Using interfaces and interface reactions in high-surface-area heterogeneous processes

IEC 95

Galen Stucky, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510
The theme of making every atom count in heterogeneous catalysis, separations, and chemical processes has been a primary driving force for the design and synthesis of new high surface area 3-dimensional porous materials. Nanoparticles offer another approach, and have the advantage of more flexibility in their composition library, but with some interesting challenges into their assembly into practical organized units for multiphase chemical processes. This talk will present some or our synthetic approaches for the assembly of high surface area, 3-dimensional systems using both approaches. The 3-d organized molecular assembly of components that are spatially, functionally and compositionally unique into an integrated system are of particular interest, and will be described. Finally, some thoughts and observations on the possible use of these high surface materials in photo-catalysis, electro-optical devices, and photo-voltaics will be described.