Catalytic Selectivity Control by Size, Shape, and Oxide Interfaces of Metal Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Characterization under Reaction Conditions

Somorjai, Gabor A.

Monday, June 3, 2013: 9:40 AM

Ballroom B (Galt House Hotel)

Kwangjin An^1,2, William Michalak^1,2, Selim Alayoglu^1,2 and Gabor A. Somorjai^1,2, (1)University of California Berkeley, USA, (2)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA.

Keynote

Monodispersed metal and bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) in the 1-10 nm range have been synthesized and supported onto either substrates or mesoporous oxide supports. Catalytic hydrocarbon conversion reactions (hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, isomerization, ring opening) were studied over NP-based catalysts. The selectivities and turnover rates were found to be NP size- and shape-dependent.

Extended Abstracts:

Abstract_NAM_GaborSomorjai_revised.pdf (504.4KB) - Extended Abstract

KL-M-BRB-1 Catalytic Selectivity Control by Size, Shape, and Oxide Interfaces of Metal Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Characterization under Reaction Conditions