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.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Adam Lee (Principal Investigator) |
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
(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
Dacquin JP
(2012)
Pore-expanded SBA-15 sulfonic acid silicas for biodiesel synthesis.
in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
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
(2012)
Active Site Elucidation in Heterogeneous Catalysis via In Situ X-Ray Spectroscopies
in Australian Journal of Chemistry
Lee A
(2010)
Preface
in Topics in Catalysis
Lee A
(2012)
High-Pressure XPS of Crotyl Alcohol Selective Oxidation over Metallic and Oxidized Pd(111)
in ACS Catalysis
Lee A
(2011)
In-situ X-ray Studies of Clean Catalytic Technologies
in MRS Proceedings
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.F.
(2011)
Nanoengineering the active site in heterogeneous catalysis
in ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
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)
Lee AF
(2010)
Surface X-ray studies of catalytic clean technologies.
in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Lee AF
(2011)
Reaction-driven surface restructuring and selectivity control in allylic alcohol catalytic aerobic oxidation over Pd.
in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Lee, A.F.
(2010)
Evidence for the surface catalysed Suzuki-Miyaura reaction over Pd nanocatalysts: An operando XAS study
in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Liu D
(2012)
On the impact of Cu dispersion on CO2 photoreduction over Cu/TiO2
in Catalysis Communications
Menzel R
(2009)
Inverse gas chromatography of as-received and modified carbon nanotubes.
in Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Montero J
(2016)
The surface chemistry of nanocrystalline MgO catalysts for FAME production: An in situ XPS study of H2O, CH3OH and CH3OAc adsorption
in Surface Science
Montero J
(2010)
In situ studies of structure-reactivity relations in biodiesel synthesis over nanocrystalline MgO
in Chemical Engineering Journal
Montero J
(2010)
Cs Promoted Triglyceride Transesterification Over MgO Nanocatalysts
in Topics in Catalysis
Montero J.M.
(2010)
New solid base catalysts for biodiesel synthesis
in ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
Montero J.M.
(2010)
New solid base catalysts for biodiesel synthesis
in ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
Naughton J
(2010)
Reactivity of crotonaldehyde and propene over Au/Pd(111) surfaces.
in Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
Naughton J
(2011)
Metastable De-excitation Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Study of the Selective Oxidation of Crotyl Alcohol over Pd(111)
in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Osatiashtiani A
(2014)
Bifunctional SO 4 /ZrO 2 catalysts for 5-hydroxymethylfufural (5-HMF) production from glucose
in Catal. Sci. Technol.
Parlett C
(2011)
Support-Enhanced Selective Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation over Pd/Mesoporous Silicas
in ACS Catalysis
Parlett C
(2012)
Mesoporous Silicas as Versatile Supports to Tune the Palladium-Catalyzed Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Allylic Alcohols
in ChemCatChem
Parlett C
(2013)
Hierarchically Ordered Nanoporous Pd/SBA-15 Catalyst for the Aerobic Selective Oxidation of Sterically Challenging Allylic Alcohols
in ACS Catalysis
Parlett C
(2014)
Selective oxidation of allylic alcohols over highly ordered Pd/meso-Al2O3 catalysts
in Catalysis Communications
Parlett C
(2014)
Alumina-grafted SBA-15 as a high performance support for Pd-catalysed cinnamyl alcohol selective oxidation
in Catalysis Today
Parlett C
(2013)
Operando synchronous DRIFTS/MS/XAS as a powerful tool for guiding the design of Pd catalysts for the selective oxidation of alcohols
in Catalysis Today
Parlett CM
(2013)
Hierarchical porous materials: catalytic applications.
in Chemical Society reviews
Pirez C
(2014)
An energy-efficient route to the rapid synthesis of organically-modified SBA-15 via ultrasonic template removal
in Green Chem.
Pirez C
(2012)
Tunable KIT-6 Mesoporous Sulfonic Acid Catalysts for Fatty Acid Esterification
in ACS Catalysis
Pirez C
(2018)
Sol-gel synthesis of SBA-15: Impact of HCl on surface chemistry
in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
Shamsuddin S
(2011)
Synergy of matrix and fibre modification on adhesion between carbon fibres and poly(vinylidene fluoride)
in Composites Science and Technology
| Description | See EP/G007594/4 |
| Exploitation Route | Yes |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Chemicals,Energy,Environment,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| 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 |