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<p>Caros investigadores,</p>
<p>Envio abaixo mensagem de divulgação de bolsa de doutoramento que
recebi através de ex-aluno do DEQ, que será o orientador deste
doutorament..</p>
<p>Chamo a atenção para o prazo de candidatura - até à próxima 6ª
feira.</p>
<p>Cumprimentos</p>
<p>Cristina Gaudêncio</p>
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<p>Caros Professores,</p>
<p>Espero que esteja tudo bem pelo DEQ. Queria pedir-vos um favor –
seria possível difundir a seguinte bolsa de doutoramento pela
lista de investigadores e alunos recem-licenciados do DEQ? É uma
bolsa de doutoramento da qual sou orientador que visa investigar a
sintese de materiais de carbono a partir de um processo de
cracking de metano e que está previsto comecar em Outubro deste
ano.</p>
<p>Breve descricao do projecto em ingles:</p>
<p>A four-year fully funded PhD studentship for UK/EU citizens is
available at the Leverhulme Doctoral Training Centre for Materials
Social Futures to start in October 2019. The focus of the project
is on the synthesis of carbon foams from zero emission fossil
fuels.</p>
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<p>Recently, it was shown that hydrogen can be produced from methane
using molten metals, which convert methane into hydrogen and
carbon with no production of CO2. The method consists of using a
molten metal alloy system, in which active catalysts such as Ni,
Pt or Pd are dissolved in low-melting temperature metals such as
In, Ga, Sn or Pb. It was shown that methane could reach a
conversion as high as 95% at 1065 °C when using a Ni-Bi alloy,
producing pure hydrogen and carbon. The produced carbon is
insoluble in the liquid metal alloy and floats to the surface,
making it easier to separate. This is an extremely exciting
prospect, as it would allow the production of hydrogen from fossil
fuels with no carbon dioxide emissions. To close the loop, the
generated solid carbon could be used as a precursor to value-added
commodities or materials, and could displace carbon emissions
resulting from those. This PhD project will investigate the
production of hydrogen using molten catalyst methods, focussing on
the possible uses of the generated solid carbon, particularly the
synthesis of carbon foams. Carbon foams are carbon materials with
macropores connected in an open cell structure, usually
synthesised from precursor resins or from templated carbonisation
of carbon precursors.”</p>
<p><span>Os interessados apenas tem que enviar o CV para os
orientadores do projecto até ao próximo dia 5 de Julho (esta
Sexta-feira). </span></p>
<p>Mais informacoes sobre o projecto podem ser encontradas aqui:</p>
<p><a
href="https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BSM527/phd-studentship-carbon-foams-and-hydrogen-from-zero-emission-fossil-fuels"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span>https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BSM527/phd-studentship-carbon-foams-and-hydrogen-from-zero-emission-fossil-fuels</span></a></p>
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<p>Muito obrigado e os meus melhores cumprimentos,</p>
<p><strong>Dr Nuno Bimbo</strong><br>
Lecturer in Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>Office B08, Science and Technology Building</p>
<p>Lancaster University</p>
<p>Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YW</p>
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M: +44 (0) 779 270 5756</p>
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