报告题目

Sustainable Batteries and Electrocatalytic Processes

报告人

Prof. Magda Titirici

报告人单位

Imperial College London

报告时间

2026年6月3日（星期三）10:00

报告地点

东区近代物理楼609会议室

主办单位

精准智能化学全国重点实验室

报告摘要

This talk will present our recent efforts toward sustainable energy technologies for a defossilised, carbon-neutral society, spanning green batteries, hydrogen production and platinum-free fuel cells. First, I will discuss sustainable batteries beyond Li-ion, with emphasis on greener cell manufacturing and the “12 principles of green batteries” developed by our group. I will then focus on sodium-ion batteries, particularly hard carbon anodes, sodium-storage mechanisms revealed by advanced characterisation and electrochemistry, solid electrolyte interphases, commercialisation perspectives, and preliminary results on anode-free Li and Na batteries. The talk will also cover green hydrogen production. Beyond conventional water electrolysis, where the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction and Ir-based catalysts remain key challenges, I will introduce our high-throughput and machine-learning-assisted studies of IrOx electrocatalysts. I will further discuss alternative anodic reactions using biomass- and waste-derived feedstocks, such as glycerol, ethylene glycol and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, which can lower cell voltage while producing valuable chemicals. Finally, I will present our work on bio-inspired Fe–N–C catalysts for platinum-free fuel cells, focusing on active-site identification, site density and stability challenges.

报告人简介

Maria-Magdalena Titirici is Chair in Sustainable Energy Materials in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London and holds a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies. She received her PhD in 2005 and later became an independent group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, obtaining her Habilitation in 2013. Before joining Imperial in 2019, she was Professor at Queen Mary University of London. Her research focuses on sustainable materials for energy storage and conversion, including batteries, electrocatalysis and fuel cells. She has published around 400 papers and has been recognised as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher since 2018. Her honours include the RSC Corday-Morgan Prize, the Royal Society Kavli Medal and several major materials science awards. She leads a diverse research group at Imperial and has secured over £20 million in research funding from UK, EU and industrial partners.