Feng Gao | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Studies on Cu-exchanged small pore zeolites as selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts and CeO2 supported 2D Pd rafts for low-temperature methane combustion (LTMC)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Feng Gao

To help meet the DOE goals of enabling more fuel-efficient vehicle engine technologies, we have been carrying out research programs funded by DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy …

Fundamental Mechanistic Studies of Catalytic Reactions Using a Combined Steady-State Isotopic Transient Kinetic Analysis (SSITKA)/Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy Apparatus

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

This project will apply a unique capability in the EMSL at PNNL for heterogeneous catalysis R&D employing steady-state isotopic transient kinetic analysis (SSITKA) techniques with mass…

Well-defined Metal-Oxide Catalysts to Understand Fundamental Chemical Transformations

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Catalytic materials for the full and complex range of chemical transformations being considered for upgrading biomass-derived molecules to fuels and chemicals include metals dispersed on oxide- and…

Fundamental Studies of Vehicle Emission Control Catalysts

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

The abatement of environmentally harmful NOx compounds (NO, NO2, and N2O) emitted from mobile or stationary power sources remains a challenging task for the catalysis community. In particular,…

Understanding NOx SCR Mechanisms and Activity on Cu/Chabazite Structures throughout the Catalyst Life Cycle

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposed EMSL use will enable research that has been recently funded at PNNL by the Department of Energy (DOE), and at the remainder of the partner institutions by a joint DOE/National Science…

Well-defined metal-oxide catalysts to understand fundamental chemical transformations

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Catalytic materials for the full and complex range of chemical transformations being considered for upgrading biomass-derived molecules to fuels and chemicals include metals dispersed on oxide- and…

Fundamental Mechanistic Studies of Catalytic Reactions Using a Combined Steady-State Isotopic Transient Kinetic Analysis (SSITKA)/Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy Apparatus

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

This project will apply a unique capability in the EMSL at PNNL for heterogeneous catalysis R&D employing steady-state isotopic transient kinetic analysis (SSITKA) techniques with mass…

Understanding NOx SCR Mechanisms and Activity on Cu/Chabazite Structures throughout the Catalyst Life Cycle

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Jean-Sabin McEwen

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposed EMSL use will enable research that has been recently funded at PNNL by the Department of Energy (DOE), and at the remainder of the partner institutions by a joint DOE/National Science…

Well-defined metal-oxide catalysts to understand fundamental chemical transformations of biomass-derived molecules

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Yong Wang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Detailed, accurate and unambiguous structure/function relationships in metal-oxide catalyzed reactions are essential in the design of efficient catalysts for the conversion of biomass-derived…

Understanding NOx SCR and soot oxidation processes on multi-functional SCR-based materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kenneth Rappe

The objective of this project is to develop a strategy for the integration of catalytic NOX emission control and particulate matter emission control into a single device for the successful…

Small-pore zeolite supported Pd and Pt as passive NOx adsorbers and low-temperature methane combustion catalysts

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Feng Gao

To help meet DOE goals of enabling more fuel-efficient vehicle engine technologies, for the past ~15 years we have been carrying out research programs funded by DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and…

Small-pore zeolite supported Cu/Fe as selective catalytic reduction catalysts, and Pd/Pt as passive NOx adsorbers and low-temperature methane combustion catalysts

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Feng Gao

To help meet DOE goals of enabling more fuel-efficient vehicle engine technologies, for the past ~15 years we have been carrying out research programs funded by DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and…

Fundamentals of (Mixed) Transition Metal Oxides for Chemical Transformations

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Yong Wang

The main objective of the proposal is to tackle the fundamental issues associated with molecular transformations of biomass derived oxygenates (e.g., alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic …

Studies on zeolite supported Cu/Fe as selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts, and supported Pd as passive NOx adsorbers (PNA)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Feng Gao

To help meet DOE goals of enabling more fuel-efficient vehicle engine technologies, for the past ~15 years we have been carrying out research programs funded by DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and…

NOx Adsorber Materials: Fundamental Studies, and Investigations of Sulfur Poisoning and Thermal Deactivation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Catalysits systems related to automotive exhaust control will be investigated. Specifically, the focus will be on catalysts that are important in lean NOx emission control (NOx storage/reduction …

Studies on zeolite supported Cu/Fe as selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts, and supported Pd as passive NOx adsorbers (PNA)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Feng Gao

To help meet the DOE goals of enabling more fuel-efficient vehicle engine technologies, we have been carrying out research programs funded by DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy …

Early Transition Metal Oxides as Catalysts: Crossing Scales from Clusters to Single Crystals to Functioning Materials

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Current commercial heterogeneous catalysts are structurally and chemically complex and measurements on them can seldom be interpreted with atomic-level precision. This is especially so for supported…

Studies on Cu-exchanged small pore zeolites as selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Feng Gao

To help meet the DOE goals of enabling more fuel-efficient vehicle engine technologies, we have been carrying out research programs funded by DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy …

Formation, Stability, and Reactivity of atomically dispersed transition metals stabilized on oxide supports

Lead Institution

University of New Mexico

Principal Investigator

Abhaya Datye

Project type

Exploratory Research

In the course of our previous studies, we learned that the support may be modified during reaction especially after elevated temperature treatments due to the incorporation of atomically dispersed…

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