Catalytic Science in the Harwell Research Centre

催化是位于化学工业核心的核心科学领域，是英国整体经济中极其成功和重要的组成部分，近年来，英国的总产值已超过500亿英镑，在世界上排名第7。面对世界范围内的激烈竞争，这一地位得以保持。英国要保持其领先地位，关键是要保持研究创新，这可以通过汇集英国在当代科学这一关键领域存在的国际领先的学术活动来实现。因此，我们的目标是在中央设施创建一个催化中心，这将有助于保持英国在这一关键科学和技术领域的领先地位。中心将设在哈威尔的研究中心，这将使我们能够与中央设施密切合作，并与哈威尔/拉尔校区更广泛的科学界进行互动和贡献。近年来在催化材料的原位表征方面取得的重大进展，对于解决催化科学提出的复杂科学问题具有极其重要的意义。因此，中心将开展广泛的催化科学研究计划，开发最先进的现场设施，用于在钻石、同步辐射、ISIS的中子散射和中央激光设施。这类实验将使我们能够在分子水平上探索催化剂在运行过程中的结构和演变；但其有效性将需要在线研究与离线实验相结合，我们将在其中建立广泛的实验设施。我们将开展广泛的应用计划，重点关注当代催化科学中的以下中心主题：*有机转化的可持续催化剂技术*替代燃料的催化*环境保护中的催化通过协调合作小组的专业知识，在哈维尔/拉尔园区的设施使催化科学的新领域成为可能，我们将为新倡议提供平台，这些新倡议将为英国催化研究提供枢纽，并将为现有的催化科学投资带来可观的附加值。此外，通过合作，英国科学团队将能够在这一关键领域占据中心舞台并引领世界。该中心的影响力将通过积极有效的传播战略得到进一步促进，该战略将与广泛的学术和工业团体以及更广泛的科学界发展强有力的互动。

Catalysis is a core area of science that lies at the heart of the chemicals industry - an immensely successful and important part of the overall UK economy, where in recent years the UK output has totalled over 50B and is ranked 7th in the world. This position is being maintained in the face of immense competition worldwide. For the UK to maintain its leading position it is essential that innovation in research is maintained, which can be achieved through bringing together the internationally leading academic activity that exists in the UK in this key area of contemporary science. We therefore, aim to create a Centre for Catalysis at the central facilities which will help to keep the UK at the forefront of this crucial scientific and technological sector. The Centre will be established in the Research Complex at Harwell which will allow us both to work closely with the central facilities, to whose development the project will also contribute, and to interact with and contribute to the broader scientific community on the Harwell/RAL Campus The major developments in the in situ characterisation of catalytic materials that have taken place in the recent years have been of immense importance in addressing the complex scientific problems posed by catalytic science The Centre will therefore in pursuing a wide ranging programme of research in catalytic science, develop state-of-the art in situ facilities that will be used for experiments to be conducted at the Diamond, Synchrotron Radiation, ISIS Neutron Scattering and Central Laser Facilities. Such experiments will allow us to probe the structure and evolution of catalysts at the molecular level during their operation; but their effectiveness will require the on-line studies to be integrated with off line experimentation in the Complex, within which we will establish a broad range of experimental facilities. An extensive programme of applications will be undertaken, with strong emphasis on the following central themes in contemporary catalytic science:* Sustainable Catalyst Technologies for Organic Transformations* Catalysis for alternative fuels* Catalysis in the Protection of the EnvironmentBy coordinating the expertise of the collaborative groups, in novel areas of catalytic science enabled by the facilities on the Harwell/RAL campus, we will provide a platform for new initiatives that will provide a hub for UK catalysis research and will give substantial added value to the existing investment in catalytic science. Moreover by working together, the UK scientific team will be able take centre stage and lead the world in this crucial field.The impact of the Centre will be further promoted by a vigorous and effective dissemination strategy which will develop strong interactions with a wide range of academic and industrial groups and with the broader scientific community.