Postdoc Electrochemical Conversion of Nitrate and Carbonate Streams
2 maanden geleden
The carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles regulate life-balance on Earth. However, our heavy reliance on fossil fuels during the last century has led to an increasing excess of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, a powerful greenhouse gas. In addition, the deployment of large-scale agriculture, the associated deforestation and land use intensification, added to the use of fertilizers, has led to an alarming cumulative increase of nitrates in soil and water
streams. Within the framework of the ICONIC project, this position will pursue the development of an electrochemical route to upgrade carbonate and nitrate/nitrite species from seawater into valuable chemicals such as urea. Powered by renewables, this offers a path to ecosystem restoration and to balancing the carbon and nitrogen cycles.
This postdoc position is in the research group of Dr. Ruud Kortlever at the Process & Energy department of the Mechanical Engineering faculty. The position will benefit from the existing expertise of the group on electrocatalytic conversions and the established state-of-the-art electrochemical lab which is comprised of many product analysis and material characterization techniques. The position is funded via an EIC Pathfinder project (ICONIC), where we will collaborate with partners from multiple European countries. We are very much interested in investigating different electrocatalytic materials for the reduction of carbonate and nitrate to urea and other C-N products, and implementing these materials in an electrolyzer that can operate at high current densities. Moreover, we aim to use carbonate and nitrate from seawater, and are therefore interested in mitigating and negative effects from the other constituents in seawater such as chlorine. You will work together with a diverse team of scientist interested in these topics, and will also be part of the e-Refinery institute that focusses on electrochemical conversion technologies. Given the rapid development and large interest in the technology, we expect you to publish in scientific literature and present the technology to the general public, hence good communication skills in addition to scientific and engineering talent is required.
Requirements
- A PhD degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, material science, physical chemistry or similar.
- Hands on experimental experience with electrochemistry.
- Experience with material characterization techniques.
- Good teamplayer with a collaborative mind-set.
- Pro-active and creative mind-set.
- Fluent in English, good written and oral presentation skills.
- Starting as soon as possible.
Conditions of employment
Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.
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