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