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CHBE 565 Seminar, Prof. Matteo Cargnello, Stanford University, "Understanding and Engineering Catalytic Materials Using Nanocrystal Precursors" (host: Prof. David Flaherty)

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and International Paper Co.
Location
116 Roger Adams Laboratory
Date
Jan 23, 2020   2:00 pm  
Contact
Christy Bowser
E-Mail
cbowser@illinois.edu
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Catalytic processes are central to the goal of a sustainable future. A promising approach in developing catalytic materials is represented by the design of catalytic sites based on the knowledge of reaction mechanisms and structure-property relationships and aided by
computation, and in the precise synthesis of these sites at the atomic and molecular level. Nanocrystal precursors, with tunable active sites and compositions, can help in this endeavor. The goal of this talk is to show how this approach can provide not only fundamental understanding of catalytic reactions, but how it can also represent a way to precisely engineer sites to produce efficient catalysts that are active, stable and selective for several important transformations. Advances in the synthesis of these materials will be presented. Examples of the use of these building blocks as supported systems or in combination with hybrid organic materials will be shown, both to understand trends in methane and CO2 activation, and in the preparation of optimized catalytic systems combining multiple active phases. In all these examples, important efforts to obtain precious structure-property relationships will be highlighted, with this knowledge used to prepare more efficient and stable catalysts for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals.

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