Collaborators

Expertise:

Electrochemistry, Electrocatalysis, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Electrolysis, Li-ion batteries

Research interests:  

Electrocatalysis: AEM water electrolysis, CO₂RR, oxidation of NH₃, Ethanol, Glycerol. In-situ PM-IRRAS Heterogeneous catalysis: NEMCA/EPOC of CO₂ hydrogenation

Research description:

The research in Laboratory of Electrochemical Engineering (LEE) focuses on the rational design of efficient, nano-structured catalysts for (i) fuel cells, water electrolysis and value-added electrochemical transformation of glycerol and carbon dioxide. (ii) electrochemical promotion of heterogeneous catalysts (EPOC/NEMCA) for CO₂ hydrogenation. (iii) All solid-state Li-ion batteries.

Current funded research projects:

– NSERC Discovery: EPOC for CO₂RR and water electrolysis (end: 2024)

– NRC-MFC: CO₂ electroreduction (end: 2023)

– MITACS: Catalysts for greenhouse gas mitigation (end: 2023),

– Other projects and research contracts related to catalysis, Li-ion batteries and electrolysis

Main equipment and infrastructure:

-Electrochemistry: Potentiostats, RRDE, EIS & Electrolysers

-Gas phase heterogeneous catalytic test stations

-In-situ polarization modulation infrared absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS)

-Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) -Analytical/Physical: GC/HPLC/MS/UV-vis/NDIR/FTIR -Access to SEM/EDS, TEM, XRD, ICP-MS, XPS, NMR, TGA, etc.