Dr Edward Brightman

Senior Lecturer

Chemical and Process Engineering

Personal statement

Electrochemical Engineering for Energy Storage and Conversion

My research is focused on electrochemical devices for energy storage and hydrogen. My focus is on developing innovative diagnostic techniques for elucidating degradation mechanisms and engineering devices with improved performance and durability. In addition, I am interested in novel device concepts, scale-up and system integration, with tangible impact in industry. My specific research goals include:

Using embedded sensors for characterisation of polymer electrolyte membrane devices,
Engineering novel biomass-fuelled devices for hydrogen production and biomass valorisation.
Development of metal oxide-based electrochemical capacitors and other novel devices in collaboration with industry partners.

Expertise

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Area of Expertise

We have a diverse Electrochemical Engineering laboratory with expertise in standard electrochemical analysis methods, as well as design, prototyping, and proof of concept testing for flow cells for energy storage, hydrogen production and fuel cells. Our technical capabilities include:

Greenlight G50 FCATS PEM fuel cell test station
NEWARE 50mA 8-channel battery cycler
Solartron EnergyLab XM potentiostat/galvanostat
Biologic SP300 bi-potentiostat
Autolab potentiostats: 2x PGSTAT204 with FRA and 10A booster; PGSTAT101; uAutolab
Rotating Disc and Rotating Ring Disc electrodes
EA PSB9060 2.4kW bi-directional DC power supply
Membrane casting
Access to analytical facilities including gas analysis, spectrophotometry, microscopy etc.

Prize And Awards

Best Presentation Prize (Hydrogen Theme) at ETP Annual Conference 2022: Recipient; 2022

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Publications

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Publications

Hydrogen production from waste biomass using redox mediators: MacDonald Lewis, Brightman Edward, Lyth Stephen, Johnson William, Li Jun; International Conference on Sustainable Chemistry for Net Zero (ScotChem) (2025)
Mitigating effects of polysulfide shuttle in lithium-sulfur batteries through catholyte additives: Leckie Thomas, Robertson Stuart, Turner Calvin, Dalton Niall, Pallawela Pasidu, Brightman Edward; International Conference on Sustainable Chemistry for Net Zero (ScotChem) (2025)
Pathways to circular energy storage : a comparative analysis of end of life recovery approaches in flow batteries technologies: Agbonrofo John, Ijomah Winifred, Brightman Edward; 7th International conference on remanufacturing (ICoR 2025 ), pp. 1-17 (2025)
Process simulation of the integration of molecular distillation with fast pyrolysis of biomass for sustainable fuel production: Iwube Pamela, Li Jun, Brightman Edward; Sustainable Energy and Fuels Vol 9, pp. 2564-2580 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1039/d4se01077a
Evaluation of redox pairs for low-grade heat energy harvesting with a thermally regenerative cycle: Maldifassi José Tomás Bórquez, Russell Joseph B, Kim Jungmyung, Brightman Edward, Chen Xiangjie, Bae Dowon; Energy Advances Vol 3, pp. 2877-2886 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1039/D4YA00368C
Recent advances in in situ / operando characterization of lithium–sulfur batteries: Leckie Thomas J, Robertson Stuart D, Brightman Edward; Energy Advances Vol 3, pp. 2479-2502 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ya00416g

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Research

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Research Interests

Electrochemical Engineering for Energy Devices
Hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysers
Redox flow batteries

Professional Activities

78th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry: Member of programme committee; 5/9/2027
Hydrogen Production from Waste Biomass using Redox Mediators: Contributor; 11/6/2025
International Conference on Sustainable Chemistry for Net Zero (ScotChem): Speaker; 10/6/2025
Maximizing Heat-to-Electricity Conversion Efficiency in Redox Flow Battery Systems: Synthesis, Characterization, and Prototype Testing: Speaker; 10/6/2025
Mitigating the effects of polysulfide shuttle through catholyte additives in lithium polysulfide flow batteries: Contributor; 10/6/2025
RSC Electrochemistry Community Northern Regional Butler Meeting 2025: Participant; 11/4/2025

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Projects

Evolve PhD Bailie Morrison: Roy, Sudipta (Principal Investigator) Brightman, Edward (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
Hydrogen derivatives CXC Gemserv: Speirs, Jamie (Principal Investigator) Brightman, Edward (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
FITG-FUSE-218 Summer Internships: Brightman, Edward (Principal Investigator); 03-Jan-2024 - 06-Jan-2024
ReSTOR: Designing recyclable flow batteries for locally managed energy storage in developing countries: Brightman, Edward (Principal Investigator) Eales, Aran (Academic) Galloway, Stuart (Co-investigator) Ijomah, Winifred (Co-investigator); 22-Jan-2024 - 28-Jan-2025
DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Leckie, Thomas: Brightman, Edward (Principal Investigator) Robertson, Stuart (Co-investigator) Leckie, Thomas (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027
SEA2964 Stortera PhD Optimisation of lithium polysulphide single liquid flow battery for sustainable energy storage: Brightman, Edward (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2027