Oxidation Catalysis on Solvated Transition Metal Oxide Surfaces: From Well-Defined Models to Powder Beds (A07*)

• Subject Area: Solid State and Surface Chemistry, Material Synthesis ; Physical Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Material Characterisation
• Term: since 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 388390466

The new project A07(N) studies solvated surfaces to elaborate fundamental insight into the effect of solvent molecules on the reaction mechanism of alcohol (2-propanol and benzyl alcohol) and olefin (cyclohexene) oxidation on metal doped (Fe, V, Mn) Co3O4 spinels and lanthanum cobalt perovskites using a unique combination of methods. These range from investigation at the atomistic level on model catalytic surfaces using a surface science approach (IRAS, STM) to the investigation of powder catalysts under technologically relevant conditions by a detailed analysis of the steady-state kinetics in two types of flow-through reactors in the presence of gaseous solvent vapor or liquid solvents.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 247: Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis in the Liquid Phase – Mechanisms and Materials in Thermal, Electro-, and Photocatalysis
• Major Instrumentation: Experimental setup ; Flow Reactor
• Instrumentation Group: 1110 Reaktionsgefäße für Niederdruck, (Hydrierung, Katalyse, Polymerisation)
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Malte Behrens; Professorin Dr. Swetlana Schauermann