Nanoparticle-doped Mesoporous Silicates / Synthetic Developments and Applications in Catalysis

该提案旨在建立在DWB发现的纳米颗粒掺杂的纳米结构硅酸盐的一般路线的基础上，该路线在真正的液晶模板方法中使用简单和现成的试剂。该提案分为两个相互关联的部分。在第一，一般的方法将被扩展到：包括更广泛的金属;施加控制的颗粒大小和金属氧化态;采用嵌段共聚物模板访问立方孔形态和扩展制备的纳米粒子。第二部分着重于使用这种方法生产的催化剂的实际催化应用，即汽车尾气排放控制和烯丙基物种的选择性加氢。

This proposal seeks to build upon DWB's discovery of a general route to nanoparticle-doped, nanostructured silicates that uses simple and off-the-shelf reagents in a true liquid crystal templating methodology. The proposal is in two, linked parts. In the first, the general methodology will be extended to: encompass a wider range of metals; exert control over particle size and metal oxidation state; employ block co-polymer templates to access cubic pore morphologies and to extend the preparation of bimetallic particles. The second part focuses on real-world catalytic applications using catalysts produced using this methodology, namely automotive exhaust emission control and selective hydrogenation of allylic species.