research

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atom-efficient conversions to chemicals and fuels on porous catalytic materials

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Many industrial practices that use catalysts to produce chemicals, fuels, polymers, and pharmaceuticals have strong environmental impacts. the mission of our lab is to make advances in catalysis science and active site engineering to solve both fundamental and applied chemical engineering challenges to sustainably meet our growing energy and product demands. the Sarazen research group combines kinetic, synthetic, and theoretical techniques to elucidate reaction mechanisms of heterogeneous catalysts at the molecular level for atom- and energy-efficient conversions from conventional (petroleum), emerging (shale gas) and renewable (biomass- or electrocatalytically-derived) feedstocks to fuels and chemicals.

hierarchy of mesopores in zeolites and zeotypes for alleviation of diffusion limitations during catalysis and separations

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reactivity and deactivation mechanisms on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)

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CO2 capture and utilization using MOFs and MOF-derived materials

Sarazen Research Lab Graphic CO2 using MOFs

plasma-assisted catalysis for renewable-energy-driven transformations

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"catalysts … awaken affinities which are asleep"

J.J. Berzelius