Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia from Nitrogen Under Mild Conditions: Current Status and Challenges
1Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Blvd, Nanshan District, 518055, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
3Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Blvd, Nanshan District, 518055, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
4Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Hydrogen Energy, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Blvd, Nanshan District, 518055, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
5Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Blvd, Nanshan District, 518055, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Yao Yaois currently a joint Ph.D. student between the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Southern University of Science and Technology under the supervision of Prof. Minhua Shao, Prof. Hui Li and Prof. Haijiang Wang. She received her B.S. in Chemistry from Hunan University of Science and Technology (2012), and M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry from University of Science and Technology of China (2015). Her research is focused on the nitrogen reduction reaction under ambient conditions.
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Jing Wangreceived her BS in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Southern University of Science and Technology in 2018. She joined the HKUST-SUSTech Joint PhD Training Program under the supervision of Prof. Minhua Shao in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Dr. Meng Gu in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Southern University of Science and Technology in fall 2018. Her research is focused on electrocatalyst development for nitrogen reduction reaction under ambient conditions.
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Usman Bin Shahidreceived his B.Eng. Chemical Engineering from McGill University in 2013 and completed his M.S. in Sustainable Environment from Hamad Bin Khalifa University in 2018. He is currently a Ph.D. Student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). His current research focus is development of bio-inspired catalysts for electrochemical reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia in molten salt electrolytes.
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Meng Gureceived his Ph.D. degree in materials science in the University of California, Davis. He is now an associate Professor in SUSTech focusing on the development of better catalysts, batteries, and advanced in-situ electron microscopy analysis of materials. Dr. Gu has been recognized with the Albert CREWE award from the Microscopy Society of America in 2015 for his outstanding research.
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Dr. Haijiang Wangis a Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology. He has involved in the research sphere of fuel cells and their key components for more than twenty years. He is well-known as a fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, a member of the “China’s One Thousand Talent Plan” Program, the Chairman of Shenzhen SouthernTech Fuel Cell Corp., Inc. Dr. Wang has co-authored more than 200 research papers published in refereed journal. His SCI papers are cited for more than 17000 times, and his H factor is 54. In addition, Dr. Wang has also been granted 5 international patents and co-edited 15 books related to PEM fuel cells and PEM electrolyzers. Since 2014, Dr. Wang was awarded as the most highly cited researchers for five consecutive years due to his impactful publications in fuel cell research by Thomson Reuters.
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Hui Liis a Chair Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology. Prof. Li received her B.S. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University (China), and her Ph.D in Electrochemical Engineering from University of British Columbia (Canada). She has over 20 years’ experiences working on theoretical and applied electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering. Most notably, she worked for eight years at the Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation of National Research Council of Canada as a research officer and Energy Storage Program technical leader. She has accumulated extensive experiences in PEM fuel cells and PEM water electrolysis related areas. She was sitting in the ISO/WG14 group developing specs for air and hydrogen feeds for stationary FC applications. She authored 50 peer reviewed journal papers and edited four books in the area of PEM fuel cells and electrolysis. Her current research topics mainly focus on PEM fuel cell key technologies and materials that hinder the large-scale commercialization and hydrogen production technologies.
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Minhua Shaois an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He is also the Associate Director of the HKUST Energy Institute. He earned his BS (1999) and MS (2002) degrees in chemistry from Xiamen University, and a Ph.D. degree in materials science and engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (2006). He joined UTC Power in 2007 to lead the development of advanced catalysts and supports for fuel cells by collaborating with the Toyota Motor Company. He was promoted to UTC Technical Fellow and Project Manager in 2012. In 2013, he joined the Ford Motor Company to conduct research on lithium-ion batteries for electrified vehicles. He then joined HKUST in 2014. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, 1 edited book and filed over 30 patent applications (15 issued). He received the Supramaniam Srinivasan Young Investigator Award from the ECS Energy Technology Division (2014) and the Student Achievement Award from the ECS Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division (2007). He is an Associate Editor of Journal of The Electrochemical Society. His research is mainly focused on electrocatalysis, fuel cells, and advanced batteries.
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