Proposals

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Thrust I

Thrust II

Thrust III

I.01 Unlocking the Size Limit of Platinum Nanocube Growth on Carbon Support via Seeded Solid-State Synthesis

II.01 Decoupling Framework Aluminum Density and Bimetallic Composition Effects in Zeolite- Confined Pt–Pd Catalysts

III.01 Engineering Sn Distribution in Pt-Sn Catalysts on Shaped γ-Al₂O₃ to Suppress Coke and Sintering in Propane Dehydrogenation

I.02 Synthesis of Monolayer Metal Rafts on Powder and Formed Supports using Atomic Layer Deposition

II.02 Theory- and AI/ML-Guided Design of Promoted Industrial Catalysts

III.02 Controlling adsorbent-catalyst site proximity and population for the direct production of ammonia from waste gas mixtures

I.03 Modeling Diffusion Coupled with Electrostatic Adsorption on Formed Supports (continuation of Project 81)

II.03 Synthesis and Evaluation of a Solid Enantioselective Catalyst Consisting of a Spaced Out Ligand.

III.03 Understanding humid CO2 selectivity of zeolite Cs-PAU

I.04 Metal carbides as precursors to achieve highly dispersed metal phosphide catalysts

II.04 Nitrogen-Functionalized Activated Carbon as Economical and Robust Palladium Supports for Low-Leaching Continuous flow Suzuki Catalysis

III.04 Understanding how light alkane aromatization is promoted by co-conversion of carbon dioxide

I.05 Polyol-Mediated Cobalt Deposition for Controlled Loading onto Oxidized Supports

II.05 Alkali Promoter Effects on Metal Dispersion and Reactivity in Chloride-Derived Catalysts

III.05 Engineering a Spherical Carbon-Alumina Hybrid Support for Continuous-Flow Palladium (Pd)-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling

I.06 Strictly anhydrous syntheses of P-modified HZSM-5 catalysts

II.06 Elucidating the Role of Oxophilicity, Atomic Mobility, and Zeolite Pore Size on the Morphology of Bimetallic Clusters under Hydrogen

III.06 Ultrasmall Catalyst Nanoparticles for High-Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (HTPEM) Devices

I.07 Solvent Effects for Core-Shell Support Synthesis

II.07 Direct Visualization of Catalyst Structural Dynamics during Dry Reforming, Deactivation, and Regeneration Using In Situ HRTEM/STEM

III.07 Bimetallic ferromagnetic catalysts for plastics hydrogenolysis

I.08 Preparative-scale electrochemical deposition of metal nanoparticles for selective oxidations

II.08 Study of platinum migration between zeolite pores and alumina binders through thermal redox cycling and its impact on bifunctional catalysis

III.08 Extension of Project 72 “Amorphous Carbon as an Inexpensive, Effective Substitute for Graphene” to Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTRs)

I.09 Understanding Solvation Shells and their role in Catalyst Deposition

II.09 Understanding Palladium Leaching on Functionalized Graphene Supports in Liquid Phase Catalysts

III.09 Cost Effective Transition Metal Alternatives to Palladium for Heterogeneous Cross Coupling Reactions

I.10 Engineering Bimodal Pt Particle Size Distributions on Silica through Dual-Mechanism Precursor Deposition

II.10 Surface properties of Pt-alumina catalysts: Understanding the impact of Al Lewis acid and (K, Ga) modifier concentrations and thermal treatment conditions on Pt site speciation and structure-sensitive catalysis

 

I.11 Stabilization of Pd/Graphene Oxide Catalysts on Oxide Supports via Controlled Interfacial Functionalization

II.11 Operando electroanalytical quantification of metal utilization in porous catalysts

 

I.12 A Comparison of Thin Silica-Grafted and Bulk Crosslinked Polymers for Immobilizing Asymmetric Hydrogenation Catalysis

II.12 Establishing the impact of treatment and operating conditions on platinum particle nuclearity, location in zeolite pores, and reversibility through aggregation-dispersion cycles

 

I.13 Unraveling the Solvent Space

II.13 Strategies to monitor and mitigate Pd corrosion during heterogeneous cross-coupling