Phd On Novel Bipolar Membranes By Electrospinning - Eindhoven, Nederland - TU Eindhoven

TU Eindhoven

Geverifieerd bedrijf

Eindhoven, Nederland

1 week geleden

Geplaatst door:

Daan Van den Berg

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Beschrijving

Job description:

In water technology, the demand for bipolar membranes is steadily rising. Bipolar membranes split water into protons and hydroxyl ions allowing the industrial on-site production of e.g. acid and base.

At Wetsus we are developing many novel processes requiring bipolar membranes:

e.g., producing on-site acid and base from desalination brines, concentrating gases from waste streams (like recovering of ammonia and capturing of carbon dioxide), storing energy in water-based acid-base flow batteries, and producing hydrogen directly from seawater.

In the transition towards a circular sustainable economy, these processes are of utmost importance and play a pivotal role.

Research challenges

A bipolar membrane consists of an anion and a cation exchange layer put together with catalyst particles at the interface.

Research in bipolar membrane development thus encounters several challenges and research gaps.

These include optimal structuring of the 3D junction at the interface of the two layers and its integration with the catalyst, identifying suitable water dissociation catalysts and refining the chemistry of both the anion and cation exchange layers.

Moreover, production rates of electrospinning need to be increased. Additionally, optimizing hot-pressing conditions and layer thickness are critical.

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Job requirements:

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Keywords:
Electrospinning, bipolar membranes, membrane science and technology, membrane manufacturing

Supervisory Team:
University promotor and co-promotor: Kitty Nijmeijer (Eindhoven University of Technology), Dr. Zandrie Borneman (Eindhoven University of Technology)

Wetsus supervisor:
Dr. Michel Saakes (Wetsus)

Project partners:
Sustainable Carbon Cycle

Conditions of employment:

A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station.

In addition, we offer you:

Fulltime employment for four years, with an intermediate evaluation (go/nogo) after nine months. You will spend 10% of your employment on teaching tasks.
Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the _Collective Labour Agreement_ for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. €2,770 max. €3,539).
A yearend bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
Highquality training programs and other support to grow into a selfaware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process.
An excellent technical infrastructure, oncampus children's day care and sports facilities.
An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.