Advanced synchrotron characterization of catalysts for methane conversion

• Grant number: 22/08128-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: August 01, 2022
• End date: November 30, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering - Nonmetallic Materials
• Agreement: BG E&P Brasil (Shell Group)
• Principal Investigator: Andre Santarosa Ferlauto
• Grantee: Dimy Nanclares Fernandes Sanches
• Host Institution: Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas (CECS). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil
• Company: Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico (São Paulo - Estado). Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN)
• Associated research grant: 17/11937-4 - A sustainable path to methane conversion by advanced electrochemical technologies, AP.PCPE

Abstract

The project Advanced synchrotron characterization of catalysts for methane conversion builds on unique capabilities available at the beamline in São Paulo that allow study of individual particles. This project combines the expertise of CISTAR and CINE to apply state-of-the art atomic level synthesis, kinetic and mechanistic measurements, characterization and theory analysis for identification of active sites and catalytic pathways. (AU)