Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids Discussion Group

The 2022 MSILDG Summer Research Meeting took place at Churchill College, Cambridge, 17-18 August 2022. The meeting was primarily an in-person event, with online attendance possible for delegates who were unable to travel to Cambridge.

Programme

17^th August 2022

9:30-10:30         Registration

Session 1: 10:30-12:00 GMT

Special session in memory of Dr. Trevor Griffiths and Prof. Marcelle Gaune-Escard

10:30-10:40   Welcome by the MSILDG Chairman (Professor George Chen)

10:40-11:00   Memories and reflections on the lives and science of Dr. Trevor Griffiths and Prof. Marcelle Gaune-Escard

11:00-11:40   Keynote lecture

Zi-Kui Liu, Pennsylvania State University, USA

“Open-Source Ecosystem for Materials Science (OSEMatS)”

11:40-12:05   Online Wei-Li Song, Beijing Institute of Technology, PR China

“4D Visualization technology of electrochemical processes in molten salts”

12:05-12:30   Online Ishioma Egun, University of Nottingham Ningbo, PR China

“Low temperature and short residence time of Biomass to graphitized biocarbon via immersion molten salt carbonization activation”

Lunch break and discussion: 12:30-14:00

Session 2: 14:00-15:15 GMT

14:00-14:25   Geir Martin Haarberg, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway

“Electrodeposition of Aluminium Alloys in Molten Fluoride Electrolyte”

14:25-14:50   Katherine Bateman, University of St Andrews, UK

“Thermal batteries based on sodium chemistries”

14:50-15:15   Dr Clint Sharrad, University of Manchester, UK

“Molten Salts in Nuclear Technology Laboratory – An Update”

Coffee break and discussion: 15:15-15:45

Session 3: 15:45-17:00 GMT

15:45-16:10   Matthew C. Wright, Newcastle University, UK

“The methylimidazolium ionic liquid M8OI is a substrate for Oct1 and p-glycoprotein in rat”

16:10-16:35   Online Jennica Ivarsson, Lixea

“Development of a wood fractionation process using low-cost ionic liquids”

16:35-17:00   Online Francisco Malaret, Nanomox

“The Oxidative Ionothermal Synthesis for Inorganic materials”

Pre-dinner drinks

Conference dinner

18^th August 2022

Session 4: 9:00-10:30 GMT

9:00-9:40       Keynote lecture

Jean Le Bideau, CNRS, Nantes Université, France

“Ionogels and their applications”

9:40-10:05      Online Hanqing Dong, Northeastern University, PR China

“High-rate performance boron-doped silicon flakes anode using a molten salts method for lithium-ion batteries”

10:05-10:30    Online Xiaofei Guan, ShanghaiTech University, PR China

“Integrating electrolysis with thermocatalysis for dry reforming of methane in a catalytic system comprising liquid alloy and molten salt”

Coffee break and discussion: 10:30-11:00

Session 5: 11:00-12:15 GMT

11:00-11:25   George Z. Chen, University of Nottingham, UK

“High density energy storage in regenerative fuels via molten salt electrolysis”

11:25-11:50   Josin Jose, University of St Andrews, UK

“Tape casting to scale up thermal battery production”

11:50-12:15    Online Talia A. Shmool, Imperial College London, UK

“Ionic-liquid based strategy for reviving lost therapeutic candidates”

Lunch break and discussion: 12:15-13:15

Session 6: 13:15-14:40 GMT

13:15-13:40  Shuoshuo Zhang, University of St Andrews, UK

“Characterisation of Molten Lithium Carbonate Corrosion on SiC Heating Elements through Raman Spectroscopy”

13:40-14:05   Atia Azad, University of St Andrews, UK

“The Electrochemistry of Thermal Batteries”

14:05-14:30   Yu Yu, University of Nottingham, UK

“Oxide Ion Conducting Ceramics in Molten Salt Electrolysis for Efficient Recovery of Titanium from Industrial Wastes”

14:30-14:40   Summary and close of meeting

Registration

Registration fees for in-person attendance, which includes access to all sessions, coffee/tea breaks, lunch on the 17^th and 18^th August and the conference banquet on the evening of the 17^th are listed below.

RSC member regular delegate: £220

Non-RSC member regular delegate: £230

RSC member student delegate: £140

Non-RSC member student delegate: £150