It is important to acquire detailed fundamental insights into and full control over the structure, composition, size and location of bimetallic nanoparticles on porous support oxides. By bringing different disciplines together that are covered by the selected PIs of ARC CBBC, we aim to make important steps forward in the synthesis of supported bimetallic nanoparticles for important catalytic reactions, including but not limited to the hydrogenation of CO2.
Fewer by-products
Current and future energy and chemical industries rely on highly active, selective and stable catalyst materials. Bimetallic catalysts are interesting because the presence of a second metal can add a wide range of additional functionalities to the catalytic surface, usually bringing about synergies in catalysis. Such synergies can lead to fundamentally different catalytic performance, which may lead to more products and fewer by-products.
Base metals instead of nobel metals
Such extraordinary performance also allows to partially replace expensive noble metals by base metals. In addition, the concept of bimetallic catalysis allows small amounts of expensive metal to be dispersed at atomic scale in a metallic environment, leading to a more efficient use of that metal.
Bert Weckhuysen
Professor of Inorganic chemistry and catalysisUtrecht University
Robert Terörde
Senior research manager - Catalysis researchBASF
Krijn de Jong
Professor of Inorganic chemistry and catalysisUtrecht University
Emiel Hensen
Professor of Molecular catalysisEindhoven University of Technology
Hans Kuipers
Professor of Multi-scale modelling of multiphase flowsEindhoven University of Technology
Joost Reek
Professor of Supramolecular catalysisUniversity of Amsterdam
Alfons van Blaaderen
Professor of Soft condensed matterUtrecht University
Rim van de Poll
PhD candidateEindhoven University of Technology
David Rieder
PhD candidateEindhoven University of Technology
Lotte Metz
PhD candidateUniversity of Amsterdam
Hasnaa El Said El Sayed
PhD candidateUniversity of Twente