The Manthiram Lab, led by Karthish Manthiram in MIT Chemical Engineering, creates electrically-powered catalysts that use nitrogen gas, carbon dioxide, and water as sustainable inputs for chemical synthesis.
CO2 as C-atom source
Carbon-negative functionalization of molecules using carbon dioxide
N2 as N-atom source
Dissociating dinitrogen molecules for chemical synthesis
H2O as O-atom source
Transferring oxygen atoms from water to organic molecules
We innovate in the development of catalysts which drive selective organic electrosynthesis – this requires deep understanding of electrochemistry, organic chemistry, and materials chemistry, from both an experimental and theoretical perspective.
publications
TEAM
Members of our team deeply analyzing carbon and oxygen atoms – sadly, candlepin bowling does not provide nitrogen atoms.
NEWS
Great example of "office musings" yielding useful frameworks - Zack and @adityal take us another step toward understanding chemistry not as "either/or," EChem v. Thermochem, but as universally dependent upon multiple thermo variables. Out now in @Joule_CP! https://www.cell.com/joule/fulltext/S2542-4351(20)30613-9
Online Now: Thermodynamic Discrimination between Energy Sources for Chemical Reactions from @ManthiramLab and @KManthiram http://dlvr.it/RqMYk5 #chemistry #energy #Joule #electrochemistry #thermodynamics
Huge congrats to Katie (@kjsteinb) for passing her thesis proposal! A bright future full of lithium chemistry awaits! #NitrogenReduction #BreakingBonds #TakingNames Pic credit may possibly go to Juniper the cat?? 🐱
We're stoked to welcome 3 new grad students to the team: Sayandeep, Simar, and Trent! Onboarding is not the same right now, but we're looking forward to learning and growing with you, & gradually ramping up research as public health measures allow! #VoltageBoost #LabExcitedState
This one has been a long time coming, but finally in the midst of #AIChE2020 it has arrived! @chung_minju demonstrates chlorine-mediated ethylene epoxidation in saline water. If you love high rates, high FEs, and industrially-relevant EChem, we got you: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acscatal.0c02810
We're at #AIChE2020! Come find us:
Mon: Carboxylation (Nathan)
Tue: O-atom Transfer (@KManthiram )
Wed: Thermodynamics of E Sources (Zack)
Thu: C-H Activation (@ReadMeLikeANook) & Amination (Zack)
Fri: CO2R Modeling (@js_zeng) & Bayesian Tafel Slope Analysis (@adityal)
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Department of Chemical Engineering
Karthish (PI): 617-715-5740 / karthish@mit.edu / 66-550
Helen (Admin): 617-258-7036 / harroyo@mit.edu / 66-552
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