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| Best poster award for Shilong Fu at ICE 2023 |
At the annual meeting of the ICE (International Society of Electrochemistry) that was held in Lyon, France from Sept. 3-8, Shilong Fu won the best poster award for his poster titled "Electrochemical CO2 Reduction in the Presence of SO2 Impurities on a Nitrogen-doped Carbon Electrocatalyst. What was the poster about and what does winning such an award bring you? We asked him.
Can you briefly describe what your poster is about?
"This poster presents an investigation into the impact of SO2 impurities on a self-made nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction to CO. We have found that this catalyst outperforms a silver foil electrode, maintaining high Faradaic efficiency and robustness even in the presence of SO2 impurities. These findings have profound implications for the conversion of waste CO2 into sustainable chemicals and fuels, especially considering industrial CO2 streams often contain SO2 as a main impurity."
What did they say is the reason you won this award?
"According to the comments from the audience who visited my poster, I think there are 2 attractive points:
- The innovative approach. We developed a nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst which derives from renewable materials (inedible waste biomass) for a sustainable technology (electrochemical CO2 reduction). This approach provides a cost-effective and more eco-friendly catalyst for electrochemical CO2 reduction, also shows the potential to improve the added value of waste biomass.
- The potential implications. Utilizing CO2 directly from industrial flue gas is attractive from an economical perspective as it allows to bypass the capture and purification steps. We demonstrated that the higher resistance to SO2 impurities of N-doped carbon catalysts than silver foil electrode for electrochemical CO2 reduction to CO, and systematically investigated the impacts of the applied potentials and the concentration of SO2 impurities."
How does winning this award affect you and your research?
"Recognition for this work significantly boosts my motivation and confidence, encouraging me to pursue more ambitious projects. It also helps me to open new opportunities for collaboration and networking. I’m currently looking for a postdoc position to continue my study on electrochemical CO2 reduction in the coming future." |
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