KNUTD
Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design

UA EN
Educational and scientific laboratory "Advanced Materials and Processes in Electrochemical Energy Systems"

Department: Chemical Technologies and Resource Saving

Supervisor: Dr. Sci., Volodymyr Khomenko

Address: 2 Mala Shyianovska (Nemyrovych-Danchenko) Str., Kyiv, Building 1,

Rooms: 1-0225, 1-0227, 1-0229

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Regulations on the training and research laboratory
RESEARCH AREAS

New materials for chemical power sources.

Special composite materials for protection against electromagnetic radiation.

ACTIVITIES

  • Development of power sources with specific characteristics, considering:
    • Configuration of the power battery (module);
    • Nominal voltage, capacity, working currents, temperature range;
    • Required connectors and wires, housing components, etc.;
    • Selection, testing, and adjustment of battery management systems (BMS).
  • Development of specialized power sources:
    • Development of compact high-capacity lithium power sources;
    • Creation of special power modules based on non-standard combinations of batteries with supercapacitors.
  • Development of active and auxiliary materials and electrolytes for electrochemical energy systems (batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, etc.).
  • Development of special coatings and shields to protect humans and electronic equipment from harmful electromagnetic radiation.
PAID SERVICES
  • Development of power sources with specific characteristics:
    • Flexibility in developing power modules (batteries, supercapacitors, hybrid systems);
    • Selection of optimal standard elements that best meet customer requirements;
    • Complete verification of the characteristics of the selected power elements for module production;
    • Control of materials used in the production of power modules;
    • Optimization of welding parameters to prevent further corrosion of assemblies;
    • Development and production of non-standard power elements (high energy density, power, operation at low temperatures, etc.).
  • Physico-chemical methods for material analysis:
    • IR-spectroscopy;
    • Raman spectroscopy;
    • Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA);
    • Electrochemical analysis methods (cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, etc.);
    • X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF);
    • Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS);
    • Inductively coupled plasma spectrometry (ICP);
    • Granulometric analysis (laser diffraction, sieve analysis, microscopic analysis, dynamic light scattering).
  • Development and research of composite coatings and shields for the protection of electronic equipment and humans from electromagnetic radiation. Measurement of shielding effectiveness of materials in the frequency range from 500 kHz to 20 GHz (measurement techniques according to ASTM D4935, ASTM ES7, etc.).
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
  • IR-Fourier spectrophotometer Shimadzu IRAffinity-1S (Japan);
  • High-performance multifunctional Raman spectrometric system (StellarNet, USA);
  • X-Supreme8000 - X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (Oxford Instruments Analytical, UK);
  • SOLAAR S4 - dual-beam automatic atomic absorption spectrometer (ThermoElectron Co., USA);
  • Argon glovebox UNILAB (MBraun Inc., USA);
  • Automatic multi-channel potentiostat/galvanostat VMP3 with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (Princeton Applied Research, UK);
  • Automatic 32-channel ARBIN system for studying chemical power sources (Arbin Instruments Co., Texas, USA);
  • Multi-channel potentiostat-galvanostat for battery cycling (Neware Co., Ltd., China);
  • Equipment for measuring electromagnetic shielding parameters of materials from Keycom Corp. (Japan), based on the vector analyzer Anritsu MS46122A-020;
  • Electromagnetic radiation monitoring device SPECTRAN HW v, (Aaronia AG, Germany);
  • Nanoparticle size analyzer using dynamic light scattering, BeNano 90 (Bettersize Instruments, China);
  • Digital viscometer – Fungilab;
  • Ultrasonic disperser - UZDN-A1200T;
  • TitroLine KF Trace - Karl Fischer analytical system (Schott Instruments, Germany);
  • Analytical scales by KERN (accuracy up to 5 decimal places).
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