Adriana Capozzi
ESR project
The aim of this project is to synthetize and characterize anion exchange membranes ( AEMs ) for organic redox flow batteries. The required characteristics of such membranes are good chemical stability, excellent mechanical properties and high conductivity. The structure of the membrane is based on a partially fluorinated poly(arylene ether sulfone) multiblock copolymers bearing cationic side chains.
The ionic conductivity and mechanical properties will be optimized by changing the structure of the side chains. The morphology (characterization of phase separation), the electrochemical, chemical and mechanical properties of the membranes will be deeply investigated. In order to improve the mechanical properties (if needed), crosslinked membranes or composite membranes will be performed and studied. The more relevant membranes will be fully characterized in redox flow cells together with Fraunhofer ICT (Germany).
Background
MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology
Master thesis entitled: Design and Synthesis of a new chemotype of FXR antagonists.
Publications
Biscoumarin-containing acenes as stable organic semiconductors for photocatalytic oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide
Marek K. Węcławski, Marie Jakešová, Martyna Charyton, Nicola Demitri, Beata Koszarna, Kerstin Oppelt, Serdar Sariciftci, Daniel T Gryko, Eric Daniel Głowacki,
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5 (39), 20780-20788