University of Nottingham
Job title:
PhD Studentship: Inexperienced Manufacturing of Ammonia (ENG1929)
Firm
College of Nottingham
Job description
Location: UK Different
Closing Date: Tuesday 12 March 2024
Reference: ENG1929
This totally funded PhD studentship is predicated throughout the School of Engineering on the College of Nottingham, contributing to innovative analysis into clear power applied sciences. We’re looking for a extremely gifted candidate to conduct elementary analysis right into a novel strategy to producing ammonia with low carbon emissions.
Imaginative and prescient and Motivation
As a vital ingredient for many meals fertilisers, ammonia helps to feed over half of the world’s inhabitants. With a rising inhabitants to succeed in almost 10 billion by 2050, the demand for ammonia is anticipated to extend by almost 50%. Alternatively, ammonia performs a big position within the transition in the direction of a hydrogen financial system, as it’s a service for hydrogen. The present manufacturing of ammonia through Haber-Bosch course of (N2 +H2 –
NH3) is sort of completely counting on fossil fuels to supply hydrogen. This straight produces 2% of world carbon emissions. To maintain human life with out exacerbating local weather change, cleaner manufacturing of ammonia have to be urgently applied. This PhD challenge will examine subsequent era ammonia manufacturing know-how straight from N2 and water. You’ll entry to the state-of-art tools to discover totally different supplies and novel instruments reminiscent of plasma to maximise the efficiency of manufacturing ammonia. On this interdisciplinary analysis, you’ll not solely profit from the experience from College of Nottingham, but additionally work intently with our collaborators (e.g. College of Cambridge).
Intention
The general goal can be to research a brand new response scheme for producing ammonia from N2 and water.
On this interdisciplinary challenge, you’ll:
- Overview the state-of-the-art applied sciences for low emission approaches to ammonia manufacturing, and significantly chemical looping.
- Display screen and develop supplies for fixing N2 and producing ammonia at gentle situations.
- Develop a plasma-assisted system to facilitate ammonia manufacturing.
The end result of this challenge will reveal the potential of a low-cost and low emission approaching to producing ammonia in a cyclic course of, contributing to the realisation of engineering net-zero.
Who we’re in search of
- 1st class or equal in chemical engineering, materials science, chemistry, or a associated self-discipline. 2:1 may additionally be thought-about if different standards are met.
- Good writing and communication expertise.
- Self-motivated candidate.
Funding assist
Each UK and worldwide candidates are thought-about for this place. Upon discovering the profitable candidate, funding is acquired by the College of Nottingham.
Easy methods to Apply?
Please ship your CV, tutorial transcripts, and a canopy letter outlining your experiences and analysis pursuits to Dr Yaoyao Zheng ([email protected]). Casual enquiries may be despatched to this e-mail.
Closing Date:
Purposes are evaluated on a rolling foundation till an acceptable candidate is appointed.
The College actively helps equality, variety and inclusion and encourages purposes from all sections of society.
Anticipated wage
Location
Cambridge – Nottingham
Job date
Thu, 14 Dec 2023 07:41:11 GMT
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