The Electrolytic Revolution: Harnessing Coulomb Physics and Soft Matter Chemistry to Design Electrolyte Materials

Project description

Seeing electrolytes under a new light

Electrolytes are materials which transport ionic charge. Essential for a number of bodily functions, they are everywhere – our blood, sweat and urine. Animals and plants are also made up of electrolytes, as are the oceans. Also, batteries and fuel cells incorporate electrolytes as a central and essential component. The EU-funded ELECTROLYTE project will explore and understand molecular interactions in complex and high-concentration electrolytes. It will draw on theories and predictions from far-separated disciplines of Coulomb physics, ionic liquid chemistry, soft matter, and the biology of halophiles. The findings will shed new light on innovating electrolyte materials for future technologies.

Fields of science

Host institution

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Net EU contribution

€ 1 996 357,00

Address

Wellington Square University Offices
OX1 2JD Oxford
United Kingdom

Region

South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Oxfordshire

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Links

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Participation in EU R&I programmes

HORIZON collaboration network

Other funding

€ 0,00

Beneficiaries (1)