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Direct liquid fuel cells are considered an ideal electrochemical energy device to supplement Li-batteries in some special applications, due to the higher energy density of liquid fuel, quiet operation, and independent of charging plugs. We are interested in develop direct carbohydrazide fuel cells with high power density and high energy and fuel efficiency. Now we are investigating electrochemical reaction mechanisms of carbohydrazide, hydrazine and ammonia over different types of catalysts in various conditions, and exploring efficient anode catalyst materials, with the ultimate goal of developing novel carbohydrazide fuel cell technologies.

Sponsor: Iowa Reagents Innovation Fund (RIF)

Wenzhen Li Research Group

Electrochemistry / Catalysis / Energy / Environment / Sustainability

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BRL Lab (2nd Floor)

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1A

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2A

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2C

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3A

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Equipment Room

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1B

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2B

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2D

Hallway

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Hallway

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Rest Area

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Interaction Area

Sweeney Lab (2156)

Equipment and Facilities (Li group)

Glove Box

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Water Purification System

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Scriber Fuel Cell Tester

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Splitting Furnace & Vacuum Oven

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Agilent HPLC

Biologic VSP-3 electrochemical workstati

Biologic Electrochemical Workstation

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Wet-chemistry Synthesis System

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Pine Rotating Disk Electrode (RDE)

Electrochemical tests with online GC

Hot Press

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Muffle furnace

Centrifuge

Synthesis Retorts & Fuel Cell Test Hardware

Balances

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DC Power & Electronic Load

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Ultrasonic Baths

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Mechanical Agitator

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Thin Film Maker

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Lab Refrigerator

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Flow Battery Test

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Intermediate Temperature Electrolysis Cell

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Electrolysis Flow Cell for Furanics Reduction

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Lab Oven

Lab Oven

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Four Point Probe Resistivity Measurement

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Electrolysis H-type Cell with Online Gas Analysis

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Electrolysis Flow Cell for Seawater Splitting and Mediated Alkene Partial Oxidation

Equipment and Facilities (shared at BRL)

UV-Vis spectrometer

Solar Simulator

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GC-MS

Zeta Potential Analyzer

UPLC-MS

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FTIR

UPLC-MS

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TGA

Chemisorption