Our Winter school on Electrocatalysis has as purpose to introduce you into the world of green electrochemistry with currently as hottest topic the recycling of CO2 through the electrochemical reduction into valuable chemicals and hydrogen production from water.
The course will include a mixture of lectures by renowned scientists in the field, possibilities to discuss your own work and small group practical sessions to get hands-on experience with electrochemical measurements and how to analyze and interpret the data.
Hereunder you can find the programme:
Monday 5 February 2024
8.30am - 10.30am: Registration + introduction
10.30am - 12.30am: Electrochemistry: Basic Principles
Prof. dr. Ing. Tom Breugelmans, University of Antwerp
12.30pm - 14.00pm: Lunch
14.00pm - 16.00pm: Electrochemistry: LSV, CV, R(R)DE
Prof. dr. Ing. Tom Breugelmans, University of Antwerp
16.00pm - 18.00pm: Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)
Prof. dr. Annick Hubin, VUB
18.00pm - 20.00pm: Reception
Tuesday 6 February 2024
8.30am - 10.30am: Fundamentals of Electrocatalysis
Prof. dr. Marc Koper, Leiden University
10.30am - 12.30am: Core-Shell Electrocatalysts Prepared by Galvanic Replacement and Deposition
Prof. dr. Sotiris Sotiropoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
12.30pm - 14.00pm: Lunch
14.00pm - 18.00pm: Practical Session: ELCAT/ Metrohm-Autolab
Wednesday 7 February 2024
8.30am - 10.30am: Measurement of Electrocatalyst Activity at the Electrolyte-gas Interface: Three
Electrode and In-situ Electrode (Fuel Cell/Electrolyser) Measurements
Prof. dr. Anthony Kucernak, Imperial College London
10.30am - 12.30am: Electrolysis for Green Hydrogen Production at Industrial Scale
Dr. Nick Valckx, Business Manager Zirfon, H2 Membranes Agfa
12.30pm - 14.00pm: Lunch
14.00pm - 18.00pm: Practical Session: ELCAT/ Metrohm-Autolab
Thursday 8 February 2024
8.30am - 9.30am: Electrode Processes and Engineering Features of Flow Batteries for
Energy Storage
Dr. Luis Fernando Arenas Martinez, University of Antwerp
9.30am - 11.30am: Overview of the Field and State-of-the-Art Electrochemical CO2 Conversion
Prof. dr. Tom Burdyny, TU Delft
11.30am - 12.30am: Gas Diffusion Electrodes in Electrolysis - from Chlorine to CO2 Reduction
Dr. Jürgen Kintrup, Covestro Deutschland AG
12.30pm - 14.00pm: Lunch
14.00pm - 16.00pm: In-situ characterization of CO2 electrolyzers
Dr. Ward van der Stam, Utrecht University
16.00pm - 18.00pm: Social programme: guided tour
18.00pm - 20.00pm: Dinner at faculty club
Friday 9 February 2024
8.30am - 10.30am: Electrolyzer and System Design for (CO2) Electrolysis
Dr. Balázs Endrődi, University of Szeged
10.30am - 12.30am: Beyond Electrocatalysis, Importance of Engineering Aspects for
Electrochemical Reactions
Dr. Daniel Choukroun, Dr. Jonathan Schalck
& Dr. Kevin Van Daele, University of Antwerp
12.30pm - 14.00pm: Lunch