Admission Requirements
This course is available only for students in the minor Sustainable Chemistry and Biotechnology.
Description
The overarching goals of the chemical energy transition within this century is the production of clean energy where nothing but pure water is produced at the exhaust of engines and fuel cells. Such a technological dream faces scientific challenges such as the development of well performing catalysts, thin selective membranes, understanding electrochemical reactions at the nanoscale and integrating nanoscience and nanotechnology within current fuel cells, osmotic power plant, electrolysers, and battery architectures. This course introduces all the basic knowledge necessary to understand this chemical energy transition research field and proposes novel research strategies at the forefront of science and technology.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course students:
can analyze scientific articles and reviews
can write a report and understand novelty in research
can differenciate novel concepts from innovative discoveries and formulate research perspectives
know the importance of the chemical energy transition
understand kinetics and thermodynamics in electrochemical reactions
know of electrolysis, electrolyzers, fuel cells, batteries, major (electro)chemical reactions
understand the active role of membrane in electrolyzers and fuel cells
understand hydrogen and CO2 economy
understand carbon cycle, fossil fuels vs hydrogen, methanol and CO2
understand nanoscience and nanotechnology in energy harvesting
know of nanofabrication techniques used in device design
understand membrane technology in fuel cell devices
understand two dimensional membranes: graphene and nanoporous membranes
understand nanographene and polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons
Timetable
In MyTimetable, you can find all course and programme schedules, allowing you to create your personal timetable. Activities for which you have enrolled via MyStudyMap will automatically appear in your timetable.
Additionally, you can easily link MyTimetable to a calendar app on your phone, and schedule changes will be automatically updated in your calendar. You can also choose to receive email notifications about schedule changes. You can enable notifications in Settings after logging in.
Questions? Watch the video, read the instructions, or contact the ISSC helpdesk.
Note: Joint Degree students from Leiden/Delft need to combine information from both the Leiden and Delft MyTimetables to see a complete schedule. This video explains how to do it.
Mode of instruction
Lectures, worksessions, seminars and essay writing session.
Assessment Method
Written exam based on homework and course questions: ½ of the grade
Essay on an innovative energy system, with formulation of research perspectives: ½ of the grade
Retake exam with same format.
Reading List
Reading materials will be on Brightspace.
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.
In this short video, you can see step-by-step how to enrol for courses in MyStudyMap.
Extensive information about the operation of MyStudyMap can be found here.
There are two enrolment periods per year:
Enrolment for the fall opens in July
Enrolment for the spring opens in December
See this page for more information about deadlines and enrolling for courses and exams.
Note:
It is mandatory to enrol for all activities of a course that you are going to follow.
Your enrolment is only complete when you submit your course planning in the ‘Ready for enrolment’ tab by clicking ‘Send’.
Not being enrolled for an exam/resit means that you are not allowed to participate in the exam/resit.
Contact
Grégory Schneider
Dennis Hetterscheid
Remarks
Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.