Abstract
An integrated approach for biomass upgrading to fuels requires catalyst synthesis, characterization, and kinetic evaluation. The work was divided in three areas, 1-preparation and characterization of model catalysts containing metal oxide overcoats and metal nanoparticles synthesized by atomic layer deposition (ALD), a gas-phase material deposition technique, 2-the study of structure sensitivity for formic acid decomposition on planar Pt catalysts, and 3-characterization of bimetallic Pt-M (M = Re, Mo) catalysts using surface sensitive techniques and theory.
Keywords
Atomic Layer Deposition, Formic Acid Decomposition, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Model Catalyst, Single Crystal, Surface Science
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Chemical Engineering
First Advisor
Fabio H Ribeiro
Second Advisor
W. N Delgass
Committee Member 1
Jeffrey P Greeley
Committee Member 2
Dmitry Y Zemlyanov
Date of Award
January 2015
Recommended Citation
Detwiler, Michael D., "SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND KINETIC EVALUATION OF PLANAR AND SUPPORTED HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS" (2015). Open Access Dissertations. 1349.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1349