Yong Wang

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 …

Refroming of Hydrocarbons on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anodes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Strohm

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The work to be performed is to characterize materials used during reforming of methane and other hydrocarbons. Nickel-based anodes (of powder and plate form) used in solid oxide fuel cells and/or…

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…

Development of Alternative and Durable High Performance Cathode Supports for PEM Fuel Cells

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Yong Wang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The poor durability of cathode supports and catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is a key technical barrier for stationary and transportation applications. Carbon support…

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…

NMR and Computational Studies of Chemical Transformations at Complex Interfaces for Catalytic Applications

Lead Institution

University of Alabama

Principal Investigator

David Dixon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Catalysis science is at the core of many of the DOE's programs including its core energy mission. Catalysts, both homogeneous and heterogeneous, facilitate the control of chemical reactions by…

Fundamental Understanding of Chemical Transformations at the Interface between Bimetallic Catalysts and Solvents

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Yong Wang

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Production of biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass, a renewable resource, can play a significant role in achieving goals of long term sustainability for the current energy infrastructure while…

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…

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…

Investigation of cobalt active sites in cobalt-based catalyst for higher alcohol synthesis from synga

Lead Institution

Seoul National University

Principal Investigator

Do Heui Kim

Project type

Exploratory Research

The higher alcohol synthesis, which produces higher alcohol (C6-C18 alpha alcohol) for transportation fuel or fuel additives by reacting synthesis gas (CO and H2), is at the heart of the gas-to…

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…

Designing Nanomaterials for Fuel Cells Electrocatalysts

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Yuehe Lin

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Fuel cells are very important in addressing the issues with environment and global climate change. The main challenges for developing fuel cells are the prohibitive production cost and poor…

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…

In-situ High Field, High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

A magic angle turning (MAT) solid state NMR probe with discrete sample rotation is proposed so that a combination of temperature, pressure, and flow control is possible while a high resolution…

Development of Catalysts for the Selective Conversion of Biomass Derived Products to Fuels or Hydrogen

Lead Institution

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Principal Investigator

Ayman Karim

Project type

Exploratory Research

The large increase in energy demand by emerging economies and the environmental concerns over the use of fossil fuels has led to the focus on renewable energy sources such as biomass. Several…

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 …

In-situ High Field, High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

A magic angle turning (MAT) solid state NMR probe with discrete sample rotation is proposed so that a combination of temperature, pressure, and flow control is possible while a high resolution…

Catalysis Research Campaign: An Integrated Multi-Capability Approach for Analysis of Catalytic Systems

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Research Campaign

In this research campaign, advanced capabilities within the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will be integrated for in-depth, molecular…

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…

In-situ High Field, High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

A magic angle turning (MAT) solid state NMR probe with discrete sample rotation is proposed so that a combination of temperature, pressure, and flow control is possible while a high resolution…

High Resolution Electron Microscopy Study of Complex Nanostructured Materials and Their Structural Transformations

Lead Institution

Yale University

Principal Investigator

Jun Liu

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of this proposal is to use EMSL's advanced electron microscopy facility to characterize the compositions and properties of the nanostructured catalysts and nanostructured materials…

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 …

Catalyst Synthesis

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Yong Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

Investigation of role of lanthanum oxide in cobalt/cobalt carbide active cobalt-based catalyst for higher alcohol synthesis from biomass derived syngas

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Vanessa Dagle

Project type

Exploratory Research

With the depletion of petroleum reserves and increasing concern about the global climate change, catalytic conversion of coal and biomass derived syngas into mixed alcohols may play an important role…

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 …

Olefins by High-Intensity Oxidation (Scope 46868)

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Yong Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

Velocys, Inc., the Dow Chemical Company, and Battelle, management and operations contractor of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), will develop processes to create Olefins by High…

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…

Early transition metal oxides as catalysts: Crossing scales from clusters to single crystals to functioning materials - Catalysis Science (Chuck Peden's BES Project - 45385)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose a multidisciplinary, multi-institution program to develop and demonstrate a new approach to the grand challenge of controlling chemical transformations using catalysis. We propose an…

Hydrogen Production - (Steam reforming of Biomass Scope 46621)

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Yong Wang

Project type

Exploratory Research

The work on this task will focus on steam reforming of ethanol for the direct production of H2 and CO2. This work addresses the following tasks of the Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure…

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…

Solid State 183W MAS NMR at High and Ultra High Magnetic Fields

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Capability Research

The goal of this research is to establish a capability to study tungsten heteropoly acids and dispersed tungsten-oxide absorbed on high surface support materials. The possibility will be explored by…

High Surface Area Nanocrystalline SiC Material Analysis

Lead Institution

Idaho National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Daniel Ginosar

Project type

Exploratory Research

Nanocrytalline SiC materials with high surface areas have a wide range of applications in catalysts, high temperature gas separation, semiconductors, high temperature sensors and electrodes,…

Development of Catalysts for the Selective Conversion of Biomass Derived Products to Fuels

Lead Institution

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Principal Investigator

Ayman Karim

Project type

Exploratory Research

The large increase in energy demand by emerging economies and the environmental concerns over the use of fossil fuels has led to the focus on renewable energy sources such as biomass. Several…

NMR for Catalyst Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

A detailed understanding of the mechanisms involved in a catalytic reaction requires that we identify the nature of the active sites and of reaction intermediates, and that we probe dynamic processes…

NMR and Computational Studies of Chemical Transformations at Complex Interfaces

Lead Institution

University of Alabama

Principal Investigator

David Dixon

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Catalysis provides the means of controlling the rates at which chemical bonds are formed or broken and the yields of desired products over undesired ones. New computational and experimental…

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…

NMR for Catalyst Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Charles Peden

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

A detailed understanding of the mechanisms involved in a catalytic reaction requires that we identify the nature of the active sites and of reaction intermediates, and that we probe dynamic processes…

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 their experimental assessment can seldom be interpreted with atomic-level precision. We seek to reduce the…

Development of Catalysts for the Selective Conversion of Biomass Derived Products to Fuels

Lead Institution

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Principal Investigator

Ayman Karim

The large increase in energy demand by emerging economies and the environmental concerns over the use of fossil fuels has led to the focus on renewable energy sources such as biomass. Several…

Refroming of Hydrocarbons on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anodes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

James Strohm

Project type

Exploratory Research

The work to be performed is to characterize materials used during reforming of methane and other hydrocarbons. Nickel-based anodes (of powder and plate form) used in solid oxide fuel cells and/or…

In-situ MAS NMR Investigations on Catalytic Conversion of Biogenic Molecules in the Presence and Absence of Water

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jian-zhi Hu

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The catalyzed conversion of biomass to hydrocarbon energy carriers requires a cascade of reactions that deconstruct and reduce the polymeric, highly oxofunctionalized biomass material. This chemistry…

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