Nanoengineered Materials for Clean Catalytic Technologies
Lead Research Organisation:
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Department Name: Chemistry
Abstract
Catalysis lies at the heart of life on earth, powers our homes and puts food on our tables. However to a large degree our ability to transform individual atoms and molecules into new pharmaceutical medicines, fuels, and fertilisers has depended upon an equal combination of brilliant science and serendipitous discoveries. This reflects the complex interactions between reacting molecules and products, their surrounding environment, and of course the catalyst itself, which ideally remains unchanged over thousands of reaction cycles. Recent advances in chemical synthesis and analysis now offer an unprecedented opportunity to sculpt the atomic structure of solid catalysts and to peer inside their microscopic workings.Over the next five years, I propose to integrate these new experimental and theoretical breakthroughs with my own expertise in catalyst design and testing, to develop a new generation of nanoengineered materials for the clean production of valuable chemical feedstocks and sustainable biofuels. New collaborations, forged with world leaders in the areas of inorganic solid-state chemistry, nanoscale imaging and computer modelling, will help me to develop the multidisciplinary skillsets needed to achieve my vision of solid catalysts, tailored 'on demand', for efficient clean technologies that will benefit society over the coming decade.
Publications
Ayris P
(2013)
SO2 sequestration in large volcanic eruptions: High-temperature scavenging by tephra
in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Bonne M
(2011)
A general route to synthesize supported isolated oxide and mixed-oxide nanoclusters at sizes below 5 nm.
in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Buckley J
(2010)
Hydroxyapatite supported antibacterial Ag3PO4 nanoparticles
in Journal of Materials Chemistry
Dacquin J
(2012)
Pore-expanded SBA-15 sulfonic acid silicas for biodiesel synthesis
in Chem. Commun.
Dacquin J
(2010)
Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuels and Chemicals
Dacquin J.-P.
(2010)
Hierarchical porous catalysts tailored for biodiesel production
in ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
Dacquin J.-P.
(2010)
Hierarchical porous catalysts tailored for biodiesel production
in ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
Dacquin JP
(2009)
An efficient route to highly organized, tunable macroporous-mesoporous alumina.
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Davison T
(2013)
Multiscale modelling of heterogeneously catalysed transesterification reaction process: an overview
in RSC Advances
Dingwall L
(2012)
Bifunctional Organorhodium Solid Acid Catalysts for Methanol Carbonylation
in ACS Catalysis
Durndell LJ
(2013)
Tunable Pt nanocatalysts for the aerobic selox of cinnamyl alcohol.
in Nanoscale
Erden S
(2010)
Continuous Atmospheric Plasma Oxidation of Carbon Fibres: Influence on the Fibre Surface and Bulk Properties and Adhesion to Polyamide 12
in Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing
Eze V
(2013)
Heterogeneous catalysis in an oscillatory baffled flow reactor
in Catalysis Science & Technology
Fairlamb I
(2013)
C-H and C-X Bond Functionalization - Transition Metal Mediation
Kapil A
(2011)
Kinetic Modeling Studies of Heterogeneously Catalyzed Biodiesel Synthesis Reactions
in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Lee A
(2010)
In situ studies of titania-supported Au shell-Pd core nanoparticles for the selective aerobic oxidation of crotyl alcohol
in Catalysis Today
Lee A
(2015)
Recent developments in heterogeneous catalysis for the sustainable production of biodiesel
in Catalysis Today
Lee A
(2011)
In-situ X-ray Studies of Clean Catalytic Technologies
in MRS Proceedings
Lee A
(2012)
High-Pressure XPS of Crotyl Alcohol Selective Oxidation over Metallic and Oxidized Pd(111)
in ACS Catalysis
Lee A
(2010)
Preface
in Topics in Catalysis
Lee A
(2012)
Active Site Elucidation in Heterogeneous Catalysis via In Situ X-Ray Spectroscopies
in Australian Journal of Chemistry
Lee A.F.
(2011)
Nanoengineering the active site in heterogeneous catalysis
in ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
Lee AF
(2010)
Surface catalysed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling by Pd nanoparticles: an operando XAS study.
in Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)
Description | Selective catalytic transformations for agrochemicals |
Organisation | Syngenta International AG |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Two part-sponsored PhD studentships have undertake fundamental research into the mechanism of palladium catalysed transformations and identified key factors controlling the catalytic performance and stability of nanoparticles. |
Collaborator Contribution | Access to laboratories, intellectual guidance, provision of catalysts |
Impact | One PhD graduated to date, and 2 peer-reviewed publications. |
Start Year | 2009 |
Description | Synchtrotron studies of nanostructured materials |
Organisation | Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste |
Country | Italy |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | New research areas in catalysis and materials science developed resulting in numerous jointly authored publications over 17 years. |
Collaborator Contribution | Access to synchtrotron facilities and training of 8 PhD students and PDRAs |
Impact | Joint publications, contributions to annual highlights, invited seminar and Fonda-Fasella 2004 award |