Overview

Antonios Banos (University of Bristol) will be delivering a presentation on the potential of repurposing 'waste' depleted uranium hydride for hydrogen storage. This is an application of nuclear technology which may help to address an issue facing the clean energy industry: the large-scale storage of hydrogen for decarbonisation of the energy sector.

Speaker

Antonios Banos, Research Associate, University of Bristol, Interface Analysis Centre

As an undergraduate and postgraduate research student in Mechanical Engineering, at the University of Western Macedonia, Greece, Antonios gained a strong enthusiasm for research into materials for energy applications, working specifically on the characterization of nanostructured materials and intermetallic compounds. Subsequently, Antonios undertook a PhD at the Interface Analysis Centre (IAC), School of Physics, University of Bristol, focused on mechanistic and kinetic studies of uranium corrosion in mixed H2O-H2 systems, meeting the requirement to develop a more detailed understanding of uranium corrosion in storage environments. While conducting this research, he gained expertise and hands-on laboratory experience in producing and characterising hydrides.

After receiving his PhD on November 2017, his research concentrated towards the industrial challenges around nuclear waste packaging (mainly ILW), storage and disposal. As a post-doctoral researcher, Antonios worked as a subject matter expert in uranium corrosion working with Sellafield Ltd. Antonios main research interests are in the fields of energy engineering, uranium corrosion, hydrogen storage, synthesis and/or characterization of materials used in energy applications.

The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter's own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Nuclear Technology Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Webinar archive

This webinar is free of charge and open to all to attend, but if you wish to access the slides and a recording to replay on demand then you will need to be a member of the Nuclear Technology Special Interest Group.