Periodic Reporting for period 1 - DynaCatMe (Understanding the Dynamic Nature of Catalysts for Methane Abatement Reactions)
Reporting period: 2021-09-01 to 2023-08-31
The development of the catalysts also entailed gaining a thorough knowledge of their structure during the reactions. This information allows unravelling the working structures of the catalysts and allows for a rational and guided synthesis of new generations of catalysts. We carried out X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements in operando at the synchrotron. We have discovered that new structures and oxidation states are generated during the mechanochemical synthesis and that the milled catalysts have more dynamic structures that allow them to better adapt to the reactive atmosphere.
The results obtained during this project have been published in three scientific papers and are accessible in open access. We have attended several scientific conferences to disseminate the results achieved. We have also recorded a press release and interviewed for a public television. The publication of the papers was posted on Twitter.
We think that the outcomes of this project can have a significant impact on the improvement of these two processes, which have tremendous societal and environmental implications.