Argonne’s catalysis research ranges from fundamental studies to better understand how a catalyst functions at the molecular level, to applied research to optimize catalyst performance and lifetime.

The team has expertise in catalyst development and access to well-equipped laboratories, state-of-the-art equipment and facilities for conducting synthesis, characterization, testing/evaluation and computation, using both conventional and high-throughput experimentation methodologies.

Design and Synthesis

• Atomic layer deposition, organometallic synthesis, etc. to create engineered catalyst structures
• Computational screening to accelerate catalyst design and optimize properties
• Expertise in wet impregnation and grafting loading techniques

Testing and Validation

• High throughput screening and kinetic modeling
• Comprehensive reactor testing for evaluating catalyst performance and process optimization

Characterization

• X-ray characterization of materials and processes
• Electron microscopy to image and analyze catalysts at the nanoscale level
• Expertise in and state-of-the-art equipment for Mass Spectroscopy and FTIR, NMR, Raman spectroscopies