University of Newcastle upon Tyne

 

School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials

 

Areas of Interest:

Research is focussed upon the development of proton conducting membrane fuel cells using gaseous and liquid fuels including hydrogen, methanol, ethanol and reformate gas, with applications in transportation and propulsion and in miniaturised, portable and static power.  Present research of new fuel cell technologies involves novel electrode and catalyst fabrication techniques and structures, geometries and stack configurations and includes:

 

·   Electrocatalysis (Fabrication  & Testing)

·   Mechanistic studies of cell electrochemistry

·   Membrane electrode assembly fabrication

·   Cell design, testing and engineering

 

·   Durability fuel cell tests

·   Modelling and simulation

·   Fuel reforming using compact catalytic reactors

·   Statistical modelling and control

·   Cell and stack development

Activity and Expertise:

Current projects are supported by EPSRC, MoD, Carbon Trust, EU and Industry and include:

 

·   New anodes for the DMFC

·   Catalysed ion exchange membranes

·   DMFC with conducting polymers

·   CO and methanol tolerant electrodes for advanced PEM & DAFCs

·   Two-dimensional modelling of DMFC

·   EU FP6 FURIM consortium

·   Modelling and performance of new anodes for the DMFC

·   Microbial fuel cell

·   Alkaline direct alcohol fuel cells

·   Sodium borohydride fuel cell

·   Mixed fuel/oxidant fuel cell

·   Direct Alcohol Fuel Cell

 

A Fuel Cell and Fuel Cell Catalyst screening consultancy service is also available, including:

·   Fuel Cell (PEM, DAFC, Single cell & Stack Testing, Liquid/vapour operation) 

·   Component Fabrication and Testing (GDL, Catalyst and MEA)

·   Electrochemical analysis (e.g. Cyclic Voltammetry, H2 & CO stripping)

·   Physical (also available from the university upon request)

 

Credentials:

The Electrochemical Materials Processing Centre (EMPC) is a leading and internationally recognised centre of excellence in electrochemical engineering and fuel cell research with a team of 20 researchers occupying three new dedicated Electrochemical & Fuel Cell Laboratories.  The school is an EU Marie Curie Training Site for Electrochemical, Energy and Environmental Systems and works closely with a spin out company NewChem Technologies Ltd., (http://www.newchemtechnologies.com).

 

Fuel cell and/or Hydrogen courses and modules offered:

Spring School on Development of Electrochemical Processes, contact: Dr Sudipta Roy.

 

Contact:          Professor Keith Scott

 

Email:              k.scott@ncl.ac.uk

 

Tel:                  +44 (0)191 222 8771

 

Address:          Merz Court, Claremont Road, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK.

 

Website:          http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ceam/