This is a funded MbyRes, including a generous stipend and tuition fees, with well-resourced circumstances for a successful scholarship.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to contribute on a project that could have significant impact and lead to an entirely new approach for the use of amine-boranes on an industrially important application.
This is a KESS funded MbyRes project for the investigation of the utilisation of amine-borane compounds as stores and sources of molecular hydrogen. The feasibility of such compounds for hydrogen storage and generation is to be investigated on an industrial context via our collaboration with the industrial partner. Standard synthetic and characterisation methods will be applied during the project together with a literature data analysis of the thermodynamic properties of amino-boranes.
The selected candidate will apply their chemical knowledge and synthetic skills to the role and will demonstrate ambition to develop new amino-boranes with suitable physical-chemical properties to be tested for hydrogen storage and release. The project will entail a significant amount of literature data analysis, synthesis, characterisation and physical chemical measurements of the properties of amino-boranes. Application of the newly developed methodologies will subsequently be explored in collaboration with the industrial partner. This close collaborative partnership will allow the student to develop transferable knowledge and skills in this most exciting and active field of materials for hydrogen storage. It will also enhance the potential for future employment of the candidate in this or related industries.
This Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarship (KESS) project will be held in the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science at the University of South Wales. KESS is a programme funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) awarded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) in the Welsh Government. The MbyRes project is co-sponsored by one of the world’s most innovative steel making companies, Tata Steel Strip Products, UK. The successful candidate will work closely within a chemistry research group at University of South Wales and with advisors from Tata Steel’s Port Talbot works. The project will focus on synthetic chemistry, catalysis and physical chemical property measurements.
Programme of research:
One of the main aims of this research programme involves the screening of a variety of borane compounds and their corresponding amine-boranes. The boranes investigated will be utilised for the selective extraction of Lewis bases generated in the coke oven process at our industrial partner’s site. The goal of the project is to outline the feasibility for the use of amine-boranes as a source of hydrogen for fuel cells.
Eligibility of Student:
To be eligible to hold a KESS studentship, you must:
· have a home address in West Wales & the Valleys area (details below)* at the time of registration.
· have the right to take up paid work in the Convergence area* on completion of the scholarship.
· must have the right to work in the region on qualification.
· satisfy University of South Wales’s admissions criteria: see below, qualifications and experience and application process
Qualifications and experience:
Eligible applicants will:
- Have a degree (2i or higher) in Chemistry
- Possess a reasonable understanding of synthetic chemistry, catalysis and characterisation
- Be highly self-motivated, with capacity to learn and develop new synthetic and analytical skills
- Have well-developed and positively collaborative interpersonal skills
- Have the ability to deliver technical reports and communicate findings
- Be willing to travel and work in industrial settings
Application Process:
To download an application package, please visit: Participant Application Package
For any queries on eligibility, please contact: KESS Team at Research and Innovation Services, University of South Wales: [Email Address Removed] Tel: 01443 482578
For informal enquiries or further programme information, please contact: Dr Nildo Costa ([Email Address Removed]).
The position is available from 1st October 2021
Further information at:
https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/persons/rosenildo-da-costa(0adfaf2c-eaec-4b7e-894e-7a29ac58dd24).html
Continue with Facebook
