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

9815863霍夫兰与德国达姆施塔特大学材料科学系霍斯特·哈恩的实验室合作，为加尔·霍夫隆德和佛罗里达大学的两名研究生提供资助。这项研究的目标是开发用于天然气汽车催化转化器的新型甲烷氧化催化剂。催化剂将由贵金属组成，如银、钯、金和铂。这项工作的一个新方面将是使用纳米氧化物载体。天然气作为一种燃料，单位能源的成本低于汽油，如果燃烧得当，对环境的破坏也更小。本文所研究的催化剂都是为长寿命、高效率而设计的。

9815863HoflundThis award supports Gar Hoflund and two graduate students from the University of Florida in a collaboration with the laboratory of Horst Hahn of the Materials Science Department at the University of Darmstadt, Germany. The goal of the research is to develop novel methane oxidation catalysts for use in catalytic converters in automobiles that run on natural gas. The catalysts will consist of noble 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.