Nitrogen and phosphorus-containing biomass based activated carbons for fuel cells and supercapacitors
Call, activity
Cooperation partners
Leading partner - Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry
Cooperation partners
- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Estonia,
- Institute for Sorption and Problems of Endoecology, The Ukraine.
Project goal
The scientific purpose of the project proposal is to synthesize micro- and mesoporous carbon materials on the base of wood char and pulping residue, black liquor, using chemical activation with sodium hydroxide, dope them with nitrogen and phosphorus heteroatoms for the applications as electrodes in energy accumulation devices (supercapacitors) and in fuel cells to replace platinum as oxygen reduction catalyst.
Main activities of the project:
- Activation with the aim to synthesize micro- and mesoporous carbon materials for the further doping;
- Doping with heteroatoms;
- Study of the electrochemical properties of the synthesized materials.
Scientific consultant: Dr.hab.chem. Galina Dobele.
Project duration: 30 months.
Total eligible costs of the project: account for 11501.45 EUR EUR, including funding from the European Regional Development Fund in amount of 85 % – 94776.23 EUR.