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
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Highlighted in Nature Nanotechnology by K. T. Nam and S. Park,MIT News by D. L. Chandler
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Highlighted in Science by R. Service,MIT News by A. Trafton,RSC Chemistry World by T. Wogan,The Chemical Engineer by A. Doyle,Nature Catalysis ,by C. Ampelli
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TEAM
Members of our team deeply analyzing carbon and oxygen atoms – sadly, candlepin bowling does not provide nitrogen atoms.
NEWS
We have 10 postdoctoral positions immediately available in multiple sites @NSF_CSOE https://cci.utah.edu.
Please share to anyone interested in highly collaborative research in synthetic organic electrochemistry.
Two postdoc openings in my group @NTUsg are now online! Come join us in Singapore! #compchem
We use a suite of computational modelling methods to understand and engineer catalysts at the atomic scale.
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Join our team! We have postdoc positions open for electrochemists to further develop these lithium metal batteries for EVs and eVTOL with @venkvis @24M_Tech @ARPAE . Battery and electrolyte expertise required. DM me if interested. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/07/20/battery-electric-planes-cars/
🎉Congratulations to J-WAFS PI @KManthiram of @MITChemE who has been selected for the Department of @ENERGY's 2020 Early Career Research Program! His research will find more #sustainable methods for chemical #synthesis of everyday materials. @ManthiramLab https://bit.ly/394C2N6
Prospective PhD students, I have an exciting vacancy on green ammnonia electrosynthesis @ImpMaterials, funded by @ERC_Research with @HallettGroup and @titiricigroup as cosupervisors (fully funded for UK and EU students). Please retweet https://www.imperial.ac.uk/materials/study/phdlist/phdcdt-research-projects-available/
New content online: In situ electrochemical generation of nitric oxide for neuronal modulation http://dlvr.it/RZgtKs
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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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