Our research program is in the general area of heterogeneous catalysis. Our goal is to acquire a fundamental understanding of the nature of active sites on catalyst surfaces and the catalytic reaction pathways and ultimately to be able to design catalysts with the desired molecular architecture for specific reactions.

•Oxidation Catalysis
  • §Selective oxidation
  • §Oxidative dehydrogenation
    • §Oxygen activation
    • §Oxygen mobility
    • Selectivity control

•Environmental Catalysis
  • §Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) of NOx
  • §Catalytic reduction of NOx with lower hydrocarbons
  • Simultaneous reduction of NOx and SOx
  • Complete oxidation of VOCs

•Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis
  • §Heteroatom removal (HDS/HDN/HDO)
  • §Hydrogenation of aldehydes
  • §Reaction mechanism
  • §Metal sulfides, carbides, and metals

•Fuel Cell Technology
  • §Fuel reformulation for fuel cell applications
  • §Catalytic phenomenon involved in fuel cells