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Nano- and Atomic-Level Engineered Adsorbent, Catalyst, and Membrane Materials for Energy and Environmental Application


EMSL Project ID
30407

Abstract

This proposal is to gain access to EMSL resources for processing and characterization of highly-engineered solid adsorbent, catalyst and membrane materials, and to develop correlation of their application performances in energy and environmental area with their atomic and nano-structures. EMSL resources, microfabrication laboratory (clean room), SEM, TEM, XPS, etc., are much needed for delivery of a few ongoing and expected future projects, which include nano-composite catalysts for reduction of NOx, novel adsorbents for CO2 capture, and new membrane materials for energy-efficient energy conversion (e.g., batteries) and separation process (such as CO2, H2, and air). These projects are supported by DOE, DOD, and industries. Most material synthesis and application performance studies will be conducted in the research laboratory at PNNL. The EMSL resources are requested to gain fundamental understandings at molecular level, yield high quality scientific publications, and ultimately develop rational design approach to functional materials at atomic and nano-scales.

Project Details

Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Start Date
2008-08-25
End Date
2009-08-30
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Wei Liu
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Team Members

Jian Zhang
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Haiying Wan
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Yu Su
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Ayman Karim
Institution
Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Mark Engelhard
Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Xiaohong Li
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Related Publications

Liu W, Y Rao, H Wan, AJ Karkamkar, J Liu, and LQ Wang. 2010. "A Bubbling Reactor Technology for Rapid Synthesis of Uniform, Small MFI-type Zeolite Crystals ." PNNL-SA-71857, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. [Submitted]
Zhang J, and W Liu. 2011. "Thin Porous Metal Sheet-Supported NaA Zeolite Membrane for Water/Ethanol Separation." Journal of Membrane Science 371(1-2):197-210.
Zhang J, W Xu, and W Liu. 2010. "O2-Selective Immobilized Liquid Membranes for Lithium-Air Batteries Operation in Ambient Air ." PNNL-SA-71611, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.