Novel Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Propane Dehydrogenation

该项目将与工业赞助商合作，探索使用钼酸盐催化剂进行丙烷氧化加氢。其目的是使用一系列技术来制备钼酸盐，其中之一将是使用超临界二氧化碳作为抗溶剂的方法。其目的是利用这种技术来制备其他方法无法获得的高比表面积钼酸盐。这些钼酸盐将作为丙烷氧化的催化剂进行评估，并将使用一系列光谱技术和先进的电子显微镜进行表征。收集到的数据将被用来确定这些材料的结构活性关系，这将被用作改进催化剂设计的基础。因此，该项目将为学生在化学和催化方面的现代实验技术奠定良好的基础。

This project will explore the use of molybdate catalysts for the oxidative hydrogenation of propane in collaboration with the industrial sponsor. The aim is to prepare molybdates using a range of techniques one of which will be the method using supercritical carbon dioxide as an antisolvent. The aim is to use this technique to prepare high surface area molybdates that are not accessible by other methods. The molybdates will be evaluated as catalysts for propane oxidation and will be characterised using a range of spectroscopic techniques together with advanced electron microscopy. The data collected will then be used to determine structure activity relationships for these materials and this will then be used as the basis for the design of improved catalysts. The project will therefore give the student an excellent grounding in modern experimental techniques in chemistry and catalysis.