09:00
KEYNOTE: Assoc. Prof. Svitlana PylypenkoColorado School of Mines"X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization of surfaces and interfaces in polymer electrolyte membrane devices"
10:00
Room 1
Room 2
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Systems
Electrocatalysis
Session chair: Prof. Elena Baranova
Session chair: Prof. Pawel Kulesza
INVITED: Prof. Kaido Tammeveski, University of Tartu"Development of Precious Metal-free Electrocatalysts Based on Carbon Nanocomposites for Anion-exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Cathode"
INVITED: Prof. Kai Exner, University of Duisburg-Essen"The Forgotten Mechanism in Electrocatalysis: On the Importance of Walden Steps for the Modeling of Energy Conversion Processes"
10:20
Dr. Ave Sarapuu, University of Tartu"Mesoporous Non-precious Metal Cathode Catalysts for Anion-exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Prepared via Template-assisted Synthesis"
Mr. Maksim Sokolov, University of Duisburg-Essen"The Forgotten Term of the Scaling Relations in the Oxygen Electrocatalysis"
10:40
Dr. Thomas Kadyk, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH"Bridging PEFC Catalyst Microstructure and Macroscopic LifetimePerformance in Modeling and Experimental Parameterization"
Dr. Nicolae Spalatu, Tallinn University of Technology"How Emerging Thin-film PV Technologies Can Contribute to the EU Green Deal Target"
11:00
Coffee break
11:20
Session chair: Assoc. Prof. Svitlana Pylypenko
Session chair: Prof. Kai Exner
Mr. Nico C. Röttcher, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy"High-Throughput Electrochemical Half-Cell Testing of Realistic Catalyst Layers for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis"
INVITED: Prof. Pawel Kulesza, University of Warsaw"Electroatalytic Conversion of Inert Inorganic Molecules: Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and Dinitrogen"
11:40
Mr. Akmal Kosimov, University of Tartu"Solid-Phase Mechanosynthesis as a Pyrolysis-Free Production Approach for Single-Atom Catalysts"
Prof. Iwona Rutkowska, University of Warsaw"Microelectrode-Based Characterization of Concentrated Redox Electrolytes for Charge Storage Applications in Flow Batteries"
12:00
Dr. Marek Mooste, German Aerospace Center"Dual-transition Metal and Nitrogen Co-doped Silicon Oxycarbide-based Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction at the High Temperature PEM Fuel Cell Cathode"
Ms. Beata Rytelewska, University of Warsaw"Efficient Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrogen at Iron Phosphide Catalysts"
12:20
Mr. Karl-Ander Kasuk, University of Tartu"Characterising Pt-based Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Technique Comparison"
Mr. Huy Qui Vinh Nguyen, University of Tartu"Hydrogen Post-treatment Enhances the Electrochemical Activity of Pt-CeO2/C Catalysts"
12:40
Lunch
14:00
KEYNOTE: Prof. Elena BaranovaUniversity of Ottawa"Interaction between Ionomers and Ni nanostructures in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis: A Cautionary Tale"
15:00
Material Circularity
Water Splitting
Session chair: Dr. Marek Mooste
Session chair: Prof. Jaak Nerut
Prof. Marcin Opallo, Institute of Physical Chemistry"Biphasic Hydrogen Peroxide Generation with Vegetable Oils, Lithium Battery Waste, or Ag Based Nanoparticles Employed"
Ms. Katerine Antil-Martini, RWTH Aachen University"Electrolyte Effects on the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Neutral and Mild Alkaline Conditions"
15:20
INVITED: Dr. Kerli Liivand, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics"Li-ion Battery Recycling Waste as Highly Valuable Raw Material for the Synthesis of Active Oxygen Electrocatalysts"
Ms. Alise-Valentine Prits, Stargate Hydrogen Solutions OÜ, University of Tartu"Electrochemical Characterization of Raney Nickel Electrodes for Alkaline Water Electrolysis: From Laboratory to Industrial Scale"
15:40
Mr. Reio Praats, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics"Supporting Critical Raw Material Circularity – Upcycling Graphite from Waste LIBs to Zn-air Batteries"
16:00
16:20
Electrical Double Layer CapacitorsSession chair: Prof. Enn Lust
Water SplittingSession chair: Dr. Rutha Jäger
Prof. Thomas Thomberg, University of Tartu"Carbon Material Synthesis and Development of Electrical Double-layer Capacitors in the University of Tartu Over Two Decades"
INVITED: Dr. Jurga Juodkazytė, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology"Photoelectrochemical Splitting of Saline Water"
16:40
INVITED: Dr. Abhishek Lahiri, Brunel University London"Improving the Energy Density of Zn-ion Capacitors with Bio-ionic Liquid Electrolytes Containing Redox Species"
Dr. Loreta Tamašauskaitė-Tamašiūnaitė, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology"Flexible Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution"
17:00
Dr. Bénédicte Claude-Montigny, University of Tours"Thermodynamic and Electrochemical Properties of Aqueous Magnesium Salt Molecular Crowding-based Electrolytes to be Used in Energy Storage Devices"
Ms. Olena Siamuk, University of Warsaw"Electrocatalytic Properties Co3O4-CeO2 Nanocomposites"
17:20
Dr. Maarja Paalo, University of Tartu"Supercapacitors Based on Well Decomposed Peat Derived Carbon Electrodes Using ZnCl2 Activation Step for the Carbon Synthesis"
Prof. Jaak Nerut, University of Tartu"Novel Catalysts for Water Splitting Reaction in Alkaline Electrolyser"
17:40
Dr. Alar Jänes, University of Tartu"Zn-ion Hybrid Supercapacitors Based on Solutions of Different Electrolytes"
17:40 - 20:00
Exhibitor Session with snacks