U.S.-Germany Cooperative Research: Preparation, Catalytic Behavior and Characterization of Novel Methane Oxidation Catalysts

这项工作是与Horst Hahn的材料实验室合作进行的。 德国达姆施塔特大学科学系。 研究的目的是 开发用于催化转化器的新型甲烷氧化催化剂， 使用天然气的汽车。 催化剂将由贵金属组成， 银、钯、金和铂。 这项工作的一个新方面将是使用 纳米晶氧化物载体。 天然气作为燃料，每单位能量的成本低于 汽油，如果燃烧得当，对环境的破坏较小。 所研究的催化剂 在这项工作中，设计的寿命长，效率高。

The work proposed is a collaboration with the laboratory of Horst Hahn of the Materials Science Department of the University of Darmstadt, Germany. The goal of the research is tto develop novel methane oxidation catalysts for use in catalytic converters in automobiles that run on natural gas. The catalysts will consist of nobel metals such as silver, palladium, gold, and platinum. A novel aspect of the work will be the use of nanocrystalline oxide supports. Natural gas as a fuel is less costly per unit of energy than gasoline, and, if properly burned, less damaging to the environment. The catalysts studied in this work are designed for long life and high efficiency.