Speaker
Description
The development of new and more energy efficient catalytic processes capable of replacing large scale industrial processes is essential to the reduction of greenhouse gasses over the coming decades. To achieve the goal of a greener society not only do these processes need to be revised but a reduction in the waste already present in our environment must also occur. The use of gallium and gallium-based alloys as solvents and catalysts has garnered increasing interest recently. It has been reported that low temperature liquid metals such as gallium and gallium alloys are able to function as highly effective catalysts for a number of interesting reactions such as CO2 and Nitrogen reduction3. However, the mechanisms unique to these reactions are poorly understood and remain mostly undefined. This study will explore these systems in two major ways focusing first on low temperature liquid metals and their ability to reduce plastics; and secondly to use analytical techniques such as X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) to observe the structural interactions and changes that occur during the reduction process, with the goal of developing a method to turn unusable plastic waste into high quality carbon products such as graphene
| Students Only – Do you wish to take part in the Student Poster Slam | No |
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| Pronouns | He/Him |
| Do you intend to attend UM2022 | In person - Melbourne |
| Terms and conditions (Please confirm that you have read all the requirements and agree to the conditions) | Yes |
| Students Only - if available would you be interested in student travel funding | Yes |
| Presenter Gender | Man |
| Level of Expertise | Student |
