Whilst the utilisation of coal and other fossil fuels to generate electricity is rapidly diminishing and advances are being made in the decarbonisation of transport, there are several important industrial sources of CO₂ that continue to emit CO₂ that cannot be easily abated without harming societal well-being.

Key examples are cement and steel manufacture. These are essential to the UK economy and have global impact. Here we seek to utilise produced CO₂ to provide valuable, carbon neutral products. This not only addresses climate change, but also adds commercial value.

Here, we seek to develop materials for CO₂ electrolysis, basing this upon prior successes utilising Mn doped perovskites and exsolution chemistry. Key parameters are low electrochemical losses and resistance to coking in higher carbon containing atmospheres. This will entail materials and electrochemical studies, synthesising and characterising new target compositions, fabricating cells and evaluating electrochemical properties in relation to produced gases.