Collaborators

Expertise: 

Electrochemistry; Corrosion; Bio-electrochemistry

Research interests:   

Low-temperature water electrolysers (PEM, AEM, alkaline); Electrochemical wastewater treatment; Supercapacitors; Corrosion and corrosion prevention; Functionalization of metallic implant devices.

Research description:

(i) Development of new electrocatalyst compositions and architectures for water electrolysis; (ii) Development of electrochemistry-based reactors/electrodes for the oxi-reductive treatment of wastewaters containing organic molecules; (iii) Development of electrode materials for supercapacitors; (iv) Investigation of applicability of ‘green’ molecules as corrosion inhibitors; (iv) Design of self-healing anti-corrosive coatings; (v) Electrochemistry of bio-organic molecules

Current funded research projects:

-NSERC-D: New electrode materials for hydrogen production by water electrolysis

-NRC -Collaborative R&D Initiative: Development of new composite/functionalized cathodes for bio-electrochemical conversion of CO₂ to CH₄

– ITI Research Grant: Electrochemical treatment of infected titanium, an approach for biofilm obliteration

Main equipment and infrastructure:

-Electrochemistry: Potentiostats/EIS, RDE

-Analytical/Physical: FTIR-PMIRRAS/microscope, Ellipsometry, GC/HPLC/MS/NMR/ICP/UV-vis/TEM/SEM/XRD/XPS, Raman, AFM/STM, etc.