Cascades Catalysis Thrust
The aim of the Cascades Catalysis Thrust is to develop design principles in fluid solution that enable the cooperative photosynthesis of liquid fuels through multi-catalyst cascades. We will aim to do this by:
Co-Leader: Cascades Catalysis Thrust - Alex Miller
Co-Leader: Cascades Catalysis Thrust - Karen Goldberg
Identifying primary CO₂ reduction catalysts that make reduced C₁ species with high selectivity and with the high reaction rates necessary to feed secondary catalysts.
Employing hypothesis driven design methods and leveraging theory to advance the secondary redox and non-redox driven catalysts that upgrade reduced C₁ species (CO, formate/formic acid, formaldehyde) to energy dense liquid fuels.
Understanding how the different catalytic systems operate under each other’s optimized reaction conditions (temperature, solvent choice, electrolyte composition, etc.), and demonstrate synergistic catalysis between different catalysts to generate liquid fuels.
Improving thermal organometallic reactions for upgrading downstream reduction products such as methanol and ethanol.
McGuigan, S.; Tereniak, S.; Donley, C.; Smith, A.; Jeon, S.; Zhao, F.; Sampaio, R.; Pauly, M.; Keller, L.; Collins, L.; Parsons, G.; Lian, T.; Stach, E.; Maggard, P. A. ACS Appl. Energy Materials. 2023, 6 (20), 10542-10553. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c01670.
Cypher, S. M.; Pauly, M.; Castro, L. G.; Donley, C. L.; Maggard, P. A.; Goldberg, K. I. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15 (30) 36384–36393. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c07396
