Where: Seminari primer pis, Edifici d'investigació 1
Presented by: Victor Sans
Crystalline microporous materials such as zeolites and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are an important class of materials for both practical applications and scientific research. They have been constantly developed and researched for various applications, especially adsorption and catalysis, that address the great challenges of our society, e.g. global warming, environmental issues, sustainable production and renewable energy. In this talk, the recent development of strategies in Fan’s group regarding the MOFs catalysis and novel methods for making hierarchical zeolites will be presented. Specifically, (i) the development of novel non-thermal plasma (NTP) activation process for sustaining MOFs activity in the challenging catalytic water gas shift reaction1 and (ii) the invention of novel post-synthesis methods for producing zeolites (e.g. FAU Y and MFI ZSM-5) with superior mesoporosity.2 The relevant results highlight the practical solution to solve one of the fundamental stability issues of MOFs for catalysis, as well as the possibility of debottlenecking the current post-synthesis treatment of zeolites for producing industry-relevant catalysts. In addition, other research projects within Fan’s group will also be introduced briefly to stimulate possible research collaborations.
References:
1 Nat. Catal., (2019): DOI: 10.1038/s41929-018-0206-2; 2UK patent application: GB 1814932.8.