The “MAX”-phase of over 100 ternary carbides/nitrides was first identified in the 1960s.1 The nomenclature is an abbreviation of the general formula of these 2D material ‘Mn+1AXn’, whereby M denotes a transition metal and A/X represent an A group element and carbon/nitrogen respectively .2,3 They also display a very novel combination of…
Varied calcination temperature of Mg/Al hydrotalcite catalyst is investigated with the aim of optimizing the catalytic performance by measuring the conversion of furfural. Various physicochemical characterization techniques, for example XRD, FTIR, and Thermal analysis are employed to explain the differences in catalytic activity of hydrotalcites calcined at different temperatures. An in…
During the last decade, renewable fuels have become an important focus of research in the energy field. Likewise, building block molecules derived from biomass residues emerge as a sustainable alternative in the production of valuable chemicals and bio-additives. In this sense, the catalytic valorization of glycerol, generated from biodiesel production,…
Developing efficient methods to treat produced water can mitigate the significant concern caused by shale gas extraction. Among various wastewater treatment methods, catalytic wet oxidation (CWO) has shown promising potential in produced water treatment and an almost complete organic removal (about 97% chemical oxygen demand removal) was reported. Cerium oxide…
Bifunctional zeolite catalysts have been demonstrated to depolymerise polyolefins via hydrocracking, and this work aims to replace expensive and earth-scarce precious metals such as platinum and palladium with earth abundant transition metal chalcogenides. Nickel sulfide, a common hydrocracking and hydrotreating catalyst for petroleum refining, was synthesized from the single source…
Olefins are among the most abundant and widely available chemical feedstock, indispensable for both the synthetic and biological communities due to their unique reactivity profile. Thus, hydrogenation and hydrofunctionalisation of C-C double bonds are important transformations to access pharmaceutical and chemical compounds that are produced at an industrial scale [1]. The photocatalytic reduction…
Each year, thousands of academic papers are published on catalyst design, while there are only around 300 commercial catalysts available currently. To a certain extent this is due to the traditional approach of catalyst design, which starts with identifying a useful candidate catalyst for the desired chemical transformation, then iteratively…
EAM Catalysed C-C and Beyond- Homogeneous cross-coupling reactions based on platinum group metals (PGMs), are widely used in organic synthesis due to their robustness and usefulness. However, their widespread use is limited due to their high cost, detrimental environmental impact upon extraction, and their relatively high toxicity, with subsequent stringent regulations…
The use of solar energy to drive CO2 utilisation is a two birds one stone strategy, which helps to reduce greenhouse gasses while also embedding green energy into our modern economy. 1 Photocatalytic activation of surface adsorbate species may drive catalytic reaction under illuminated conditions. 2 However, the role of surface-adsorbate in photo-assisted catalytic reactions…
Click on the poster titles to view the poster abstracts and click on the Zoom links between 2pm – 3pm on the 7th December to join the poster presenters and see their posters. Illuminating the Role of Formate in Photo-assisted Carbon Dioxide Methanation using SSITKA-DRIFTS Tze Hao Tan (UNSW SYDNEY)Zoom link:https://unsw.zoom.us/j/8804565228…
