华威大学PhD position in Hydrogenation of Nitrous Oxide Using MOF Catalysts申请条件要求-申请方
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About the Project
Nitrous oxide (N2O, laughing gas) is an abundant gas that accumulates in the Earth’s atmosphere, leading to depletion of ozone in the stratosphere and contributing to global warming as a potent greenhouse gas. Although naturally occurring, anthropogenic N2O emissions from intensive agricultural fertilisation, industrial processes, and combustion of fossil fuels and biomass are a major cause for concern due to the detrimental impact this will have on our environment. The degradation, reduction, and/or application of nitrous oxide in synthesis have consequently drawn attention. Hydrogenation of nitrous oxide using dihydrogen, which liberates dinitrogen and water, is considered an attractive reductive process but is poorly developed and not currently technologically viable. Known heterogenous processes are characterised by undesirably forcing reaction conditions, whilst the current state-of-the art homogenous catalysts do not have practically useful productivity (ca. limited to <1000 catalytic turnovers). Building upon unpublished breakthrough findings in the Chaplin group, using late transition metal pincer complexes as hydrogenation catalysts, and exploiting the expertise of the Walton group for working with metal organic frameworks (MOFs), we seek to develop highly porous, group 9/10 metal-based MOFs as catalysts for the hydrogenation of nitrous oxide using dihydrogen. These targets are novel 3D functional materials, which marry the advantages of homogenous and heterogenous catalysts for the purpose of reducing nitrous oxide under mild conditions with high fidelity. All new MOF will be extensively characterised using the suite of advanced analytical facilities available onsite at Warwick. Catalytic activity will by systematically evaluated, aided by bespoke headspace gas-phase analysis facilities available within the Chaplin group, to correlate structure with activity. These measurements will be contextualised by comparison to molecular analogues and the combined findings will be harnessed to propel subsequent catalyst design and optimisation.
This project will provide exceptional interdisciplinary training, comprising advanced methods for the synthesis of organometallic compounds and extended polycrystalline materials, along with use of wide range of modern analytical techniques. The latter include diffraction methods (powder/single crystal X-ray diffraction, three-dimensional electron diffraction) in combination with solid-state MAS NMR spectroscopy to establish structure and bulk purity, which would be complemented by small angle X-ray scattering and electron microscopy studies to understand the bulk material properties and homogeneity (dispersity of particle size and shape). All the necessary specialist training will be provided throughout the supervisors and senior members of their research teams.
Full details: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/study/pgr/studentships/nerccenta/studentships/chaplin_adrian_project_proposal_2025.docx .
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项目资助情况
Funding for this project is available via the Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA, View Website( https://centa.ac.uk/ )), a consortium of research-intensive Universities and research institutes that are working together to provide excellence in doctoral research training in Earth and Environmental Sciences. CENTA students are for 3.5 years and provide tuition fees at UK (home) rates, an annual stipend (currently £19,237 per year for 2024/5), and research training support grant. International applicants are welcome to apply but must be able to demonstrate they can fund the difference between UK and overseas fees for the duration of their study.
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姓名：Dr Richard Walton
邮箱：r.i.walton@warwick.ac.uk
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