
The Environmental Catalysis theme aimed to use catalysis to make the world a better place. The theme combined heterogeneous, homogeneous and bio catalysis together with experimental and theoretical approaches to attack key problems including i) Improved atom efficiency – eradicating waste. ii) Environmental cleanup – dealing with waste. iii) New green applications – catalysis in new domains. iv) Use of bio-renewable resources – CO2.
See highlight projects and publications below:
Highlight:
CO2 Activation (PI Bowker, Cardiff)
Here we are working on ways of storing this energy chemically and have focused on methanol production from CO2 (e.g. from coal plants, ammonia plants, steel plants) and hydrogen (from electrolysis).
Publications:
Title: Pd-Ru/TiO2 catalyst – an active and selective catalyst for furfural hydrogenation
Journal: Catal. Sci. Technol, 6,234-242
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Title: XPS and STM studies of the oxidation of hydrogen chloride at Cu(100) surfaces
Journal: Surface Science, 650, 177–186
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Further publications can be found at the UK Catalysis Hub main website – https://ukcatalysishub.co.uk/publications/