Presentation
Design and Synthesis of New Solid Catalysts as an Integral Part to the Solutions of Today's and the Future's Conservation Efforts
The 2nd International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference
(2014)
Abstract
In this fast changing time, Malaysia should strive to emerge as one of the competitive nations in the world. To achieve this, several research universities have been established in Malaysia. Researches in universities are seen as a noble intellectual activity, which will benefit society greatly. As a result, all scientific researches, including researches in heterogeneous catalysis, is fast becoming more important in Malaysia. This includes Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), which has been announced as a Research University by the Prime Minister of Malaysia on 10 June 2010. In this context, the development of high performance and conceptually innovative catalytic processes is crucial for industry and for a sustainable future in Malaysia. It is generally accepted that heterogeneous catalysis is an important process in the transformation of energy, which is considered as an integral part of the solution of today’s and the future’s energy problems. The purpose of this presentation is to introduce several designs of heterogeneous catalytic systems which were compiled based on classification from the catalytic processes. These systems comprised of examples from researches that were carried out by the author together with his colleagues and students at UTM. The aim is to develop and understand the catalytic phenomena through the design and physicochemical properties of the solid catalysts. A basic feature common to all catalytic systems is that the catalytic reaction can be considered as a reaction cycle, in which catalytically active sites are initially consumed and at the end of the cycle are regenerated. There are many different catalytic systems and most of the basic mechanistic features are well understood. Here, an attempt will be made to introduce several catalytic reactions in order to design a better catalyst through chemical design. The catalytic reactions that will be discussed are the oxidation and acid catalysis by heterogeneous catalysts. These works are classified into six classes, namely phase-boundary catalysis, acid catalysis, oxidation catalyst, bifunctional catalyst, photocatalyst and shape controllable synthesis of solid catalyst assisted by magnetic field. Hopefully, the structure-catalytic properties of these several designs of heterogeneous catalytic system may assist in the further search for novel approaches to heterogeneous catalysis for environmentally-benign transformation of biomass and new efficient energy systems.
Disciplines
Publication Date
October 17, 2014
Location
Ouarzazate, Morocco
Citation Information
Hadi Nur. "Design and Synthesis of New Solid Catalysts as an Integral Part to the Solutions of Today's and the Future's Conservation Efforts" The 2nd International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hadi_nur/204/