Liquid Metal Interfaces – A Novel Platform for Catalysis

R&D Focus Areas:
Fossil fuel conversion, Ammonia

Lead Organisation:
RMIT University

Partners:
Swinburne University of Technology

Status:
Active

Start date:
January 2024

Completion date:
December 2026

Key contacts:
Professor Torben Daeneke: Torben.Daeneke@rmit.edu.au
Associate Professor Rosalie Hocking: rhocking@swin.edu.au

Funding:
AUD$456,742 – Australian Research Council (ARC)

Project total cost:
AUD$456,742

Project summary description:
This project aims to develop the basic design principles that govern the performance of liquid metal alloy catalysts for the methane pyrolysis reaction and manufacturing of ammonia. The project expects to generate new knowledge in understanding the reaction dynamics occurring at the gas-liquid metal interface under true working conditions and the composition-catalytic activity relationships of multi-component liquid alloy catalysts through a combined experimental and computational/theoretical approach. The expected outcomes are new liquid metal alloys that can create new systems for manufacturing ammonia and hydrogen (and capable of producing hydrogen from natural gas without emitting any carbon dioxide).

Related publications and key links:
Grant – Grants Data Portal

Higher degree studies supported:
Two PhD students and one Post doctoral researcher are supported.

 

January 2025