About EE

The expertise group 'Electrochemical Engineering' (EE) focusses on the fundamental engineering aspects of electrochemical systems such as advanced batteries, electrolyzers, and fuel cells. Our philosophy is to couple experiment and theory to provide in-depth insights into electrochemical energy systems.

The group is part of the Energy Storage research cluster at the Institute for Materials Research (imo-imomec) and actively collaborates with other groups within the EMAP department.

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Research activities

The research in the group of Electrochemical Engineering (EE) is focused on the fundamental engineering aspects of the electrochemical systems such as advanced batteries, electrolyzers, and fuel cells. The research philosophy of the group is to couple experiment and theory to provide in-depth insight into and develop electrochemical energy storage and conversion systems. The goal is to correlate the intrinsic materials’ properties, formulation, processing, and micro-structure of the electrode and electrolyte components to the performance and aging metrics of the operating system. Applications of this research include in-depth analysis of electrochemical performance, optimization of the electrode/electrolyte formulations, end-of-life tests/simulations, and development of physics-based models/algorithms for the device control and state-of-charge and state-of-health prediction purposes.

How to collaborate with EE?

  • Joint research projects: research and development in close cooperation, financed by a third party (e.g. FWO, VLAIO, Horizon Europe, EFRO)
  • Technology/knowledge transfer: you can strengthen your market position through licensing and access to our existing technologies and expertise
  • Partnership: you can cooperate with EE and use our technology (possibly) in combination with your own technology to set up a new company
  • Scientific services: EE has expertise in applied and contract research in collaboration with industry
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Contact

prof. dr. Momo Safari

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Location

Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium

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Professor

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Location

Thor Park 8320, 3600 Genk, Belgium

Function
Research institute