Cerys Walsh

Cerys Walsh is a PhD student in the Forse Group at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, studying carbon capture using electrochemical methods. Her research focuses on an emerging carbon capture technology called supercapacitive swing adsorption (SSA). This method utilises the charging and discharging of an electrochemical device, known as a supercapacitor, to capture and release CO2. Most conventional CO2 separation processes require a significant amount of energy to heat the capture materials or change the pressure in order to release CO2, making them expensive to operate. Using electricity rather than heat or pressure to control the capture and release process makes this technique more energy efficient and also allows separation processes to be integrated directly with renewable energy sources. Before starting her PhD, Cerys completed an integrated master's in chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. Her work is supported by an EQ Foundation studentship and the CDT in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NanoDTC).