Scientific Program
Main Theme (preliminary): The role of electrochemistry in sustainable energy and the environment
Description of the Topic:
Electrochemistry has great potential to contribute to the generation of clean and renewable energy as well as to the environment in processes such as: the production of green hydrogen, green gasoline, batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic systems, pollution detection and remediation, reduction of CO2 to fuels or syngas and ammonia production by nitrogen reduction.
The meeting topic will be divided as follows:
1. Clean, renewable and new energy systems: development of catalysts to hydrogen production, photovoltaic devices using friendly and abundant materials, photoelectrochemical cells to H2 and ammonium production, fuel cells and electrical energy storage devices.
2. Environmental electrochemistry – Development of catalysts for pollution detection and remediation of soil, atmosphere and water with emphasis on real samples, Electrochemical and photoelectrochemical capture and reduction of CO2 for production of fuels or in syngas.
3. The coupling of degradation and power generation by photocatalytic fuel cells (PFC) - This system present double environmental benefit: waste material can be consumed and solar radiation can be converted into useful forms of energy, such as electricity, hydrogen or fuel.
Division 5: ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Division 3: ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
Roberto Manuel Torresi (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil)
Tackling Lithium-Sulfur Battery Challenges with Porous Materials and Operando Techniques
Anna Hankin (Imperial College London, UK)
Photoelectrochemical H2 production: Lessons from field tests
Nicola Pinna (Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany)
Novel Materials Chemistry for Applications in Energy Storage and Conversion
Siegfried Waldvogel (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Germany)
Electrochemical Upcycling of Pollutants
Christine Kranz (Ulm University, Germany)
Advanced Scanning Electrochemical Probe Microscopy for the Screening of Photocatalytic Activity
Manuel Andrés Rodrigo (Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha, Spain)
Organic Electrorefineries: towards a new paradigm in electrochemical environmental technology