Accelerating Development of Cost Effective Metal Catalysts for H2 Generation

Loughborough UniversityLoughborough, United Kingdom

Course overview

The growing interest in developing pathways to clean, sustainable energy continues as the result of diminishing oil reserves. One promising solution utilises hydrogen as a clean fuel and offers an attractive route towards net zero attainment. In this exciting project, based within our group in the Department of Chemistry at Loughborough University, new catalyst development will be explored for cost effective hydrogen generation.

We have been interested, for many years, in organometallic and coordination compounds that are based on late transition metals such as ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, palladium, and platinum to name but a few. In addition, we use complimentary ligands typically based on Group 15 donor atoms incorporating nitrogen or phosphorus centres that can firmly anchor these metal sites into predefined arrangements that are suited for catalyst development. Recent interest by ourselves, and others, has redirected focus to the use of cheap earth abundant metals that can perform similar catalytic transformations.

94% of Loughborough’s research impact is rated world-leading or internationally excellent. REF 2021

Key highlights

Research project developing cost effective catalysts for hydrogen generation
Supports clean fuel pathways towards net zero
Explores organometallic and coordination compounds of late transition metals
Ligand design using nitrogen and phosphorus donor atoms
Investigates cheap earth abundant metals for catalytic transformations
94% of research impact rated world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)

Entry requirements

Degree: 2:1 — or above

Scholarships

Alumni Bursary
10% of tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
Up to 10% of fees
Alumni Discount
UK students: £1,500 tuition fee discount for one academic year. International students: £3,000 tuition fee discount for one academic year.
Care Leaver's Scholarship
Excellence Scholarships
UK students: £3,000 off tuition fees; International students: £6,000 off tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary
Our International Sports Student Postgraduate Bursary offers a £12,000 tuition fee discount (set against the tuition fees of your chosen postgraduate taught programme ONLY).
Up to £12,000
London 10th Anniversary Award
£5,000 off tuition fees.
Up to £5,000
Loughborough Business School Scholarship
£1,500 (UK students) and £3,000 (international students) off tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
MBA Progress with Purpose Scholarship
50% of tuition fees which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account.
Up to 50% of fees
Qatari Ghanim Al-Muftah Excellence Scholarship

Careers this course leads to

Research chemist
Postdoctoral research associate
Catalysis scientist
Hydrogen energy research scientist
Process development chemist
University lecturer in chemistry

Cost of study

UK/Home: £5,238 | International: £29,500

Admission

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