Rentao Mu

Model Early Transition Metal Oxide Catalysts for Biomass Conversion

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Zdenek Dohnalek

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The detailed understanding of biomass conversion on well-defined model oxide catalysts provides valuable feedback for subsequent catalyst design and synthesis of desired products such as biofuels…

Decomposition Pathways of Glycerol on Titania-supported Pt and Cu Nanocatalysts

Lead Institution

Baylor University

Principal Investigator

Zhenrong Zhang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Understanding the reaction mechanism is a key issue in the development of catalysts that can effectively convert glycerol, a top listed biomass-derived feedstock, to value-added chemicals. The…

Implementation of Atomic-Scale Chemical Imaging via Combination of Scanning Tunneling and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Igor Lyubinetsky

The project aims to establish an essential instrumental capability of the inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy (IETS) on a new EMSL’s low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope (LT STM). This…

EMSL Science Overview

Rentao Mu

Projects

Model Early Transition Metal Oxide Catalysts for Biomass Conversion

Decomposition Pathways of Glycerol on Titania-supported Pt and Cu Nanocatalysts

Implementation of Atomic-Scale Chemical Imaging via Combination of Scanning Tunneling and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopies