Nature Recognises Indian Prof's Joint Study On Cost-Effective Energy Storage Material

Nature Recognises Indian Prof's Joint Study On Cost-Effective Energy Storage Material [Credit-The Statesman]

Nature, the world's renowned multidisciplinary science journal, has recognized an Indian professor's pioneering research paper and study on cost-effective alloy, a material for storage of renewable sources of energy.

The joint research paper is led by Prof Krishanu Biswas from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur. The study was conducted in collaboration with a team of researchers from various institutions.

The research focuses on a special alloy that could potentially revolutionize the conversion and affordable energy storage from renewable sources. The research paper stands among India's high-impact research papers capable of shaping the realm of science.

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Indian Prof's Historic Joint Study For Renewable Energy Storage:

Published in the journal, Prof Krishanu Biswas and fellow researchers from IIT Mandi, IIT Kharagpur, and IISc Banglore researched a specific material called a High Entropy Alloy [HEA]. The HEA material comprises a mix of five elements. These include cobalt, iron, gallium, nickel, and zinc.

Indian Prof's Historic Joint Study For Renewable Energy Storage [Credit-APN News]

The joint study focused on its application in the splitting water method into oxygen and hydrogen. This research holds immense significance in many technological applications, such as electrolyzers, fuel cells, and catalysis.

The most important of the joint study is its ability to efficiently separate water, called the water splitting aspect, abundantly available on the earth, into hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen is a clean and one of the best substitutes for fossil fuels with net-zero emissions.

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Nature Recognises Low Cost and High Energy Storage Material:

The joint study titled 'Low-Cost high entropy alloy [HEA] for high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction [OER]' was published in the Nano Research Journal in its edition dated 2022, 15(6). 

This study categorically demonstrates the effectiveness of innovative alloy material. It surpasses the performance and durability of expensive materials like ruthenium oxide, currently used for the same purpose.

The joint research materials are made up of earth-abundant elements that make it sustainable and easy to fabricate for application on a vast scale and any region on earth with low cost.

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The Economic, Environment, and Technological Aspects of the Joint Research Paper:

According to experts, the study has global ramifications in the green hydrogen economy. The energy-rich hydrogen is extracted from water through electrochemical water splitting. This method is a high-promising, sustainable, and pollution-free hydrogen and oxygen production approach.

The method requires immersion of two electrodes in an electrolyte solution, and the chemical reactions at the electrodes start the production of oxygen and hydrogen gas that requires effective bifunctional catalysts.

However, the electrochemical process is not commercially viable because the system uses rare and expensive metals, which restricts their use on a vast scale. On the other side, low-cost systems are unable to achieve effective results.

Nature Recognises Low Cost and High Energy Storage Material [Credit-Saur Energy]

The newly alloy catalyst designed, developed, and tested by Prof Biswas and his associates makes this method easier and more affordable. Using low-cost and high-entropy alloy to store energy from renewable sources will allow the use of clean energy. 

The study even revolutionizes the scientific stride toward a cleaner environment by reducing dependence on fossil fuels and mitigating global warming.

Other members of Prof Krishanu Biswas's joint research are Dr. Nirmal K Katiyar [IIT Kanpur], Prof Aditi Halder and Dr. Lalita Sharma [IIT Mandi], Prof Chandra S Tiwary and Dr. Rakesh Das [IIT Kharagpur]. Prof Abhishek K Singh, Dr. Arko Parui, and Dr. Ritesh Kumar [IISc Banglore].

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