Irina Chernyshova

MAIN EXPERTISE

Froth and foam (ion and precipitate) flotation, electrochemical separation methods, hydrometallurgy, CO2 electroreduction, electrochemistry, adsorption, colloid and interfacial chemistry; dispersion/aggregation; design of surfactant and polymer systems for a particular application; operando and in situ vibrational spectroscopy

MAIN CURRENT PROJECTS

 1) Recovery of target elements from complex aqueous matrices  using green foams, smart polymers, and electrons;

2) Advancing electrochemical processes for water safety and circularity,

3) Electrochemical leaching using biosurfactants as promoters.

4) Electrocatalytic conversion of CO₂ to fuels using earth-abundant and not-toxic materials.

Undergraduate students are welcome to take internships, please contact me to apply.