Development of adsorbents for low-T heat storage
SYNTHESIS of new porous materials (eg. zeolites, aluminophosphates, porous alumina, zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) and composites with inorganic hygroscopic salts) as adsorbents with targeted structural properties for efficient heat storage and reallocation. Advanced synthesis with green and sustainable approaches (environmentally friendly solvents, ionic liquids, solvent reuse).
The development of new CHARACTERIZATION approaches integrated with sorption studies and MODELING to understand the structure-property-activity relationship for new solutions of energy storage.
CURRENT EMPHASES - TESTING OF ADSORBENTS for
- sorption-based thermochemical storage with water and ethanol as working fluids,
- water harvesting from air, etc.
SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Superior performance of microporous aluminophosphate with LTA topology in solar-energy storage and heat reallocation (videoabstract: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2GVaWzFGkE)
Improved performance of binder-free zeolite Y for low-temperature sorption heat storage
New composite water sorbents CaCl2−PHTSCaCl2−PHTS for low-temperature sorption heat storage.