Using room-temperature liquid metals as a new reaction environment

When conducting a chemistry experiment, reactions are often completed in a liquid solvent. This thesis investigates the outcome of using liquid metals as a new reaction environment. Galinstan is an alloy comprised of 68.5% gallium, 21.5% indium and 10% tin that can remain a liquid at room temperature and is extremely useful due to its flexibility and conductivity. This thesis shows that liquid metals can be used to synthesise new 2D materials that catalyse oxygen production during water splitting, form new materials that can catalyse ammonia production from abundant nitrate sources and facilitate the degradation of organic dye pollutants