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Batteries using biomass and their role in scaling up decarbonization
Supervisor: Yimin Chao (CHE)
Alireza Fereydooni is a Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholar at the University of East Anglia as part of the Critical Decade programme. He is broadly interested in renewable energy storage systems with particular emphasis on developing better Li-ion batteries with fast charging capability, high specific capacity, and extended life-time.
Alireza has always been fascinated by research which aims to create a fossil-free society by developing cutting-edge paradigms. In order to contribute to this goal, he has focused on renewable energy storage systems and opted for Li-ion battery technology as his Master’s project (2022) at Sharif University of Technology.
His current PhD project will involve synthesizing anode materials from agricultural waste as natural silica sources, a readily available, cheap, and derived from a sustainable resource. The prospective research will also include assembling Li-ion batteries with established production lines and investigating battery performance and its user features to achieve proliferation and intersectoral spill overs within the 2020s.
What are you most excited about in joining the Critical Decade PhD programme?
To me, this programme represents a vibrant experience to get the opportunity to collaborate with strong research groups at UEA, and I am sure that this project is a success story from which my future personal and professional life will highly benefit.
LinkedIn: Alireza Fereydooni