Chemistry Weekly Seminar- Dr. Mita Dasog
Dr. Mita Dasog, of Dalhousie University, will present a seminar at 4:00 p.m. in Thorvaldson 271.
Title:
From Shake and Bake Chemistry to Water-Splitting Materials
Abstract
Hydrogen produced by splitting water is an attractive clean fuel source and a chemical feedstock. Inexpensive and stable catalysts are required to generate hydrogen from water on a large scale at low cost. Furthermore, the catalyst synthesis should be feasible and scalable to make it commercially viable. This presentation will highlight solid-state synthetic methods developed in our lab to prepare inexpensive, nanostructured, photo- and electro-catalysts for water-splitting reactions. The influence of synthesis conditions on the physical properties of the nanostructures and their catalytic performance will also be discussed.
- G. Humagain, K. MacDougal, J. MacInnis, J. M. Lowe, R. H. Coridan, S. MacQuarrie, and M. Dasog, Adv. Energy Mater., 2018, 1801461.
- Y. Lai, J. R. Thompson and M. Dasog, Chem. Eur. J., 2018, 24, 7913.
- M. J. Kirshenbaum, M. G. Boebinger, M. J. Katz, M. T. McDowell, and M. Dasog, ChemNanoMat, 2018, 4, 423.