Collaborative Research: Controlling the properties of oxide-encapsulated metals for interfacial catalysis

合作研究：控制氧化物封装金属的界面催化性能

• 批准号: 2311986
• 负责人: Eranda Nikolla
• 金额: $ 28.5万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2311986&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Controlling; properties; oxide

Solid catalysts play an important role in energy-efficient commercial processes used to produce fuels, chemicals, and energy, and also in pollution mitigation. Most commercial solid catalysts used today consist of metal particles supported on high surface area support materials. Improvements in these catalysts are needed to further improve their efficiency. Successful research in this area results in lower energy consumption and reduced environmental impact of many chemical processes. One approach to this goal is through control of the interfaces between the metal particles and the support materials. In this project, Dr. Nikolla (Wayne State University) and Dr. Medlin (University of Colorado) are developing an understanding these metal/support interfaces with the objective of discovering more active and efficient catalysts. Dr. Nikolla and Dr. Medlin actively engage in outreach activities related to the education of young students, especially those from underrepresented groups. For example, they are developing workshops for underrepresented K-12 female students to enhance their understanding and desire in pursuing higher education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Dr. Nikolla and Dr. Medlin are also designing activities to inform parents about STEM fields, so that the parents can encourage their children to pursue STEM education.With funding from the Chemical Catalysis Program of the Chemistry Division, Dr. Eranda Nikolla of Wayne State University and Dr. Will Medlin of University of Colorado are developing an understanding of solid metal/metal oxide interfaces in "inverted" catalytic systems with the objective of enhancing catalytic activity and selectivity in chemical reactions. They are synthesizing controlled metal oxide-encapsulated metal nanoparticles (i.e., M@MO structures) with systematic variations in structure and composition of both the metal and metal oxide components. The research team correlates these synthetic variations to the surface chemical properties and catalyst performance. Fundamental insights from experimental model catalysts coupled with advanced characterization and computational studies on inverted catalyst systems are being used to advance the understanding of interfacial chemistry. The encapsulated catalyst systems are also being investigated as a platform for controlling the near-surface environment around the reactive interface through functionalization of the oxide pores with organic ligands. Dr. Nikolla and Dr. Medlin are actively engaged with educational and research outreach activities aimed at inspiring and informing undergraduate and K-12 female students from underrepresented groups regarding STEM fields and research in the area of catalysis.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

固体催化剂在用于生产燃料、化学品和能源的节能商业流程以及减轻污染方面发挥着重要作用。目前使用的大多数商业固体催化剂由负载在高表面积载体材料上的金属颗粒组成。需要改进这些催化剂以进一步提高其效率。该领域的成功研究可以降低能源消耗并减少许多化学过程对环境的影响。实现这一目标的一种方法是通过控制金属颗粒和支撑材料之间的界面。在该项目中，Nikolla 博士（韦恩州立大学）和 Medlin 博士（科罗拉多大学）正在深入了解这些金属/载体界面，目的是发现更活性和更高效的催化剂。尼古拉博士和梅德林博士积极参与与年轻学生教育相关的外展活动，特别是来自代表性不足群体的学生。例如，他们正在为代表性不足的 K-12 女学生举办研讨会，以增强她们在科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域接受高等教育的理解和愿望。 Nikolla博士和Medlin博士还设计了一些活动，让家长了解STEM领域，以便家长鼓励孩子接受STEM教育。在化学系化学催化项目的资助下，韦恩州立大学的Eranda Nikolla博士该大学和科罗拉多大学的 Will Medlin 博士正在研究“反向”催化系统中的固体金属/金属氧化物界面，目的是增强化学反应中的催化活性和选择性。他们正在合成受控的金属氧化物封装的金属纳米粒子（即 M@MO 结构），其金属和金属氧化物组分的结构和组成都有系统的变化。 研究小组将这些合成变化与表面化学性质和催化剂性能联系起来。实验模型催化剂的基本见解加上对反相催化剂系统的高级表征和计算研究正在被用来增进对界面化学的理解。封装的催化剂系统也正在研究作为通过有机配体对氧化物孔进行功能化来控制反应界面周围的近表面环境的平台。 Nikolla 博士和 Medlin 博士积极参与教育和研究推广活动，旨在激励和指导来自代表性不足群体的本科生和 K-12 女学生有关 STEM 领域和催化领域的研究。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并具有通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Strategies for Designing the Catalytic Environment Beyond the Active site of Heterogeneous Supported Metal Catalysts

设计异质负载金属催化剂活性位点之外的催化环境的策略

• DOI: 10.1007/s11244-023-01835-2
• 发表时间: 2023-06
• 期刊: Topics in Catalysis
• 影响因子: 3.6
• 作者: Bhat, Samiha;Pagán;Nikolla, Eranda
• 通讯作者: Nikolla, Eranda

Supported Bifunctional Molybdenum Oxide-Palladium Catalysts for Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Biomass-Derived Polyols and 1,4-Anhydroerythritol

用于生物质衍生多元醇和 1,4-脱水赤藓糖醇选择性加氢脱氧的负载型双功能氧化钼-钯催化剂

• DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06877
• 发表时间: 2022-05
• 期刊: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
• 影响因子: 8.4
• 作者: Albarracin;Freitas de Lima e Freitas, Lucas;MacQueen, Blake;Heyden, Andreas;Lauterbach, Jochen A.;Nikolla, Eranda;Pagán
• 通讯作者: Pagán

Reactivity of Pd–MO 2 encapsulated catalytic systems for CO oxidation

Pd-MO 2 封装催化体系对 CO 氧化的反应活性

• DOI: 10.1039/d1cy01916c
• 发表时间: 2022-03
• 期刊: Catalysis Science & Technology
• 影响因子: 5
• 作者: Paz Herrera, Laura;Freitas de Lima e Freitas, Lucas;Hong, Jiyun;Hoffman, Adam S.;Bare, Simon R.;Nikolla, Eranda;Medlin, J. Will
• 通讯作者: Medlin, J. Will