Approximately half of all the NOx released into the atmosphere is believed to be from vehicle emissions. NOx emissions cause acid rain, smog and respiratory diseases. Engines must run colder and less efficiently to minimise their formation. Both Otto and Diesel engines produce NOx which is removed by catalysts but for this to work, Otto engines must run at stoichiometric conditions and Diesel engines run under oxidising conditions, so no commercial NOx control catalyst is available. This project takes a new approach to NOx management using high temperature electrochemistry in which, if it is successful, the pollutant will be destroyed close to source.
We seek a candidate who is prepared to take a pioneering attitude to research, to learn new skills and techniques and to make a commitment to three years of challenging scientific research. The successful applicant for this position will join an active interdisciplinary research group in the Department of Chemistry and will work in close collaboration with the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCL.
Applicants must hold at least a 2.1 degree (or equivalent) in chemical engineering or chemistry or a related subject. The stipend for PhD students at UCL starts at GBP 14,988 and the studentship will start 22 September 2008 and will be for 4 years.
Application
To apply, please download and fill in an application form from: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/admission/graduate-study/application-admission/. More information about this research can be found on the web at http://www.chem.ucl.ac.uk/people/caruana/ or by contacting Dr Daren Caruana by email d.j.caruanaucl.ac
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