Renqin Zhang

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…

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…

Understanding the Mechanism of CO Hydrogenation to Oxygenates over Ternary Catalysts: An Integrated Approach Using In Situ and Operando Experimental Techniques

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Norbert Kruse

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The submitted proposal will enable highly focused scientific research using unique facilities and expertise at EMSL. This research is largely complementary to ongoing work on oxygenates formation via…

Understanding the Mechanism of CO Hydrogenation to Oxygenates

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Jean-Sabin McEwen

The submitted proposal will enable a highly focused computational investigation of a novel CO hydrogenation molecular mechanism from first-principles using the state-of-the-art Cascade supercomputing…

Developing Multi-Scale Models for the Effective Design of Hydrothermally Stable Single-Site Catalysts for Low-Temperature CO Emissions Removal

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Jean-Sabin McEwen

The research objective of this proposal is to develop a multi-scale model that will predict the catalytic behavior of low temperature single-atom exhaust catalysts in real-world conditions. The…

Structural Tuning of Copper Oxide Reducibility in the Presence of Atomically Dispersed Metals

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Jean-Sabin McEwen

Catalytic surfaces are prone to reconstruction depending on the adsorbates present, catalyst coverage, temperature, and other environmental factors. Through model studies, we can generate trends as…

Characterizing Metal-Support Interaction of Atomically Dispersed Atoms and Clusters on Cu2O (111)

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Jean-Sabin McEwen

Catalytic surfaces are prone to reconstruction depending on the adsorbates present, catalyst coverage, temperature, and other environmental factors. Through model studies, we can generate trends as…

EMSL Science Overview

Renqin Zhang

Projects

Fundamental Studies of Vehicle Emission Control Catalysts

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

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

Understanding the Mechanism of CO Hydrogenation to Oxygenates over Ternary Catalysts: An Integrated Approach Using In Situ and Operando Experimental Techniques

Understanding the Mechanism of CO Hydrogenation to Oxygenates

Developing Multi-Scale Models for the Effective Design of Hydrothermally Stable Single-Site Catalysts for Low-Temperature CO Emissions Removal

Structural Tuning of Copper Oxide Reducibility in the Presence of Atomically Dispersed Metals

Characterizing Metal-Support Interaction of Atomically Dispersed Atoms and Clusters on Cu2O (111)