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Stable Supported Gold Nanoparticle Catalyst for Environmentally Responsible Propylene Epoxidation

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  1. Nidhi Kapil

    1. Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, UK

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  • Reactor designs and synthesis approach serve beginners and advanced readers
  • Abundant illustrations facilitate understanding

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-44

  3. Propylene Epoxidation Reactor Design

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    Pages 45-58

  4. Synthesis of Gold Cluster-Based Catalyst and the Effect of Pre-Treatments on Its Catalytic Performance

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    Pages 59-86

  5. Supported Gold Clusters as a Stable Catalyst for Propylene Epoxidation

    • Nidhi Kapil
    Pages 87-111

  6. Tailoring Gold Nanoparticles with Tunable Core Size and Their Catalytic Applications

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    Pages 113-129

  7. Propylene Epoxidation on Au/Ti-Containing Supports: The Effect of the Support

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    Pages 131-155

  8. Controlled Engineering of Supported Metal Nanoparticles Using Electrospraying: Robust Removal of Stabilising Ligands

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    Pages 157-181

  9. Conclusions and Future Work

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    Pages 183-191

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 193-197
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About this book

This book describes a detailed multi-scale approach integrating nano- (active site), meso- (porous catalyst architecture) and macroscale (reactor) efforts, to address the challenges of producing a better epoxidation catalyst.

It contains an in-depth study of the design and synthesis of gold nanoparticles and their application as a catalyst for direct gas phase propylene epoxidation. “Direct” means using only hydrogen and oxygen in one step, which is key for sustainable manufacturing, as opposed to commercialised, more complex production routes requiring multiple steps, or integration with another chemical plant. The insights gained can be used for rational design for stable and selective catalysts for other reactions. It also details the step-by-step process to build an epoxidation reactor system with a focus on safety aspects, which can be used as a guidebook for undergraduate and graduate students in chemical engineering. Beyond heterogeneous catalysis, the new, easily accomplished methodology for synthesising atomically precise nanoparticles is shown to be relevant to electrocatalysis and to healthcare applications, such as anti-microbial surfaces.

This book will be of interest to researchers, engineers and experts in the related areas of chemical engineering, chemistry, material science and electrochemistry.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, UK

    Nidhi Kapil

About the author

Dr Nidhi Kapil obtained her MSc (Honours) in Chemistry from Panjab University, India, in 2014 and her PhD from University College London in 2021. She is currently a post-doctoral researcher in the Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering, UCL. She has published several papers in international journals and presented at various international conferences. She was also awarded Precision AMR seed funding for studying the application of gold nanoparticles as antimicrobial surfaces.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Stable Supported Gold Nanoparticle Catalyst for Environmentally Responsible Propylene Epoxidation

  • Authors: Nidhi Kapil

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15066-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-15065-4Published: 05 November 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-15068-5Published: 06 November 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-15066-1Published: 04 November 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 197

  • Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 112 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Catalysis, Sustainable Development

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