Seawater-Compatible Electro-chemical Analysis of Various Materials for Optimised Long-Term Performance

The project aims to demonstrate the comparative efficacy of 3 classes of materials, viz. layered double hydroxides, HITP type Metal Organic Framework (MOF) materials, and ZIF type MOFs towards bi-functional operations, and in the presence of seawater. The project team will synthesize, characterize, and test the cell performances under 2 and 3-electrode configurations, using Chrono-Amperometry/ Potentiometry, Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), as part of the investigations.

Synthesis and testing of new anode materials for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction, in the presence of sea water, to generate high performance, and avoid production of Chlorine