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Electrochemical CO2 Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
CO2 Capture & Utilisation
Power production from combustion of fossil fuels releases CO2, which is mainly responsible for global warming and cause severe problems to both ecology and human beings. The rise in atmospheric CO2 levels must be slowed or reverted to avoid undesirable climate change. Materials capable of cost-effective CO2 conversion into chemicals and fuels would help in stabilizing the atmospheric levels of greenhouse gas. The potential products can be obtained with CO2 conversion are formic acid, methanol, CO and ethylene. At present there is no commercially viable process for the conversion of CO2 to useful chemicals and the current state-of-the-art materials are expensive, which limit commercial implementation. For example, although several materials are known for the electrochemical conversion of CO2, until now only precious metals such as Au and Ag could promote this process with Faradaic efficiency more than 80%. Because of the durability and poisoning effect many efficient catalysts are far beyond commercialization. We strategically focus on the synthesis of nanomaterials in various forms (metals, bimetals, alloys, intermetallic, core shell etc.) and study their efficiency in the photochemical, electrochemical and heterogeneous conversion of CO2 into fuel and chemicals. The reaction mechanism and kinteics are completely understood by a detailed electronic structure calculations. Our materials and methods are expected to have the potential to convert waste CO2 to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and industrial chemicals.
Power production from combustion of fossil fuels releases CO2, which is mainly responsible for global warming and cause severe problems to both ecology and human beings. The rise in atmospheric CO2 levels must be slowed or reverted to avoid undesirable climate change. Materials capable of cost-effective CO2 conversion into chemicals and fuels would help in stabilizing the atmospheric levels of greenhouse gas. The potential products can be obtained with CO2 conversion are formic acid, methanol, CO and ethylene. At present there is no commercially viable process for the conversion of CO2 to useful chemicals and the current state-of-the-art materials are expensive, which limit commercial implementation. For example, although several materials are known for the electrochemical conversion of CO2, until now only precious metals such as Au and Ag could promote this process with Faradaic efficiency more than 80%. Because of the durability and poisoning effect many efficient catalysts are far beyond commercialization. We strategically focus on the synthesis of nanomaterials in various forms (metals, bimetals, alloys, intermetallic, core shell etc.) and study their efficiency in the photochemical, electrochemical and heterogeneous conversion of CO2 into fuel and chemicals. The reaction mechanism and kinteics are completely understood by a detailed electronic structure calculations. Our materials and methods are expected to have the potential to convert waste CO2 to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and industrial chemicals.
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Sebastian C. Peter
Professor
New Chemistry Unit
School of Advanced Material (SAMat)
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064
Phone: (080) 2208 2998, 09480827672
Email: sebastiancp@jncasr.ac.in, sebastiancp@gmail.com
Academic Profile
SSLC
Pre-Degree
B.Sc. (Chemistry)
M.Sc. (Chemistry)
M.Tech (Industrial Catalysis)
Ph.D.
Post Doc. 1
Post Doc. 2
Mary Matha High School, Panthalampadam, Kerala, India
St. Thomas College / Calicut University, Kerala, India (1995)
St. Thomas College / Calicut University, Kerala, India (1998)
St. Thomas College / Calicut University, Kerala, India (2000)
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India (2002)
Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and NRW Graduate School of Chemistry, Universität Münster, Germany (2006)
Supervisor: Prof. Rainer Pottgen
Second mentor: Prof. Hellmut Eckert
Max Plank Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany (2007-2008)
Supervisor: Prof. Yuri Grin
Northwestern University, Chemistry Department, USA (2008-2010)
Supervisor: Prof. Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Awards & Recognition
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Recipient of Rajib Goyal Prize under Chemical Science Category.
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Recipient of International Association for Advanced Materials (IAAM) Scientist Medal.
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Winner of National Start Up Award 2023 under the category " Sustainability Champion"
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Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences
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Member of Editorial Advisory board of JACS
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Recipient of MRSI Materials Science Annual Prize 2023
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Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha Award 2023
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Elected as Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC (2023)
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SMC Bronze medal (2022)
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Listed in “75 under 50 scientists shaping today's India” released by DST, India (2021)
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J C Bose Diamond Jubilee Lecture Award by IAAM (2022)
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IAAM Fellow (2022)
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National Prize for Research in Environmental Chemistry, including CO2 Reduction and Green Hydrogen (2022)
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Sheikh Saqr Career Award Fellowship (2022)
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Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) young Innovator and Entrepreneur Award (2021)
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Winner of KPMG ENRich21
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National Technology Award, Technology Development Board, Department of Science and technology on CO2 to Methanol pilot scale development (2021).
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Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Medal (2020)
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DST Swarnajayanti Fellowship (2018)
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Finalist of NRG COSIA carbon XPRIZE global competition prize worth 20M USD for the utilization of CO2 generating from power generation sectors (2016-2021)
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Elevate 100, Karnataka State Government for CO2 to methanol technology (2017)
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Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) medal (2016)
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Emerging Investigator by Royal Chemistry Society (RSC) (2016).
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Emerging Investigator in Material Science by Institute of Physics (IOP) (2016)
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Indian National Young Academic of Sciences (INYAS) Membership (2016-2020)
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Emerging Young Investigator in the field of solid-state chemistry by the American Chemical Society (2014).
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Ramanujan Fellowship, DST, India (2010-2014).
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International Graduate School of Chemistry fellowship, University of Münster, Germany (2003-2006).
Teaching
Graduate Courses (Ph.D., Int. Ph.D., and Masters' Student)
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Crystallography of solid state materials (JNC-310, 2011-current, 3 credits)
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Physical methods for chemists (JNC-305, 2011-Current, 3 Credits)
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Chemical laboratory for Int-PhD students (JNC-203, 204 and 205, 1 Credit)
Under Graduate Courses (POCE Student)
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Basic solid state chemistry (2011-Current)