Catalysis Science for Energy Applications

随着能源需求和化石燃料开采成本的上升，以及与其燃烧相关的气候变化，我们需要开发可再生的电力和燃料来源，并从农业和木材废弃物等可再生资源中获得更多消费产品。这项研究计划的核心是尖端催化研究，旨在提供有效利用可再生资源的新工艺，即从木质素选择性生产芳香化学品，以及将生物-化学-催化串联路线用于塑料袋、香水和食品防腐剂等消费品。对于可再生能源，贱金属纳米颗粒催化剂将提高BN化合物热分解产生的氢气纯度，改善燃料电池驱动的便携式电力和运输的选择。*

With escalation of energy demand and costs of fossil fuel extraction and climate change linked to its combustion, we need to develop renewable sources of power and fuels and obtain more consumer products from renewable resources such as agricultural and wood waste. Central to this research program are cutting-edge catalysis studies directed at providing new processes for efficient utilization of renewable resources, i.e., selective production of aromatic chemicals from lignin and combined bio-chemo-catalytic tandem routes to consumer products such as plastic bags, fragrances and food preservatives. For renewable energy, base metal nanoparticle catalysts will improve hydrogen purity from thermolysis of BN compounds, improving options for fuel cell-enabled portable power and transportation.*