The development of novel and well defined visible-light photocatalytic materials as a vehicle for the transfer of expertise
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Abstract
This project brings together three university based academics with different research expertise. Two of these academics are chemists based in chemistry departments at two different universities, whilst the third is a chemical engineer based in a chemical engineering department at a third different university. The idea is for all the applicants to learn new approaches to their research from the others. To do this, they will work on a project which will develop new catalysts which are able to utilise sunlight to effect chemical changes. This area of research is of potential importance for the clean-up of contamined water supplies. Some of these catalysts may also be able to directly split the water, producing hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water. As well as increasing the expertise of the researchers involved, the combination of people with such different backgrounds/approaches may identify new areas of research or new approaches to be taken to tackle existing problems.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Markus Kraft (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Braumann A
(2009)
Statistical Approximation of the Inverse Problem in Multivariate Population Balance Modeling
in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Celnik M
(2008)
Modelling gas-phase synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes on iron catalyst particles
in Carbon
Inderwildi OR
(2007)
Adsorption, diffusion and desorption of chlorine on and from rutile TiO2{110}: a theoretical investigation.
in Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry
Man P
(2010)
Resolving conflicting parameter estimates in multivariate population balance models
in Chemical Engineering Science
Phadungsukanan W
(2009)
First-principles thermochemistry for silicon species in the decomposition of tetraethoxysilane.
in The journal of physical chemistry. A
Raj A
(2010)
A study on the coagulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon clusters to determine their collision efficiency
in Combustion and Flame
Raj A
(2009)
A statistical approach to develop a detailed soot growth model using PAH characteristics
in Combustion and Flame
Sander M
(2009)
A Detailed Model for the Sintering of Polydispersed Nanoparticle Agglomerates
in Aerosol Science and Technology
| Description | This project brought together three university based academics with different research expertise. Two of these academics are chemists based in chemistry departments at two different universities, whilst the third is a chemical engineer based in a chemical engineering department at a third different university. The idea was for all the applicants to learn new approaches to their research from the others. To do this, they researched new catalysts which are able to utilise sunlight to effect chemical changes. This area of research is of potential importance for the clean-up of contamined water supplies. Some of these catalysts may also be able to directly split the water, producing hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water. As well as increasing the expertise of the researchers involved, the combination of people with such different backgrounds/approaches helps to identify new areas of research and new approaches to be taken to tackle existing problems. |
| Exploitation Route | The findings are of interest to and may be used by industrial manufacturers of catalytic materials. |
| Sectors | Chemicals,Other |
| Description | The findings have partially contributed to subsequent projects with industrial manufacturers of catalytic materials. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
| Sector | Chemicals,Other |
| Impact Types | Economic |