Charlotte Zhu
Faculty of Engineering
School of Chemical Engineering
E-mail
Location
Tyree Energy Technology Building
Project summary
My work focuses on the development of photothermal catalysts through design and tuning to maximise access to the solar spectrum, capturing visible to near infrared light (vis-NIR) as a major energy input for effective CO2 reduction into light hydrocarbon (C1-C4) products. This is facilitated by assessments on the optical and physical characteristics of the catalytic material to elucidate surface-reactant interactions, furthered by probing the role of light on the overall reaction mechanism.
