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Postgraduate Researcher Phone: +44 (0)20 7679 2643 Email: mithila.manage.09@ucl.ac.uk |
Address: Department of Chemical Engineering University College London Torrington Place London WC1E 7JE United Kingdom |
Mithila gained her M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from University College London in 2009. Her final year research project examined the accelerated carbonation of APC residues as a potential route for CO2 capture.
Research project
Title: An investigation into the integration of high temperature steam electrolysers with power station and chemical process streams
Supervisors: Professor Stefaan Simons, Dr Dan Brett and Dr Eva Sorensen
Low temperature electrolysers are widely used for the production of hydrogen; however, they are considered inefficient and costly. Raising the temperature of operation is favourable to both the thermodynamics and kinetics of this reaction. Therefore, high temperature steam electrolysers may offer the most economical route to the formation of hydrogen, depending on the source of the heat to sustain the temperature and the electrons to drive the reaction.
In this project we are looking at the feasibility of combining high temperature steam electrolysers with chemical plants, in order to produce hydrogen. In addition, we are exploring the effect of specific process stream compositions on the operation of steam electrolysers and analysing the economics of the process. Furthermore, co-electrolysis of CO2 and steam is also being assessed.
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