News

A new review article is published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews to discuss the opportunities, environmental benefits and risks of using ammonia as aviation and maritime fuels. Key challenges such as corrosion, leakage, spill hazards, and associated costs are thoroughly discussed. 

Congratulations to Carlo and Pengcheng on finishing their MASc theses!

1. Entry of the Electrolytic Ammonia Industry: Incentives and Effects, Carlo Cunanan
2. Fabrication of Proton Conducting Electrochemical Half-cell Based on Perovskite Structure Material, Pengcheng Zhao

We calculated how much it costs to reduce one ton CO₂ emissions by using a novel electrolytic ammonia production technology to replace conventional ammonia production in three different sectors in Canada, i.e., fertilizer, hydrogen domestic use and hydrogen export. The work is now open-access in Applied Energy.

The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of Swayam's samples are now on display on the wall outside the TEM room in Quantum-Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility (QNFCF). Please go check it out in person! (photo credit: Nicki Shaw)

Waterloo News featured our group's work on hydrogen and ammonia. You can find more information in the full article.

We had a great time discussing clean ammonia for energy storage, combustion, and different novel production methods in the workshop!

A new paper titled "Electrocatalytic Disproportionation of Nitric Oxide Toward Efficient Nitrogen Fixation" is now published in Advanced Energy Materials. Using a bipolar membrane, the process effectively converts nitric oxide to ammonia and nitrates. We analyzed the techno-economics of the process. Congratulations, Jinhe! 

XiaoYu is invited to talk in the 5th Canada’s Innovation Corridor Summit, "Transition to Net-Zero" on June 29, 2022. His talk "Hydrogen production, storage, and distribution for net-zero transition" will share his experience and insights on producing, storing, and distributing hydrogen, and discuss how we can use hydrogen to speed up the transition towards a net-zero economy. He will also highlight results from relevant projects in our research group.