Liquid plasma electrochemistry: activating catalytic surfaces and driving electrochemical transformations of plasma-activated species (B01)

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas ; Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 327886311

Understanding and controlling the complex interactions between non-equilibrium plasma discharges and liquid electrolytes is a key challenge on the way to realizing electrified, plasma-assisted catalytic processes at industrially relevant scales. In the project, the exchange of catalyst materials, spectroscopic diagnostics and validation of results across multiple platforms will pave a solid foundation for scale-up and broader application beyond ammonia synthesis.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1316: Transient atmospheric plasmas - from plasmas to liquids to solids
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Beatriz Roldan Cuenya