Libor Kovarik

Nanoscale compositional and structural analysis of rolled U-10Mo alloys.

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

PNNL as a part of the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Conversion within the Office of Material Minimization and Management (M3) is working on…

Investigation of Field-Assisted Surface Chemistry by Atom Probe Tomography

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Sten Lambeets

Addressing the negative impact of CO2 on the global environment requires a multifaceted mitigation strategy which includes CO2 conversion to higher value compounds, satisfying both economic and…

Catalytic Reformation of the Bio-oil Aqueous Fraction: Reforming Catalyst Development

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Dagle

Bio-oils must be upgraded if they are to be used as a replacement diesel and gasoline fuel. The overall goal of this project is to examine the feasibility of steam reforming the aqueous fraction of…

Computational Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics of Soil Organic Matter Structure and Interactions with Mineral Surfaces and Solvated Ionic Species

Lead Institution

Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Amity Andersen

The aim of this proposal is to apply atomistic simulation methods to develop insight into the complex structure of soil organic matter (SOM) components, including structural changes and dynamics that…

Correlated Multimodal in situ Gas-Metal Alloy Surface Reaction Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Arun Devaraj

This project will bring together a technically-diverse group of early career staff scientists across all directorates, for a comprehensive demonstration of PNNL capabilities for multimodal in situ…

Characterization and Development of a Ag/ZrO2/SiO2 Catalyst for the Conversion of Bio-Derived Ethanol to Linear Butenes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Dagle

The overall objective of this study is to further investigate our recent catalyst innovation enabling the selective, single-step conversion of bio-derived ethanol to 1- and 2-butene (linear butenes)…

Direct atomic level structural analysis of metallic and bimetallic catalytic clusters and their interaction with catalytic support under in-situ and ex-situ conditions

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Libor Kovarik

This project will focus on probing the structure-property relationship of heterogeneous catalytic clusters under dynamic operating conditions. The key issue is to develop a detailed understanding of…

Dynamics of Supported Noble metal Nanoparticles in the Presence of Oxidizing Environment: Application of Compressive Sensing in ETEM

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Libor Kovarik

Direct atomic level visualization of structural and surface transformations of nanoparticles during exposure to oxidizing environment is critical for developing a structure-property relationship in…

Characterization and Development of a Ag/ZrO2/SiO2 Catalyst for the Conversion of Bio-derived Ethanol to Linear Butenes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Dagle

The overall objective of this study is to further investigate a recent catalyst innovation enabling the selective, single step conversion of bio-derived ethanol to 1- and 2-butene (linear butenes). …

Characterization and development of a Ni-based catalysts for the conversion of methane into H2 and solid carbon

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Dagle

The main objectives in this project are to continue our investigation into Ni/Cu bimetallic catalysts active for the thermocatalytic decomposition (TCD) of methane. Thermocatalytic decomposition (TCD…

An Experimental and Modeling Investigation of Solidification and Microstructural Evolution in Magnesium Alloys using in situ Techniques

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Aashish Rohatgi

The goal of this proposal is to understand the microstructural evolution during non-equilibrium, rapid solidification of a molten magnesium-aluminum-zinc (AZ91) alloy, and during its subsequent heat…

Atmospheric Soil Organic Particles

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Alexander Laskin

Recent discovery of atmospheric soil organic particles (ASOP), emitted through previously unrecognized atmosphere-land-surface interactions, suggests that ASOP may have a widespread impact over a…

Betavoltaics from COTS: Power for Years

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Lance Hubbard

Overwhelmingly, betavoltaics’ (BV) long-lasting power opens a broad range of applications which are not currently available. The birth of very low power electronics has opened up a market for the…

EMSL Science Overview

Libor Kovarik

Projects

Nanoscale compositional and structural analysis of rolled U-10Mo alloys.

Investigation of Field-Assisted Surface Chemistry by Atom Probe Tomography

Catalytic Reformation of the Bio-oil Aqueous Fraction: Reforming Catalyst Development

Computational Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics of Soil Organic Matter Structure and Interactions with Mineral Surfaces and Solvated Ionic Species

Correlated Multimodal in situ Gas-Metal Alloy Surface Reaction Studies

Characterization and Development of a Ag/ZrO2/SiO2 Catalyst for the Conversion of Bio-Derived Ethanol to Linear Butenes

Direct atomic level structural analysis of metallic and bimetallic catalytic clusters and their interaction with catalytic support under in-situ and ex-situ conditions

Dynamics of Supported Noble metal Nanoparticles in the Presence of Oxidizing Environment: Application of Compressive Sensing in ETEM

Characterization and Development of a Ag/ZrO2/SiO2 Catalyst for the Conversion of Bio-derived Ethanol to Linear Butenes

Characterization and development of a Ni-based catalysts for the conversion of methane into H2 and solid carbon

An Experimental and Modeling Investigation of Solidification and Microstructural Evolution in Magnesium Alloys using in situ Techniques

Atmospheric Soil Organic Particles

Betavoltaics from COTS: Power for Years