MSDG Summer 2017 Research Meeting Programme
Tuesday 4th July 2017, Chemistry Centre, RSC, Burlington House, London.
12:00 – 13:45
Coffee & Registration: ESLC Room A07
12:45 – 13:45
Buffet Lunch
13:50 - 14:00
Chairman’s welcome by Dr Andrew Doherty
14:00 – 15:30
Technical Session 1. Chair: Andrew Doherty
14:00 – 14:30
Why we need to understand molten salt thermodynamics and phase equilibria to make widgets
Stuart Mucklejohn
Ceravision Ltd
Contact E-mail: stuart.mucklejohn@ceravision.co.uk
14:30 – 15:00
Energy applications of black silicon by molten salt electrolysis
Paul R. Coxon*, Hyun-Kung Kim, Derek J. Fray
Dept of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge.
15:00 - 15:30
Molten salt preparation of graphene hybrid nanostructures and their applications
A.R.Kamali1* & D.J.Fray2
1 School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
2 Departments of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK
Contact E-mail: ali@smm.neu.edu.cn
15:30 - 16:00
Tea break
16:00 - 17:00
Technical Session 2. Chair: Derek Fray
16:00 - 16:30
Co-reduction of CO2 and steam in molten electrolytes.
Ossama Al-Juboori and George Z. Chen
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.
16:30 - 17:00
Mechanism and Kinetics of Electrocarboxylations in Ionic liquid Media
Andrew P. Doherty and Eunan Marley
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, BT9 6AG, UK
Contact E-mail: a.p.doherty@qub.ac.uk
18:00 - 20:00
Dinner at Mr Man’s Chinese Restaurant (http://www.mrmansrestaurant.co.uk).
Wednesday 5th July 2017,ESLC Room A07
09:00-10:30
Technical Session No. 3 Chair: Stuart Mucklejohn
09:00-09:30
Direct electrochemical synthesis of Ti-35Nb-7.9Sn alloy from mixed oxide discs in CaCl2 melt
D. Sri Maha Vishnu1,2*, Jagadeesh Sure1,2, R. Vasant Kumar2 and Carsten Schwandt1,2
1Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Nizwa, Birkat Al Mouz, 616 Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman
2Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge,
27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
*Contact E-mail: smvd2@cam.ac.uk, vishnu@unizwa.edu.om
09:30-10:00
Current Progress on Molten Salt Electrolysis in GLABAT
Han Wang*, Zhanglong Yu, Sheng Fang, Chunrong Zhao, BingYu, Ning Wang, and Juanyu Yang*
Department of Material R&D, China Automotive Battery Research Institute Co. Ltd., Beijing, China
10:00-10:30
Synthesis of Ti-5Ta-2Nb Alloy from Solid Oxides by Electro-reduction in Molten Salt and its Corrosion Behaviour in Concentrated Nitric Acid
Jagadeesh Sure1,2*, D. Sri Maha Vishnu1,2, R. Vasant Kumar2 and Carsten Schwandt1,2
1Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Birkat Al Mouz, 616 Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman
2Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
*Contact E-mail: js2195@cam.ac.uk, jagadeesh.sure@unizwa.edu.om
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-12:30
Technical Session No. 4 Chair: George Chen
11:00-11:30
Towards understanding microscopic interactions in ionic liquids and their effects on SN2 processes
Karin Schaffarczyk McHale,a Ron Hainesa and Jason B. Harperaa
aSchool of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia *k.schaffarczyk-mchale@unsw.edu.au
11:30-12:00
Three Dimensional Printing of Biomaterial-Laden Ionic Liquids
Deshani H. A. T. Gunasekera*, Christopher Tuck*, Anna K. Croft† and Ricky D. Wildman*
*Centre for Additive Manufacturing (CfAM), Department of Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.
† Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.
12:00-12:30
Molecular Interactions of Protein-based materials with Ionic Liquids
Shafaq Muzammala,b Christof Jaegera, Peter Licenceb, Anna K. Crofta
aDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham,UKbSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, UK *enxsm15@nottingham.ac.uk
12:30-13:00
The role of C8mimPF6 in miniemulsion stabilized by silica nanoparticles
Yiyang Konga, Rongmeihui Zhenga and Binjie Hua,*
aDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo 315100, China
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-17:00
Tour of the Industrial Museum at Wollaton Hall
18:00-19:00
Committee Meeting
19:00-19:30
Drinks reception at the University Council Room
19:30-21:00
Banquet at the University Council Room:
After dinner speech: “The Discovery of Black Snow and Other Adventures in the World of Molten Slag” Some Recollections from a Jack of All Trades. Dr Fred Starr PhD, C.Eng, FIMMM, M.IMechE
Thursday 6th July 2017, ESLC Graduate Centre
09:00-10:30
Technical Session No. 5 Chair: George Chen
09:00-09:30
High Seebeck Coefficient Thermocell with Molten Carbonate Electrolyte
S. Kandhasamy1, O.S. Burheim2, A. Solheim3, S. Kjelstrup4 & G.M. Haarberg1
1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway 2 Department of Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway 3 SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway
09:30-10:00
Paper TITLE text
Names of papers authors
Address of academic institutions and Email contacts
10:00-10:30
Paper TITLE text
Names of papers authors
Address of academic institutions and Email contacts
10:30-11:00
Tea break
11:00-12:00
Technical Session No. 6 Chair: Anna Croft
11:00-11:30
A liquid sodium-zinc and molten chloride battery
Geir Martin Haarberg1, Junli Xu2, Karen S. Osen3, and Ole S. Kjos3
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
2School of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
3SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, NO-7465 Trondheim, Norway
Contact E-mail: geir.martin.haarberg@ntnu.no
11:30-12:00
Solid state production of a seven component niobium-silicide based alloy
G.R.Doughty1
1Metalysis Ltd. Advanced Manufacturing Park, Brinley Way, Catcliffe, Rotherham, S60 5FS
12:00-13:00
Buffet Lunch
13:00
Close
Posters
Electrochemical reduction of plutonium oxide
Steven Wilcock
AWE plc, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4PR, UK
Contact E-mail: steven.wilcock@awe.co.uk
Solid State Manufacture of High Entropy Alloys: Preliminary Studies
M B D Ellis and G Doughty
Metalysis Ltd, Unit 2, Fairfeild Park, Manvers Way, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham, S63 5DB, UK
Contact E-mail: greg.doughty@metalysis.com
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Programme and Book of abstracts available HERE