{"id":611,"date":"2022-11-15T21:56:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T21:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msca-dn-ecomates.eu\/?page_id=611"},"modified":"2023-08-03T13:38:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T13:38:42","slug":"dc-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.msca-dn-ecomates.eu\/?page_id=611","title":{"rendered":"PhD Candidate #8"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"611\" class=\"elementor elementor-611\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82d67f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82d67f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b65278\" data-id=\"8b65278\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e2601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99e2601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msca-dn-ecomates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inizia-adesso9.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msca-dn-ecomates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inizia-adesso9.png 800w, https:\/\/www.msca-dn-ecomates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inizia-adesso9-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msca-dn-ecomates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/inizia-adesso9-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2264ba8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2264ba8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86bcf0a\" data-id=\"86bcf0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a65e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a65e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #333333;\">Born in Mumbai in 1999. Her academic journey commenced with a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Chemistry from the University of Mumbai (2017-2020). Subsequently, in 2020, Avni worked as a Research Intern for 6 months at Cyanohealth Research Lab in Mumbai, where she explored the field of synthetic food colors. She pursued a Master\u2019s degree from Savitribai Phule Pune University with a specialization in Inorganic Chemistry (2020-2023). During her master\u2019s, she worked on synthesis, characterization, and applications of nickel selenide. Continuing her research pursuits, Avni joined Savitribai Phule Pune University as a project trainee. In this role, she dedicated her efforts to the development of hybrid metal chalcogenides, focusing on their potential applications in non-enzymatic urea conversion.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e41047b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e41047b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31f1c87\" data-id=\"31f1c87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389481e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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data-id=\"680ce6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94fdcd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94fdcd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #6ba2d9;\">Development and upscaling of gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) for electrochemical CO<sub>2<\/sub> reduction<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7d1f22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7d1f22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66a372c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26607f11\" data-id=\"26607f11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67687d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67687d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #333333;\"><strong>Project objectives: \u00a0<\/strong>The electrochemical conversion of CO<sub>2<\/sub> is a promising technology to overcome several challenges facing the implementation of carbon-neutral energy sources as it provides a means of storing renewable electricity in a convenient, high energy-density form. CO<sub>2<\/sub> is considered as the furthermost thermodynamically stable oxidized state of carbon. Consequently, CO<sub>2 <\/sub>reductions using different approaches need high threshold energy input to overcome thermodynamic barriers. Thus, it is necessary to find suitable catalysts to boost the conversion kinetics and enhance the product selectivity. Advantages are observed when using electrochemical technologies for CO<sub>2 <\/sub>conversion from aqueous solutions, under relatively mild conditions, with limited consumption of chemicals, at controlled reaction rate and in an environmental friendly manner. In addition, a high selectivity in the desired molecule(s) produced will be achieved by controlling the processing parameters and interferences of undesired compounds, present in the CO<sub>2<\/sub> waste stream, can be minimized. In order to develop an efficient CO<sup>2<\/sup> conversion process, this PhD project will develop and characterize in detail Gas Diffusion Electrodes (GDEs) for selected bimetallic Cu\/M catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction towards ethylene and further validate with other bimetallic catalysts for other products, e.g. CO, formate, methanol.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #333333;\"><strong>Working context:<\/strong> DC#8 will be hosted at the <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msca-dn-ecomates.eu\/vito\/\">Flemish Institute for Technological Research &#8211; VITO<\/a>\u00a0(Belgium) and will be enrolled in the PhD school of the Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), supervised by Dr. D. Pant and co-Supervised by Prof. M. Garcia Melchor. Part of the activity will be carried on during <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">secondment periods<\/span> at APRIA for a training on electrolyzer development and testing the GDEs developed at VITO and at Trinity College Dublin for a training on electrode design and modelling.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43c4b57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43c4b57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1d427f\" data-id=\"f1d427f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84bf290 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"84bf290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e67900 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e67900\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4866e56\" data-id=\"4866e56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd67749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd67749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #333333;\">Expected outcome: <\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #333333;\">The DC will prepare a doctoral thesis in the field of electrochemical CO<sub>2<\/sub> conversion, will publish scientific articles related to the research project of the assignment and will \u00a0contribute to outreach and research at VITO and TCD under the framework of ECOMATES project.<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born in Mumbai in 1999. 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