Thijs de Groot
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RESEARCH PROFILE
Thijs de Groot is an associate professor in the field of electrochemical process technology. He conducts research into the production of green hydrogen by means of water electrolysis, with a particular focus on alkaline and anion-exchange membrane electrolysis. His research focuses on increasing the productivity and flexibility of these electrolyzers, looking at improving cell design, the effects of bubbles and supersaturation, the transport of ions and gases and the use of advanced electrochemical techniques such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
Thijs de Groot has worked in the electrochemical industry for over 15 years and therefore has a good understanding of the challenges involved in developing and scaling up electrochemical processes.
Electrochemical processes are essential in the transition of our fossil fuel based economy to an economy that is based on renewable electricity.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Thijs de Groot studied Chemical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) where he obtained his master's degree cum laude in 2002. From 2003-2007 he performed PhD research at TU/e (Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis) and Leiden University (Leiden Institute of Chemistry). In 2007 he obtained his doctorate with his thesis 'Electrochemistry of immobilized hemes and heme proteins' under supervision of Prof. Marc Koper. In 2007 he started working at AkzoNobel, first in Research, Development & Innovation (Arnhem, The Netherlands). In 2011 he moved to the Industrial Chemicals division, now Nobian. He joined HyCC in 2022 when it was split off from Nobian. In 2016 he was appointed part-time Assistant Professor in electrochemical engineering at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, research group Sustainable Process Engineering. In 2022 he was promoted to associate professor. As of July 2023 Thijs works full time at the university.
Key Publications
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Rodrigo Lira Garcia Barros,Carlijn Sebregts,John van der Schaaf,Matheus T. de Groot
Impact of an electrode-diaphragm gap on diffusive hydrogen crossover in alkaline water electrolysis
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2023) -
Senan F. Amireh,Paul Vermeulen,Rodrigo Lira Garcia Barros,Dongsheng Yang,John van der Schaaf,Matheus T. de Groot
Impact of power supply fluctuation and part load operation on the efficiency of alkaline water electrolysis
Journal of Power Sources (2023) -
Matheus T. de Groot,Rodrigo Lira Garcia Barros
Optimal operating parameters for advanced alkaline water electrolysis
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2022) -
Matheus T. de Groot,Albertus W. Vreman
Ohmic resistance in zero gap alkaline electrolysis with a Zirfon diaphragm
Electrochimica Acta (2021) -
P. Granados Mendoza,S. Moshtari Khah,A.S. Langenhan,M.T. de Groot,J. van der Schaaf
Intensification of the chlor-alkali process by using a spinning disc membrane electrolyzer
Chemical Engineering Research and Design (2017)
Current Educational Activities
- Advanced process design
- Electrochemical engineering
- International research/design work placement
- Capita selecta
- Patents design rights & standards exploration course
- DBL Energy
- Systems engineering for the energy transition
- Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage
- HySET Graduation Project
- Preparation for the graduation project HySET track
Ancillary Activities
No ancillary activities