Understanding surface modification and stability of Advanced SCILL (C04)

• Subject Area: Synthesis and Properties of Functional Materials ; Chemical and Thermal Process Engineering
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 431791331

Project C04 will target the stability of advanced SCILLs in hydrogenation reactions both with and without potential control. Depending on the catalyst material, reaction, and operation conditions, functionalised ILs may have a beneficial or a detrimental effect on the stability of the active NPs. Therefore, we will study the dynamic evolution of the catalytic interface over extended operation periods, in dependence of parameters such as the EC potential, composition, structure, morphology, and the chemical nature of the interface, and investigate the effect on the reactions in Projects C01 and C05. The project will benefit from the complementary expertise of the Mayrhofer and Virtanen groups, bringing together a broad range of methods to study dissolution, degradation and corrosion mechanisms.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1452: Catalysis at Liquid Interfaces (CLINT)
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Karl Mayrhofer; Professorin Dr. Sannakaisa Virtanen