Project 159: Plasma-Assisted Catalytic Green Ammonia Production
Contact Information:
Assoc. Prof. Chong Cheng Tung
Email: ctchong@sjtu.edu.cn
Project Description and Objectives:
Due to the potential role of ammonia in energy storage and fuel, ammonia production has received much attention. However, the Haber-Bosch process, which is widely used in industrial ammonia production, has consumed 2% energy in the world and released a significant amount of CO2. To solve these problems caused by the Haber-Bosch process, many novel ammonia production methods have been proposed, with the plasma-assisted ammonia production emerging as one of the most promising methods. As the 4th state of matter, the plasma has many unique physical and chemical properties which could be helpful for ammonia production. This project focuses on the ammonia production mechanism during the complex plasma-assisted ammonia process. The complex plasma-assisted ammonia process includes not only the reactions between catalyst and reactant, but also the interactions between plasma and catalyst and the interactions between plasma and reactant. The main goal of this project is to explore the reaction mechanism during the plasma-assisted ammonia process. Also, a series of experiments and simulations will be conducted to validate the proposed reaction mechanism.
Eligibility Requirements:
Have sufficient knowledge in chemistry.
Prior experience with chemistry experiments.
Good working attitude and self-learning ability.
Good team spirit.
Main Tasks:
Review literature on the development of plasma-assisted green ammonia production in the past few years.
Design and synthesize one type catalyst suitable for plasma-assisted ammonia production.
Explore the ammonia production mechanism during the plasma-assisted ammonia process.
Website:
Lab: https://netzerocarbon.sjtu.edu.cn/
School: https://lcc.sjtu.edu.cn/