Most synthetic nitrogen chemicals that make our Modern World are products of extreme chemistry. What if they could be made at room conditions, using air or flue gas? This seminar is an update at the one-year point since the publication of “A Physical Catalyst for the Electrolysis of Nitrogen to Ammonia” (2018). It presents recent insights into the chemical pathway from nitrogen to ammonia, which includes nitrogenous building blocks normally used in the production of rocket fuels, food colorants, and other materials that we rely on.
Presentation
The Emerging Potential of Nitrogen Chemistry: Electrostatic Separation of N2 from Gas Mixtures
Biography
Dr. Adam Rondinone
Dr. Adam Rondinone is a senior staff scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2001, and immediately joined Oak Ridge as a prestigious Wigner Fellow. He is an expert on materials chemistry at the nanoscale and his research is focused on developing novel means to create functional nanomaterials for energy applications. Recent work has explored nanostructured electrochemical catalysts for the conversion of waste to useful products. He has served on various committees in service to ORNL, including two years as a Legislative Fellow in the office of Senator Lamar Alexander working on energy and technology issues. He is also the outreach coordinator for the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences. https://www.ornl.gov/staff-profile/adam-j-rondinone
Literature
A Physical Catalyst for the Electrolysis of Nitrogen to Ammonia: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/4/e1700336