Understanding and Improving Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Capture
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Chemistry
Abstract
This transformative research fellowship will advance electrochemical carbon dioxide capture as a greenhouse gas mitigation technology.
To limit global warming to 1.5C and avoid catastrophic climate change we must greatly reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases. To this end the UK has recently committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is a critical technology that must be deployed at scale if the UK is to meet this goal. CCS is a process where carbon dioxide is first captured at point sources (industrial processes, fossil fuel power) or directly from the atmosphere, before subsequently being stored underground.
State of the art CCS technology uses amine molecules to absorb carbon dioxide. Subsequently a large amount of energy must be supplied in the form of heat (or a vacuum) to regenerate the amines and release pure carbon dioxide for storage, thereby increasing the cost of CCS. The amine process also suffers from (i) limited carbon dioxide capacities, (ii) amine evaporation into the atmosphere and (iii) amine degradation in the presence of oxygen and other contaminant gases.
This programme will explore the use of electricity to capture and release carbon dioxide as a more energy-efficient method of CCS that can overcome the limitations of amines. In electrochemical carbon dioxide capture, the charging of an energy storage device such as a battery or a supercapacitor causes the selective absorption of carbon dioxide. When the device is discharged, pure carbon dioxide is released (for subsequent storage), and much of the energy supplied during charging is recovered. Initial work suggests that this technology may be more energy-efficient than existing approaches, and there is still vast room for improvement, especially if the molecular mechanisms of capture can be understood and manipulated.
We will (i) advance the understanding of electrochemical carbon dioxide capture and (ii) discover new materials and devices that capture carbon dioxide more efficiently. Specifically we will focus on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture by (i) supercapacitors and (ii) batteries. We will measure the amount of carbon dioxide that can be captured by these devices and we will vary the structures of the materials used to guide their improvement.
A proper understanding of the molecular mechanism of electrochemical carbon dioxide capture may lead to breakthroughs for this technology. A key thrust of the programme is therefore mechanistic studies of the molecular-level capture mechanism. We will use a suite of experimental techniques to study the chemical structures of the electrode materials, and we will correlate these structures with their carbon capture properties. We will develop nuclear magnetic resonance studies that allow the molecular form of the bound carbon dioxide to be determined at different stages of the capture process.
Our mechanistic studies will inform the design and synthesis of improved materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. We will synthesise the next generation of materials with (i) larger carbon dioxide uptake capacities, (ii) lower energy requirements for regeneration and (iii) faster uptake rates. New technology generated by this work will be prototyped and developed into new products. The developed technology will generate clean economic growth and will help the UK meet its 2050 net-zero emissions target. The research background of ACF combined with the assembled team of partners and excellent institutional support will lead to new knowledge and technology that will make the UK world-leading in electrochemical carbon dioxide capture.
To limit global warming to 1.5C and avoid catastrophic climate change we must greatly reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases. To this end the UK has recently committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is a critical technology that must be deployed at scale if the UK is to meet this goal. CCS is a process where carbon dioxide is first captured at point sources (industrial processes, fossil fuel power) or directly from the atmosphere, before subsequently being stored underground.
State of the art CCS technology uses amine molecules to absorb carbon dioxide. Subsequently a large amount of energy must be supplied in the form of heat (or a vacuum) to regenerate the amines and release pure carbon dioxide for storage, thereby increasing the cost of CCS. The amine process also suffers from (i) limited carbon dioxide capacities, (ii) amine evaporation into the atmosphere and (iii) amine degradation in the presence of oxygen and other contaminant gases.
This programme will explore the use of electricity to capture and release carbon dioxide as a more energy-efficient method of CCS that can overcome the limitations of amines. In electrochemical carbon dioxide capture, the charging of an energy storage device such as a battery or a supercapacitor causes the selective absorption of carbon dioxide. When the device is discharged, pure carbon dioxide is released (for subsequent storage), and much of the energy supplied during charging is recovered. Initial work suggests that this technology may be more energy-efficient than existing approaches, and there is still vast room for improvement, especially if the molecular mechanisms of capture can be understood and manipulated.
We will (i) advance the understanding of electrochemical carbon dioxide capture and (ii) discover new materials and devices that capture carbon dioxide more efficiently. Specifically we will focus on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture by (i) supercapacitors and (ii) batteries. We will measure the amount of carbon dioxide that can be captured by these devices and we will vary the structures of the materials used to guide their improvement.
A proper understanding of the molecular mechanism of electrochemical carbon dioxide capture may lead to breakthroughs for this technology. A key thrust of the programme is therefore mechanistic studies of the molecular-level capture mechanism. We will use a suite of experimental techniques to study the chemical structures of the electrode materials, and we will correlate these structures with their carbon capture properties. We will develop nuclear magnetic resonance studies that allow the molecular form of the bound carbon dioxide to be determined at different stages of the capture process.
Our mechanistic studies will inform the design and synthesis of improved materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. We will synthesise the next generation of materials with (i) larger carbon dioxide uptake capacities, (ii) lower energy requirements for regeneration and (iii) faster uptake rates. New technology generated by this work will be prototyped and developed into new products. The developed technology will generate clean economic growth and will help the UK meet its 2050 net-zero emissions target. The research background of ACF combined with the assembled team of partners and excellent institutional support will lead to new knowledge and technology that will make the UK world-leading in electrochemical carbon dioxide capture.
Planned Impact
The possible impacts of this fellowship include:
1. The discovery of transformative new carbon capture technologies that are more energy-efficient than existing approaches.
2. The deployment of these new technologies in the UK and abroad for carbon dioxide emissions mitigation, which will contribute to tackling global climate change.
3. The development of the first detailed molecular-level understanding of the chemistry of electrochemical carbon dioxide capture.
4. An improved public understanding and acceptance of carbon capture technologies.
This fellowship is expected to lead to new materials and devices for energy-efficient electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. The industrial application of this technology, and the development of new knowledge on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture, will benefit a large number of groups including:
(i) The wider public. Climate change has direct implications for the general public that include increased extreme weather events and flooding, sea level rise, scarcity of water and food, and economic recession. The Committee on Climate Change stress that carbon capture and storage is a necessity and not an option as the UK aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our technology can therefore help the UK to meet its net-zero goal and can further influence the ambition of other countries. Together these efforts will help to limit global climate change and will greatly improve the lives of the general public. The public will further benefit via the creation of new jobs through the businesses mentioned below. Finally, they will further benefit from obtaining an increased understanding of carbon capture technologies through outreach activities.
(ii) Businesses. Existing businesses and new businesses that would be involved in the prototyping, scaling, manufacture, distribution and operation of this technology will benefit from this fellowship. Improved carbon capture technology offers clean economic growth and would provide these companies with new sources of sustainable revenue. In the UK alone carbon capture and storage may amount to a £5B market by 2050, highlighting the massive opportunities for clean growth in this area. Our new carbon capture technologies can help the UK to become an international leader in this emerging area of low carbon technology.
(iii) Academia in the UK. Through the development of new techniques, new knowledge on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture, and new research collaborations, the UK can become leaders in this emerging field. This improved reputation will benefit universities and academics in the UK and will help us to attract large scale funding from international sources, including from climate-focussed philanthropists, overseas research councils and multinational companies. At a more local level, this fellowship will lead to the training of multiple post-doctoral research fellows, and will establish Dr Forse as an international leader on carbon capture technologies. Undergraduate students will further benefit as Dr Forse will incorporate new material on carbon dioxide capture into his upcoming lectures on materials chemistry.
1. The discovery of transformative new carbon capture technologies that are more energy-efficient than existing approaches.
2. The deployment of these new technologies in the UK and abroad for carbon dioxide emissions mitigation, which will contribute to tackling global climate change.
3. The development of the first detailed molecular-level understanding of the chemistry of electrochemical carbon dioxide capture.
4. An improved public understanding and acceptance of carbon capture technologies.
This fellowship is expected to lead to new materials and devices for energy-efficient electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. The industrial application of this technology, and the development of new knowledge on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture, will benefit a large number of groups including:
(i) The wider public. Climate change has direct implications for the general public that include increased extreme weather events and flooding, sea level rise, scarcity of water and food, and economic recession. The Committee on Climate Change stress that carbon capture and storage is a necessity and not an option as the UK aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our technology can therefore help the UK to meet its net-zero goal and can further influence the ambition of other countries. Together these efforts will help to limit global climate change and will greatly improve the lives of the general public. The public will further benefit via the creation of new jobs through the businesses mentioned below. Finally, they will further benefit from obtaining an increased understanding of carbon capture technologies through outreach activities.
(ii) Businesses. Existing businesses and new businesses that would be involved in the prototyping, scaling, manufacture, distribution and operation of this technology will benefit from this fellowship. Improved carbon capture technology offers clean economic growth and would provide these companies with new sources of sustainable revenue. In the UK alone carbon capture and storage may amount to a £5B market by 2050, highlighting the massive opportunities for clean growth in this area. Our new carbon capture technologies can help the UK to become an international leader in this emerging area of low carbon technology.
(iii) Academia in the UK. Through the development of new techniques, new knowledge on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture, and new research collaborations, the UK can become leaders in this emerging field. This improved reputation will benefit universities and academics in the UK and will help us to attract large scale funding from international sources, including from climate-focussed philanthropists, overseas research councils and multinational companies. At a more local level, this fellowship will lead to the training of multiple post-doctoral research fellows, and will establish Dr Forse as an international leader on carbon capture technologies. Undergraduate students will further benefit as Dr Forse will incorporate new material on carbon dioxide capture into his upcoming lectures on materials chemistry.
Organisations
- University of Cambridge (Lead Research Organisation)
- BP (British Petroleum) (Collaboration)
- University of Cambridge (Collaboration)
- Paul Sabatier University (University of Toulouse III) (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Cambridge Display Technology (Collaboration)
- University of Cali, Berkeley (redundant) (Project Partner)
- Cornell University (Project Partner)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Project Partner)
- University of Toulouse III Paul Sabatier (Project Partner)
- TP Group Plc (Project Partner)
Publications
Gittins JW
(2021)
Insights into the electric double-layer capacitance of two-dimensional electrically conductive metal-organic frameworks.
in Journal of materials chemistry. A
Sasikumar A
(2021)
Mesoscopic simulations of the in situ NMR spectra of porous carbon based supercapacitors: electronic structure and adsorbent reorganisation effects.
in Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
Madden DG
(2022)
Densified HKUST-1 Monoliths as a Route to High Volumetric and Gravimetric Hydrogen Storage Capacity.
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Gittins JW
(2022)
Enhancing the energy storage performances of metal-organic frameworks by controlling microstructure.
in Chemical science
Zick ME
(2022)
Carbon Dioxide Capture at Nucleophilic Hydroxide Sites in Oxidation-Resistant Cyclodextrin-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks.
in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
Berge AH
(2022)
Revealing carbon capture chemistry with 17-oxygen NMR spectroscopy.
in Nature communications
Bui AT
(2022)
Trade-Off between Redox Potential and the Strength of Electrochemical CO2 Capture in Quinones.
in The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces
Binford TB
(2022)
Enhancing the capacity of supercapacitive swing adsorption CO2 capture by tuning charging protocols.
in Nanoscale
Halder A
(2023)
Kinetic Trapping of Photoluminescent Frameworks During High-Concentration Synthesis of Non-Emissive Metal-Organic Frameworks.
in Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society
Pugh SM
(2023)
Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of carbon dioxide capture.
in Journal of magnetic resonance (San Diego, Calif. : 1997)
Hartley N
(2023)
Quinone-functionalised carbons as new materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture
in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Shin S
(2023)
Metal-Organic Framework Supercapacitors: Challenges and Opportunities
in Advanced Functional Materials
Shin SJ
(2023)
Microscopic Origin of Electrochemical Capacitance in Metal-Organic Frameworks.
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Gittins J
(2023)
Interlaboratory study assessing the analysis of supercapacitor electrochemistry data
in Journal of Power Sources
Liu X
(2024)
Raman Spectroscopy Measurements Support Disorder-Driven Capacitance in Nanoporous Carbons.
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Balhatchet CJ
(2024)
Revealing Ion Adsorption and Charging Mechanisms in Layered Metal-Organic Framework Supercapacitors with Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Liu X
(2024)
Structural disorder determines capacitance in nanoporous carbons.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Latchem EJ
(2024)
Charge-Dependent Crossover in Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries Revealed Using Online NMR Spectroscopy.
in The journal of physical chemistry letters
Lyu D
(2024)
Understanding Sorption of Aqueous Electrolytes in Porous Carbon by NMR Spectroscopy
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Rhodes B
(2024)
17 O NMR Spectroscopy Reveals CO 2 Speciation and Dynamics in Hydroxide-Based Carbon Capture Materials
in ChemPhysChem
Hartley N
(2024)
Correlating the structure of quinone-functionalized carbons with electrochemical CO2 capture performance
in Materials Today Energy
Li H
(2024)
Capturing carbon dioxide from air with charged-sorbents.
in Nature
Gittins JW
(2024)
Understanding Electrolyte Ion Size Effects on the Performance of Conducting Metal-Organic Framework Supercapacitors.
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Mapstone G
(2025)
Understanding the Mechanism of Electrochemical CO2 Capture by Supercapacitive Swing Adsorption.
in ACS nano
| Description | This project seeks to understand and improve new carbon dioxide capture technology. Specifically the project investigates the use of electrochemical energy storage devices (batteries and supercapacitors) to capture carbon dioxide. Some key findings so far: - Experiments on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture by supercapacitor energy storage devices found that new charging protocols could be used to more than double the quantity of carbon dioxide that these devices can capture. - Further experiments on the above supercapacitor devices found that the electrode structure can be optimised to enhance the rate of carbon dioxide capture. - It was found that supercapacitor devices can capture carbon dioxide in the presence of oxygen, a common contaminant in target gas mixtures for carbon capture. - Experiments and theoretical calculations on quinone batteries found a "trade-off" between carbon dioxide binding energy and the predicted stability to oxygen gas. Quinones that bind carbon dioxide more strongly, are less likely to be able to function in the presence of oxygen. This work will guide the design of quinones for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture, where both strong carbon dioxide binding and oxygen-stable carbon capture are needed. - We have developed a new class of materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. The materials are prepared by grafting redox-active quinone materials to the surface of activated carbons. By preparing battery-like devices with these electrodes, we were able to capture carbon dioxide through an electrochemical process. The capacity of the electrode to capture carbon dioxide is greatly enhanced by quinone grafting, although material stability over prolonged cycling needs further work. - We have developed new nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy methodologies that reveal carbon dioxide binding modes. Specifically, for the first time we pioneered the use of 17O NMR spectroscopy to reveal binding modes in a series of porous adsorbent materials. |
| Exploitation Route | In academia, the developed NMR spectroscopy methods for understanding carbon dioxide capture may be used by other researchers to explore carbon dioxide uptake mechanisms in a range of different materials. In industry, our developments on improving electrochemical carbon dioxide capture by supercapacitors and batteries may lead to improved carbon dioxide capture technology being developed and deployed. |
| Sectors | Chemicals Electronics Energy Environment Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology |
| Description | This work has led to the discovery of a new class of adsorbent materials for carbon dioxide capture, and a new electricity driven process for capturing carbon dioxide from the air. We are working on the commercialisation of this technology at present. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2025 |
| Sector | Chemicals |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | Co-directing a new masters programme on Advanced Materials for the Energy Transition (University of Cambridge) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://amet.masters.cam.ac.uk/ |
| Description | ERC Starting Grant (Horizon Europe Guarantee) |
| Amount | £2,147,489 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/X042693/1 |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2023 |
| End | 09/2028 |
| Title | 17O NMR spectroscopy methods for revealing carbon capture mechanisms |
| Description | We have developed 17O NMR spectroscopy as a powerful new method for revealing carbon dioxide capture mechanisms, in carbon capture materials. |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | pending |
| URL | https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/617a6c746c5aa08509276d68 |
| Title | Method for calculating electrochemical carbon dioxide capture behaviour |
| Description | We have developed computational chemistry methods for exploring electrochemical carbon dioxide capture performance. |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | to be added |
| URL | https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c03752 |
| Title | Methods for measuring electrochemical CO2 capture |
| Description | Electrochemical gas cell equipment and methodology for quantifying electrochemical gas adsorption. |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Publication on 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-1c73h which reveals new insight into electrochemical CO2 capture by supercapacitors. |
| URL | https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/61fa7fb4c0a868753f3ac9bd |
| Title | Dataset for Revealing Carbon Capture Chemistry with 17-Oxygen NMR Spectroscopy |
| Description | This .zip file contains: - source data for Figure 2 (.xlxs format). This is a table of the calculated 17-oxygen NMR parameters for a range of different MOF structures. The data is the same as that presented in Table 2. - NMR spectroscopy data (.dx format). Raw solid state NMR spectroscopy data is provided. The raw data is for all of the solid-state NMR work presented in this study. Solution-state NMR spectra of acid-digested MOFs are also provided. - X-ray diffraction data (.csv format). Raw powder X-ray diffraction data for the studied MOFs is provided. - Computationally-derived structure files (.cif and .xyz). Geometry-optimised computational structures are provided for amine-functionalised MOFs (.cif format) and amine-functionalised silicas (.xyz format). See the main manuscript for more details. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | none known |
| URL | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/344237 |
| Title | Research Data Supporting "Enhancing the Performance of Layered Metal-Organic Framework Supercapacitors by Coordination Modulation |
| Description | Experimental data supporting "Enhancing the Performance of Layered Metal-Organic Framework Supercapacitors by Coordination Modulation". This data set contains six primary files: - Conductivity Measurement Data (.xlsx, .txt - contains results from the measurements used to calculate conductivity values). - Electrochemistry Data (.txt - contains CV, GCD and EIS data from electrocehmcial cells assembled with a variety of different samples and either 1 M NEt4BF4 in ACN or EMIM-BF4 IL electrolytes, along with the metafiles for the cells). - Elemental Analysis Data (.pdf, .xlsx, .txt - contains elemental analysis data). - Gas Sorption Data (.txt - contains results from gas sorption measurements). - SEM Data (.tif - contains SEM images from a range of samples). - TEM Data (.tif, .txt - contains TEM images from samples of A-CuHHTP and B-CuHHTP, intesnity plot data for an image of B-CuHHTP, and results from simulations). - XRD Data (.txt - contains synchrotron XRD data). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | n/a |
| URL | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/341868 |
| Title | Research Data Supporting "Revealing Ion Adsorption and Charging Mechanisms in Layered Metal-Organic Framework Supercapacitors with Solid-State NMR" |
| Description | Experimental data supporting "Revealing Ion Adsorption and Charging Mechanisms in Layered Metal-Organic Framework Supercapacitors with Solid-State NMR". This dataset contains the raw data used to produce the following figures in the manuscript and supplementary information: - Main text figures 1 - 6. - SI figures S1 - 19 'README' text files are included in some subfolder containing detailed metadata on the experiment. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/367026 |
| Title | Research Data Supporting "Understanding Electrolyte Ion Size Effects on the Performance of Conducting MOF Supercapacitors" |
| Description | Experimental data supporting "Understanding Electrolyte Ion Size Effects on the Performance of Conducting MOF Supercapacitors". This data set contains five folders: - Elemental Analysis Data (contains elemental analysis data from samples; .pdf, .xlsx, .txt). - XRD Data (contains laboratory XRD data from samples; .txt, .xlsx). - Gas Sorption Data (contains results from gas sorption measurements; .txt). - Electrochemistry Data (contains CV, GCD and EIS data from three-electrode and two-electrode electrochemical cells; .txt, .xlsx). - EQCM Data (contains CV, frequency change, and mass change data from EQCM cells; .txt, .xlsx). 'README' text files are included in each folder containing detailed metadata on experiments. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/376262 |
| Title | Research Data supporting "Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Air with Charged-Sorbents" |
| Description | Experimental data supporting "Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Air with Charged-Sorbents". This dataset contains the raw data used to produce the following figures in the manuscript and supplementary information: - Main text figures 1 - 3. - SI figures S1 - 15, S18 - 20 'README' text files are included in each subfolder containing detailed metadata on each experiment. Further details: 1. 1H, 13C NMR data: These data were derived from 4 samples (Blank cloth, Negatively charged cloth, Positively charged cloth, and Uncharged cloth) prepared by electrochemical charging process or soaked process. The data were collected with the aim of characterising the incorporation of hydroxide ions and the mechanistic pathway responsible for strong CO2 binding in the charged sorbent. The original carbon fibre cloth was purchased from Kynol company with a drying step in the vacuum oven. Solid-state NMR experiments were performed with a Bruker Advance spectrometer operating at a magnetic field strength of 9.4 T, corresponding to a 1H Larmor frequency of 400.1 MHz. A Bruker 4 mm HX double resonance probe was used in all cases. 1H NMR spectra were referenced relative to neat adamantane (C10H16) at 1.9 ppm and 13C NMR spectra were referenced relative to neat adamantane (C10H16) at 38.5 ppm (left-hand resonance). All of the NMR tests were conducted with a sample magic angle spinning rate of 12.5 kHz. A 90° pulse-acquire sequence was used in each experiment. For 13C NMR experiments, recycle delays were set to be more than five times the spin-lattice relaxation time for each sample to ensure that the experiments were quantitative. Charged-sorbents with different water contents were prepared for the NMR characterization. The sorbents were kept in a closed container for 24 h under different relative humidities (RH). Saturated Mg(NO3)2 solutions were used to maintain 53% RH at 25 °C, respectively. 2. N2 and CO2 adsorption isotherms data: These data were derived from 4 samples (Blank cloth, Negatively charged cloth, Positively charged cloth, and Uncharged cloth) prepared by electrochemical charging process or soaked process. The data were collected with the aim of characterising BET surface area, pore size distribution and CO2 uptake. N2 isotherms were collected using an Autosorb iQ gas adsorption analyzer at 77 K. The BET surface area was determined by the BET equation and Rouquerol's consistency criteria implemented in AsiQwin. All pore size distribution fittings were conducted in AsiQwin using N2 at 77 K on carbon (slit-shaped pores) quenched solid density functional theory (QSDFT) model. CO2 sorption isotherms were also collected on an Autosorb iQ gas adsorption analyzer. Isotherms conducted at 25, 35, and 45 °C were measured using a circulating water bath. Samples were activated at 100 °C in vacuum for 15 h prior to gas sorption measurements. The data were analyzed by plotting the adsorption amount of gas versus the partial pressure. Pore size distribution was simulated with model from the Autosorb iQ software. 3. Thermogravimetric gas sorption data: The data were collected with the aim of characterizing the stability of charged sorbent. Thermogravimetric CO2 adsorption experiments were conducted with a flow rate of 60 mL/min using a TA Instruments TGA Q5000 equipped with a Blending Gas Delivery Module. Samples were activated under flowing N2 for 30 min at various temperatures prior to cooling to 30 ºC and switching the gas stream to CO2 mixtures. Cycling experiments were carried out on a Mettler Toledo TGA / DSC 2 Star system equipped with a Huber mini chiller. For tests with high-concentration CO2, the adsorption and desorption of CO2 were performed at 30 °C and 100 °C for 20 min under 30% CO2 and 70% N2 with a flow rate of 140 mL/min, respectively. For DAC tests, adsorption was carried out at 30 °C for 60 min, with 400 ppm CO2 in dry air; and Desorption was carried out at 130 °C for 60 min with 100% N2. 4. Adsorption microcalorimetry data: These data were derived from positively charged cloth and blank cloth. The data were collected with the aim of characterising the heat released during CO2 uptake in positively charged cloth. The simultaneous measurement of the heat of adsorption and the adsorbed amount of carbon dioxide was performed by means of a heat flow microcalorimeter (Calvet C80 by Setaram), connected to a high-vacuum (residual pressure <10-4 mbar) glass line equipped with a Varian Ceramicell 0-100 mbar gauge and a Leybold Ceramicell 0-1000 mbar gauge. Before the measurement, both PCS-OH and blank carbon cloth (ca. 150 mg before activation) were activated for 24 h under high vacuum (residual pressure < 10-3 mbar) at 100 °C (temperature ramp 3 °C/min). The adsorption microcalorimetry measurements were performed at 30 °C by following a well-established step-by-step procedure described in detail elsewhere. This procedure allows, during the same experiment, the determination of both integral heats evolved (-Qint) and adsorbed amounts (na) for small increments of the adsorptive pressure. The partial molar heats obtained for each small dose of gas admitted over the sample are computed by applying the following ratio: ?Qint/?na, kJ mol-1. The (differential) heats of adsorption are then reported as a function of CO2 adsorbed amount, to obtain the (differential) enthalpy changes associated with the proceeding adsorption process. The equilibration time in the microcalorimetric measurement was set to 24 hours for small equilibrium pressures (< 30 mbar), whereas it was reduced to 2 hours for larger doses for PCS-OH. The equilibration time was reduced to 2 hours (regardless of the equilibrium pressure) for the bare carbon cloth, as equilibration is expected to occur faster in absence of specific adsorption sites. 5. X-ray diffraction (XRD) data: These data were derived from positively charged cloth and blank cloth. The data were collected with the aim of characterising the crystalline KOH or related products on the sample. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) patterns were collected on a Malvern Panalytical Empyrean instrument equipped with an X'celerator Scientific detector using a non-monochromated Cu Ka source (? = 1.5406 Å). The data were collected at room temperature over a 2? range of 3-80 °, with an effective step size of 0.017 °. 6. Titration data: The data were collected with the aim of characterising the amount of hydroxide ions in the positively charged sorbent. First, 88 mg of sample was immersed in 2 mL deionized water and sonicated for 20 min at 25 °C. The pH value was then recorded with a pH meter (Insmark IS128C, calibrated with Buffer solutions before use) at 25 °C as the initial point. Second, 100 µL HCl (0.1 M) was slowly added. The mixture was sonicated for 20 min at a constant 25 °C and the pH of the solution was recorded. The second step was repeated until the end of the titration. There was no weight loss due to evaporation during the titration. 7. The DAC data: The data were collected with the aim of characterising the low-pressure CO2 uptake of positively charged sorbent through chemisorption. The tests were carried out in a sealed box (volume ~600 mL) with a CO2 sensor (Aranet4) to record the concentration of CO2, temperature and RH at every one-minute interval. Before each cycle, the box was exposed to fresh air until the CO2 concentration, RH and temperature stabilized. The sorbent was then placed in the box, which was sealed during measurements. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/375449 |
| Title | Research Data supporting "Raman Spectroscopy Measurements Support Disorder-driven Capacitance in Nanoporous Carbons" |
| Description | Experimental data supporting "Raman Spectroscopy Measurements Support Disorder-driven Capacitance in Nanoporous Carbons". This dataset contains the raw data used to produce the following figures in the manuscript and supplementary information: - Main text figures 1 -3. - SI figures S1 - 11 The folder contains all the raw Raman spectra of the studied nanoporous carbons in the paper, as well as parameters including ID/IG values, D band FWHM after spectra deconvolutions. The folder also contains electrochemical performance of the studied nanoporous carbons, measured with two-electrode coin cells. 'README' text files are included in some subfolder containing detailed metadata on the experiment. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/369051 |
| Title | Research Data supporting "Structural Disorder Determines Capacitance in Nanoporous Carbons" |
| Description | Experimental data supporting "Structural Disorder Determines Capacitance in Nanoporous Carbons". This dataset contains the raw data used to produce the following figures in the manuscript and supplementary information: - Main text figures 1 - 3. - SI figures S1 - 32 'README' text files are included in some subfolder containing detailed metadata on the experiment. The data set contains data supporting "Structural Disorder Determines Capacitance in Nanoporous carbons" with both main text and supporting information data. In detail, the file includes the N2 gas sorption analysis data of 20 studied nanoporous activated carbons, electrochemical performance of the studied carbons in a standard organic electrolyte for supercapacitors 1 M TEABF4 (ACN). In addition, this data set contains the 19F nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra of studied nanoporous carbons saturated with the corresponding electrolyte 1 M TEABF4 (ACN), together with the relationship between the ?d values, carbon domain size and capacitive performance. N2 gas physisorption experiments were carried out using a high vacuum physisorption/chemisorption analyser (autosorb iQ from Anton Paar) at 77 K. All electrochemical measurements were conducted in a two-electrode configuration with a Biologic BCS-805 potentiostat. NMR spectroscopy experiments were carried out with a Bruker Avance Neo spectrometer in a Bruker 2.5 mm HX double resonance probe. The pore size distributions of the studied carbons were generated from fitting the N2 gas isotherms with quenched solid density function theory model. The ?d values were generated through deconvolution of NMR spectra with DMfit. The studied carbon domain size was calculated by Monte Carlo calculations. For more detailed information, please see our paper: Xinyu Liu et al. 'Structural disorder determines capacitance in nanoporous carbons.' Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adn6242 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/366975 |
| Title | Research data supporting "Insights into the electric double-layer capacitance of two-dimensional electrically conductive metal-organic frameworks" |
| Description | This data is primarily related to the synthesis and characterisation of Cu3(HHTP)2, and its electrochemical characterisation in symmetric electric double-layer capacitors with 1 M NEt4BF4 in acetonitrile electrolyte. The data provided here consists of: - CIF Files (contains information of the CIF files used during modelling and simulations. These can also be found at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4694845). - Conductivity Measurement Data (contains results from the measurements used to calculate conductivity values). - Electrochemistry Data (contains CV data from 3-electrode cells; CV, GCD, EIS, and long-term cycling stability data from composite Cu3(HHTP)2 EDLCs with 1 M NEt4BF4 in acetonitrile electrolyte; CV, GCD, and EIS data from a Cu3(HHTP)2 EDLCs with 1 M NEt4BF4 in acetonitrile electrolyte; characterisation data for a YP50F EDLC with 1 M NEt4BF4 in acetonitrile; and characterisation data for an acetylene black EDLC with 1 M NEt4BF4 in acetonitrile). - Elemental Analysis Data (contains elemental analysis data). - Gas Sorption Data (.xlsx, .txt - contains results from gas sorption measurements). - XANES Data (contains XANES data from powder samples of Cu3(HHTP)2, pristine Cu3(HHTP)2 electrodes, cycled Cu3(HHTP)2 electrodes from EDLCs, and standard samples). - XRD Data (contains PXRD data). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | n/a |
| URL | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/325118 |
| Title | Research data supporting "Quinone-functionalised carbons as new materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture" |
| Description | The dataset corresponds to the journal article Quinone-functionalised carbons as new materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. It includes both raw and processed data given in the article and supporting information. The processed information is explained by equations given in the SI. Please check the QUINONE_FUNCTIONALISED_README file included in the dataset. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The dataset corresponds to the journal article Quinone-functionalised carbons as new materials for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. It includes both raw and processed data given in the article and supporting information. The processed information is explained by equations given in the SI. Please check the QUINONE_FUNCTIONALISED_README file included in the dataset. |
| URL | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/353915 |
| Title | Research data supporting "Trade-off between redox potential and the strength of electrochemical CO2 capture in quinones" |
| Description | See README.txt file for a detailed description of this dataset. It contains all QChem input files and output files, optimised geometries for the DFT calculations. There are four sub-directories: 1) AQ-F-series: multiple substitutions of F on anthraquinone 2) AQ-monosub: mono-substitutions of different functional groups on anthranquinone 3) BQ-F-series: multiple substitutions of F on benzoquinone 4) C: unreacted CO2. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | n/a |
| Description | Academic Collaboration with Prof Aron Walsh |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We are working on conductive metal-organic frameworks for energy storage, where we are leading the effort on energy storage. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are working on conductive metal-organic frameworks for energy storage, where the Imperial team is leading the computational effort. |
| Impact | One publication so far, with other publications in preparation. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Academic Collaboration with Prof Céline Merlet |
| Organisation | Paul Sabatier University (University of Toulouse III) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Academic collaboration on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture, where we have contributed experimental work. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Academic collaboration on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture, where the partner has contributed theory calculations. |
| Impact | N/A |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Academic collaboration with Dr Alex Thom |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Chemistry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We have launched a new academic collaboration with the group of Dr Alex Thom on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. We have contributed with project ideas and with experimental data on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Thom group has contributed ideas to the project, and have carried out quantum chemical calculations of carbon dioxide capture. |
| Impact | One pre-print has been published: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-8zt6r-v2 |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Collaboration with BP |
| Organisation | BP (British Petroleum) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We have initiated an icase PhD studentship funded between EPSRC and BP. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We have initiated an icase PhD studentship funded between EPSRC and BP. |
| Impact | N/A |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Collaboration with Cambridge Display Technology |
| Organisation | Cambridge Display Technology |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We are working on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture with supercapacitors. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They have contributed funds for consumables for a CDT-funded PhD student. They are also contributing their time to advise on the project, and provide industrial supervision of the PhD student. |
| Impact | NA |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Article on interlaboratory study of supercapacitors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A second interlaboratory study has now been planned, which will follow on from the first study, and will test variation between different supercapacitor cells made in different laboratories. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/news/interlaboratory-study-assessing-analysis-supercapacitor-electrochemist... |
| Description | BBC article of carbon capture work |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BBC news article featured our latest carbon capture work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1eep3k8py8o |
| Description | Chemistry World Article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A chemistry world article highlighted our study on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture by supercapacitors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/switching-protocol-doubles-carbon-capture-capacity-of-supercapac... |
| Description | Chemistry at Cambridge Magazine Article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The "Chem at Cam" magazine at Cambridge published an article on our work on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture by supercapacitors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Chemistry world article on enhanced supercapacitors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed for online article in Chemistry World about disorder-driven capacitance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/structural-disorder-key-to-high-capacitance-carbon-electrodes/40... |
| Description | Chemistry world article on supercapacitors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed for chemistry world article on supercapacitors, which was the cover story for Chemistry World in July 2024. The interview covered our work on disorder-driven capacitance. (https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn6242) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/fast-charging-supercapacitors/4019751.article |
| Description | Interview on The Naked Scientists Podcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed for The Naked Scientists Podcast (June 2024). The interview covered our invention of a new class of material for capturing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07449-2). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/carbon-sponge-sucks-co2-out-air |
| Description | Interview on publication on capture of carbon dioxide by supercapacitors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press release for our publication on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture by supercapacitors reached a large range of online news outlets, including, The Independent and Yahoo News. see: https://rsc.altmetric.com/details/128582855/news |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://rsc.altmetric.com/details/128582855/news |
| Description | Poster at Gordon Conference on Carbon Dioxide Capture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a poster presentation on the group's research on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. A new collaboration with the Aziz group at Harvard was formed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.grc.org/carbon-capture-utilization-and-storage-conference/2022/ |
| Description | Presentation at Carbon Conference, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a presentation at the 2022 Carbon Conference. New contacts were made in the area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation at ISEECAP meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a presentation at the 2022 edition of ISEECAP, attended by over 200 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to Peterhouse Science Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A research presentation was given on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture and direct air capture. New connections were forged between Dr Forse and undergraduate students, and a number of students applied for research internships in the Forse Group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Seminar at Korea Institute of Science and Technology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a seminar presentation to roughly 50 people, introducing the charged-sorbent materials for carbon dioxide capture, as well as electrochemical methods for carbon dioxide capture. New research ideas were generated from the resulting discussions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Seminar at Oxford Chemistry Department |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a seminar on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Seminar at Technical University of Munich |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a seminar presentation to roughly 200 people, introducing the charged-sorbent materials, and new approaches for electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Seminar at Tokyo Metropolitan University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a seminar presentation to roughly 100 people, introducing the charged-sorbent materials for carbon dioxide capture, as well as electrochemical methods for carbon dioxide capture. New research ideas were generated from the resulting discussions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Seminar at University of Leoben |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | An research presentation was given on energy storage and electrochemical carbon dioxide capture. This led to a new research collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the Mountain University of Leoben. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Solar Fuels Conference in Liverpool |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse introduced a chaired a session on carbon dioxide capture. New connections were made between the solar fuels and carbon capture communities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Talk at American Chemical Society Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a seminar presentation to roughly 100 people, introducing charged-sorbent materials for carbon dioxide capture, as well as NMR studies of electrochemical energy storage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Talk at Cambridge Zero Climate Festival 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a keynote talk on: "New Chemistry for Carbon Dioxide Capture" There was very good questions and discussion afterwards which stimulated some ideas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.energy.cam.ac.uk/news/energy-irc-energy-transformations-cambridge-zero-climate-change-fe... |
| Description | Talk at Cambridge Zero Event: Carbon Capture & Climate Repair Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a presentation on carbon dioxide capture, and joined a panel discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.zero.cam.ac.uk/what-we-do/events/carbon-capture-climate-repair-symposium |
| Description | Talk at German Zeolite Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a seminar presentation to roughly 200 people, introducing the charged-sorbent materials invented through this grant. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Talk at International Society of Electrochemistry Conference in Lyon |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a talk on the impact of electrode structure on capacitance in supercapacitor energy storage devices. The audience reported a change in views on the most important aspects of the electrode structure for determining energy storage performance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Talk at Lorentz Workshop on Electrochemical Energy Storage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse spoke about work on how to improve supercapacitor energy storage devices, and how to do reproducible electrochemistry reserach. Participants reported a change in views about the best path forwards to optimise supercapacitors. Plans were made for a follow on interlaboratory study on supercapacitor reproducibility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Talk by PDRA at American Chemical Society Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | One of the post-doctoral research associates funded on the award gave a presentation of NMR spectroscopy studies of carbon dioxide capture. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Talk by PDRA at BRSG NMR Christmas Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A PDRA from our team gave a presentation on NMR spectroscopy studies of carbon dioxide capture. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Tutorial on NMR spectroscopy Study of Materials, at the German Zeolite Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A tutorial and workshop was given on NMR spectroscopy studies of porous materials. Around 60 students attended the lecture, and then a workshop was held with around 20 students. After the sessions, the students felt they had a better understanding of the potential of NMR methods to study porous materials. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Webinar on electrochemical carbon dioxide capture with the electrochemical society (ECS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave an online webinar on electrochemically driven carbon dioxide capture. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.electrochem.org/ecsnews/ecs-webinar-batteries-supercapacitors/ |
| Description | Webinar to UK Porous Materials Group (Royal Society of Chemistry) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a webinar to roughly 100 people, introducing charged-sorbent materials for carbon dioxide capture, as well as electrochemical methods for carbon dioxide capture. New research ideas were generated from the resulting discussions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Zoominar on using NMR to study CO2 capture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Forse gave a live streamed lecture on using NMR spectroscopy to study carbon dioxide capture mechanisms. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tDbUl6t_i0 |