Location: Presented via Zoom: 828.685.7838; the video will be shown in EER 3.646
Sponsor: Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) Materials for Water and Energy Systems (M-WET)
Title: Patterned ion-exchange membranes for electrochemical separations
Abstract:
Electrochemical processes are attractive for chemical separations due to their low-exergy operation and potential to recover critical minerals (CMs) with reduced chemical waste. However, broader deployment of electrochemical separation platforms requires improvements in energy efficiency by mitigating resistive losses within the cell. For CM separations specifically, enhancing ion selectivity and permeability through advanced membranes, chelating ligands, and adsorbents remains essential.
Bio:
Chris Arges is a Principal Chemical Engineer in the Applied Materials Division at Argonne National Laboratory. His research interests are at the intersection of electrochemical engineering and polymer science with the broad goals of advancing energy and manufacturing technologies. Prior to joining Argonne, Chris was an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Penn State and an Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering at Louisiana State University. He earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Chris was a postdoctoral scholar in Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago and the Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory. Chris is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the Electrochemical Society-Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, the 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award, and the Emerging Young Investigator Award by the Journal of Materials Chemistry A.