The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $321,793 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) to conduct collaborative research on developing environmentally sustainable anode materials for electrochemical energy storage using particulate matter waste from fossil fuel combustion. The key objectives of this 3-year research project are to: 1) develop methodologies to capture and process particulate matter from marine and ocean-going vessel emissions; 2) characterize the physical, chemical, and electrochemical properties of the particulate matter for use in lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries; and 3) identify the charge storage mechanisms and chemo-mechanical stability of particulate matter-based electrodes. This research aims to help repurpose toxic combustion waste into valuable energy storage materials, while also incorporating educational initiatives to train the next generation of engineers in this interdisciplinary field.
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