Hub engineers convert waste CO2 into useful industrial products - with a cheap and abundant catalyst

Dr Rahman Daiyan and Dr Emma Lovell have developed a new process with a cheap and abundant zinc oxide catalyst that can transform waste carbon dioxide to syngas - a building block for creating diesel, methanol, alcohol or plastics, all high demand feed-stock for industry.

This research is just one of the projects within the Hub's Power-to-gas theme lead by Professor Rose Amal, Find out more about this inspiring research in the UNSW Newsroom article " Engineers find neat way to turn waste carbon dioxide into useful material" or read the Abstract for their paper in Advanced Energy Materials.

UNSW launches Hub

The Hub was launched at a ceremony at UNSW on Thursday 20th February 2020 by the Federal Minister for Education, the Hon. Dan Tehan, who joined a group of researchers and Hub partners on a tour of the world-class facilities, including the Particles and Catalysis Research Laboratory and rooftop solar energy facilities.

Integrated Energy Systems lab

Unveiling

Hub researchers and partners

Mr Titchen, industry partner

Special guests at the launch included the CEO of the Australian Research Council, Professor Sue Thomas; UNSW President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Jacobs; Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research, Professor Nicholas Fisk; and Hub Director and Professor of Energy Systems, Joe Dong.

“What this Integrated Energy Storage Solutions Hub will embark on is absolutely vital to our nation’s future,” Minister Tehan said.

Read more at the UNSW Newsroom

Hub Researchers in 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers

Associate Professor Da-Wei Wang and Hub Director Professor Joe Dong from UNSW and Professor Guoxiu Wang of UTS were recognized as some of the world's most influential researchers of the past decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science.

Associate Professor Da-Wei Wang - Professor Guoxiu Wang - Professor Joe Dong