OF27 Multiple Stimuli Driven Catalysis: Catalytic Processes at Lower Temperatures Driven by Solar and Thermal Energy

Tuesday, June 7, 2011: 2:30 PM
Ambassador Ballroom 3 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Phillip Christopher1, Hongliang Xin2 and Suljo Linic2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Herein, we show that plasmonic Ag nanostructures, can concurrently utilize thermal energy and a low intensity photon flux (on the order of solar intensity) to drive catalytic oxidation reactions at significantly lower temperatures than those associated with conventional thermal processes.

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