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Stuart Taylor

Yr Athro Stuart Taylor

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Research Group: Physical Chemistry

Research Interests

My research area is heterogeneous catalysis, and I have a number of major research themes of interest. These can be summarised:

  • Investigation of metal oxide and precious-metal-based catalysts for the oxidative destruction of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) for environmental protection.
  • Mixed metal oxide and supported metal catalysts for low temperature carbon monoxide oxidation for life-support and environmental applications.
  • Development of new catalysts for selective oxidation reactions, focussing on utilisation of short-chain alkanes, oxygenated compounds, aromatics and bio-renewables.
  • Improved methodologies for preparing catalysts, including novel processes such as supercritical methods for preparing high activity and greener catalysts.
  • Characterisation of catalysts using a wide range of analytical techniques and in situ methodologies.

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CH3104 Introduction to the Solid State and Applications of Spectroscopy

CH2118 Energy Resources and Materials

CH3202 Applications of Molecular Spectroscopy

CH3217 Biomolecular Chemistry

CH2310 Catalysis and Electrocatalysis

CH3408 Modern Catalytic Processes

CHT219  Preparation and Evaluation of Heterogeneous Catalysts

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Ymchwil

  • Datblygu catalyddion heterogenaidd ar gyfer diogelu'r amgylchedd. Mae enghreifftiau'n cynnwys datblygu ocsid metel nanocrystall a chatalyddion metel â chymorth ar gyfer dinistrio cyfansoddion organig anweddol (VOCs), ac ocsidiad carbon monocsidiad tymheredd amgylchynol ar gyfer cymwysiadau cynnal bywyd.
  • Gweithredodd yr ymchwiliad i gatalyddion heterogenaidd ar gyfer ocsidiad dethol o dan amodau ysgafn, gan ganolbwyntio ar alcanau cadwyn byr (C1-C3), hydrocarbonau wedi'u gweithredu, aromateg / polyaromateg a phorthiant bio-adnewyddadwy cynaliadwy.
  • Paratoi catalyddion, gan gynnwys dulliau newydd fel dyddodiad gwrthsolvent supercritical, a'r berthynas rhwng dulliau synthesis catalydd, strwythur / priodweddau'r wladwriaeth solet, gweithgaredd a mecanwaith.
  • Mae diddordebau ymchwil catalysis heterogenaidd cyfredol eraill yn cynnwys synthesis Fischer Tropsch, aromatization, cymwysiadau colloidau fel catalyddion adferadwy, defnyddio cefnogaeth catalydd newydd a chatalyddion asid solet ar gyfer synthesis cemegol cain.

Mae rhai enghreifftiau diweddar o gatalysis amgylcheddol wedi canolbwyntio ar gael gwared ar Gyfansoddion Organig Anweddol (VOCs) o'r atmosffer. Mae VOCs atmosfferig, a ryddhawyd o amrywiaeth eang o ffynonellau, wedi cael cryn sylw, gan eu bod wedi cael eu cysylltu â disbyddu osôn a ffurfio mwgwth ffotocemegol. Rydym wedi dangos y gellir gwella gweithgaredd catalyddion palladiwm â chymorth a phlatinwm yn sylweddol ar gyfer dinistrio ystod o VOCs, trwy addasu gydag elfen fel fanadiwm a niobium. Mae ocsidau metel nanocrystalline, gweithgaredd uchel, wedi'u nodi ar gyfer ocsideiddio hydrocarbonau alcanau a polyaromatig (PAHs). Ychydig iawn o astudiaethau sydd ar gael o ocsidiad PAHs a gallant fod yn arbennig o anodd eu ocsideiddio'n llwyr, ac felly mae nodi catalyddion gweithgarwch uchel yn ddarganfyddiad sylweddol. Mae deall rôl catalyddion mewn ocsidiad llwyr hefyd wedi helpu gyda datblygu catalyddion effeithiol ar gyfer ocsidiad dethol.

 

I gael gwybodaeth am brosiectau penodol sydd ar gael gyda'r Athro Stuart Taylor, adolygwch adran Catalysis a gwyddoniaeth ryngwyneb ein themâu prosiect ymchwil.

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Professor Stuart Taylor obtained his BSc Hons in Chemistry from Brunel University in 1991 during this time he also completed 18 months of industrial placements with ExxonMobil, ICI and Shell. He moved to the University of Liverpool to study for his PhD at the Leverhulme Centre for Innovative Catalysis, focussing on the direct selective oxidation of methane to methanol, funded by the Gas Research Institute, Chicago. After obtaining his PhD he remained in Liverpool, first as apostdoc and latter as a Principal Scientist funded by BNFL. He was appointed to Cardiff University in October 1997, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2007 and Reader in 2010. His research is based around heterogeneous catalysis, with a focus on oxidation, both for environmental applications and chemical production. He collaborates widely nationally and internationally with a number of research groups and research institutes. He also interacts extensively with industry; some examples of recent and current partners are ExxonMobil, Dow, Johnson Matthey, Jaguar Land Rover, Invista, General Motors, Sabic, Henkel and Sasol.

Meysydd goruchwyliaeth

  • Catalysis heterogenaidd
  • Paratoi catalydd
  • Strwythur catalydd a pherthnasoedd gweithgaredd
  • Catalysis amgylcheddol
  • Catalysis ocsidiad dethol

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