PNNL research, featured on the cover of ACS Catalysis, shows that certain crystal surfaces yield faster reactions for alkanol dehydration, an important class of reactions for biomass conversion processes. Read More
Oliver Gutiérrez takes on ‘A Multidimensional Challenge’
Oliver Y. Gutiérrez leads an electrocatalytic hydrogenation research team at PNNL that focuses on next-generation catalysts at the molecular level and in an aqueous state. “It’s a multidimensional challenge to make the (renewables) process efficient enough,” says Gutiérrez. “It’s not just a chemical challenge.” Read More
5 ways the wsu-pnnl bioproducts institute excels
Washington State University and PNNL are collaborating on cutting-edge bioproducts science, engineering, and analysis capabilities. Combined, the two institutions are transforming agricultural and municipal waste into valuable materials and chemicals. Read More
STUDY SHOWS REMARKABLE RATE OF RETURN WITH CATALYTIC BIAS
A multi-institution research team found how the protein environment surrounding some enzymes can alter the direction of a cellular reaction, as well as its rate—up to six orders of magnitude—in a phenomenon referred to as catalytic bias. Read More
IRON-BASED NANOPARTICLES can LEAD TO EFFECTIVE CATALYST
New research indicates that abundant iron oxide harnessed to help metals convert carbon dioxide into useful products can simultaneously reduce emissions and add value to waste streams. Read More
MAKING A ‘BEER RUN’ IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE
A PNNL chemical engineer by day, Dan Howe is an ardent home brewer by night. In many ways, the work is similar: figure out how to transform basic materials or feedstocks into different products. As a brewer, he’s converting grain into beer. The connection resulted in biocrude oil from brewery waste. Read More
recent iic PUBLICATIONS
Marcinkowski, MD, SF Yuk, N Doudin, RS Smith, MT Nguyen, BD Kay, V-A Glezakou, R Rousseau, and Z Dohnalek. 2019. "Low-Temperature Oxidation of Methanol to Formaldehyde on a Model Single-Atom Catalyst: Pd Atoms on Fe3O4(001)," ACS Catalysis, 9, 10977-10982, 10.1021/acscatal.9b03891
Koh, K, U Sanyal, M-S Lee, GH Cheng, M Song, V-A Glezakou, Y Liu, D Li, R Rousseau, OY Gutierrez, et al. 2020. "Electrochemically Tunable Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Pd-Catalyzed Benzaldehyde Hydrogenation," Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 59, 1501-1505, 10.1002/anie.201912241
Wang, M, Y Zhao, D Mei, RM Bullock, OY Gutierrez, DM Camaioni, and JA Lercher. 2020. "The Critical Role of Reductive Steps in the Nickel-Catalyzed Hydrogenolysis and Hydrolysis of Aryl Ether C-O Bonds," Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 59, 1445-1449, 10.1002/anie.201909551
Dunn, PL, SI Johnson, W Kaminsky, and RM Bullock. 2020. "Diversion of Catalytic C-N Bond Formation to Catalytic Oxidation of NH3 through Modification of the Hydrogen Atom Abstractor," Journal of the American Chemical Society,142 (7), 3361-3365, 10.1021/jacs.9b13706
Luo, L, S Chen, Q Xu, Y He, Z Dong, L Zhang, J Zhu, Y Du, B Yang, and C Wang. 2020. "Dynamic Atom Clusters on AuCu Nanoparticle Surface during CO Oxidation," Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142, 4022-4027, 10.1021/jacs.9b13901
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