Delivering cutting-edge research with impact
Our research encompasses a wide range of interrelated topics, focusing on technological solutions for environmental assessment, redemption and new sources of renewable energy.
Our multifaceted approach to research generates positive environmental outcomes, to help secure a sustainable future for our planet. Establishing an electrocatalysis system for renewable electricity-powered electrocatalytic conversion of biomass-derived compounds into high value-added fine chemicals in a green and zero-carbon emission fashion.
Biomass is the richest renewable carbon source on earth. An ability to use biomass replacing petroleum feedstock through renewable electricity-powered electrocatalysis for fine chemical production will bring new paradigm to current chemicals industry.
To tackle a key challenge of hydrogen production, CCCE installed a high current density electrochemical station, which is the first of electrochemical system in Australia capable of delivering 20A current density under high voltages.
CCCE will continue building Griffith’s materials/energy research platform and enhance its capacity to tackle critical challenges of energy and environmental sustainability.
Research themes
Catalyst and catalysis
Enhancements in catalysis and catalytic processes are crucial in providing sufficient supplies of renewable energy. Heterogeneous electrocatalytic gas evolution reactions play a central role for many important clean energy conversion and storage applications.
We work with a number of key industry partners to tackle critical issues by developing high-performance gas evolution electrocatalysts with novel two-dimensional ultrathin nanoporous (2D-UltraTP) structures.
Sensing & Energy devices
We're investigating the development of new forms of sensing and energy devices to meet the emerging demands for wearable and integrative sensing and energy devices.
Analytical chemistry
Our researchers also investigate the chemical aspects of microbe/marine invertebrate symbiosis, chemical diversity in relation to marine invertebrate and plant biodiversity, chemotaxonomic relationships within plants and marine organisms, and chemical ecology.
Advanced Battery Technology
This theme focuses on the development of sustainable, longevity and low-cost energy storage devices, including lithium ion battery, lithium-sulfur battery, lithium-air battery, sodium ion battery and supercapacitors by innovating the cell fabrication, electrode materials manufacturing and intelligent binders.
The theme has also set up extensive partnerships with lithium ion battery companies and electrode materials manufacturers.
Publications
We are committed to disseminating our research as widely as possible, through print and online publications. Discover more about our recent findings and research outcomes.