partners will be sought to realize real-world decarbonization impact for the technology that we develop.
Fall 2023 Lunch Gathering
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sustainable electrochemistry for a low-carbon future
CO2 CONVERSION TO CHEMICALS AND FUELS
Efficiently recycling CO2 waste into value-added products can enable the means to achieve a truly sustainable energy economy. This can be accomplished by the electrochemical conversion CO2 into chemicals/fuels using renewable electricity.
Our focus here is on electrocatalyst design, electrolyte engineering and reactor systems development. In addition, we will develop new tools to understand the fundamental mechanisms behind CO2 conversion.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
Electrochemistry offers new routes for organic molecule synthesis, that is potentially simpler, faster and more efficient compared to traditional ones.
Of strong interest is the production of pharmaceutically relevant molecules. We will focus on electrode development and providing a clearer understanding of the mechanisms behind electrochemically driven organic transformations.
HYDROGEN STORAGE
One of the largest impediments to building a viable and sustainable hydrogen economy is the storage and transport. Current means are expensive and have safety concerns.
We are investigating novel hydrogen storage systems that have high hydrogen storage capacity. These will be able to reversibly release and store hydrogen using only low-energy inputs. Furthermore, these will be low-cost and non-toxic.