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Contact Information. Maria D. Salazar-Villalpando Ph.D. Group leader photo-electro-catalysis Separations & Fuel Processing Division National Energy Technology Laboratory B26-144 M/S:N05 Tel:3042855427 Fax3042850903 maria.salazar@netl.doe.gov. Experience / Expertise.
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Contact Information Maria D. Salazar-Villalpando Ph.D. Group leader photo-electro-catalysisSeparations & Fuel Processing DivisionNational Energy Technology LaboratoryB26-144 M/S:N05Tel:3042855427Fax3042850903maria.salazar@netl.doe.gov
Experience / Expertise • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (Illinois Institute of Technology-Chicago). Dissertation, topic: Cathodic Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell. • Research Projects: Photo-catalytic reduction of CO2, Photo-electrochemical reduction of CO2, Electrochemical reduction in a Polymer electrolyte fuel cell, photo-polymer electrolyte-membrane for CO2 transformation, CO2 dry reforming,CO2 catalytic hydrogenation, reverse water shift reaction, PEM fuel cells. • Group leader photo-electro-catalysis and responsible person of the Photo-electro-catalysis laboratory • Working in projects to convert CO2 into useful products via photo, catalytic, and electrochemical processes.
Photo-Catalytic Laboratory Capabilities • Photo-electrochemical Quartz-crystal microbalance to determine mass changes due to adsorption/reaction of CO2 • Photo-catalytic reactor with a mass spectrometer on line • Reverse PEM fuel cell with a quartz window in the photo-cathode for illumination • UV spectrometer: Photo-chemical characterization to determine % of transmittance/absorbance • Rotating disk electrode to determine mass transport effects of CO2 • Hot press to prepare membrane-electrodes assembly
Future Research interests in the Energy-Related Materials Area Materials for the following reactions to convert CO2 into useful products: • Photo-catalytic reduction of CO2 • CO2 reduction in solar energy devices • CO2 conversion in PEM fuel cells • Electrochemical reduction of CO2 • Methane CO2 reforming • Reverse water-gas-shift-reaction • CO2 Methanation