Search NASA⌕ Search

Engineering topics

Mpourmpakis, G.

Publications and source records attributed to Mpourmpakis, G..

Computational-based catalyst design for thermochemical transformations

Future energy production and storage in the chemical and refinery industries, stationary power generation, and transportation sectors will employ a diverse suite of technologies, including renewables, such as biomass, untapped energy resources, and processes with improved energy efficiency. Heterogeneous nanocatalysts will play an ever-increasing role in these technologies. Increased precision in molecular architecture over multiple length scales and/or tailored multi-functionality will often be needed in these materials. Advances in computational-based discovery of such nanomaterials are described through examples that predict the molecular architecture of emergent catalytic materials and reveal mechanisms of colloidal metal nanoparticle growth.

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CH↗