Novel Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Propane Dehydrogenation

该项目将与工业赞助商合作，探索将催化剂用于丙烷的氧化氢化。其目的是使用一系列技术来制备甘草酸盐，其中之一将是使用超临界二氧化碳作为抗溶剂的方法。其目的是使用这种技术来制备其他方法无法获得的高表面积复合物。将评估的催化剂丙烷氧化和将其特征在于使用一系列的光谱技术与先进的电子显微镜。收集的数据将用于确定这些材料的结构活性关系，然后将其用作设计改进催化剂的基础。因此，该项目将为学生提供化学和催化现代实验技术的良好基础。

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.