报告人：Prashanth W. Menezes教授（德国柏林亥姆霍兹中心/柏林工业大学/南昆士兰大学）
报告题目：Advanced (Pre)Catalysts for Green Hydrogen and Sustainable Chemicals
报告时间：2025年8月13日下午15 :00
报告地点：909-B厅
报告摘要：
The transition to sustainable chemicals and fuels requires innovative catalytic systems that can efficiently utilize renewable feedstocks and minimize environmental impact. Hybrid water electrolysis presents a promising platform to achieve this goal by integrating green hydrogen (H₂) production with the simultaneous generation of value-added products/chemicals. In this context, developing advanced (pre)catalysts plays a pivotal role in enhancing catalytic performance and achieving economic viability.1 This talk focuses on designing and optimizing precatalysts based on non-noble metals, utilizing their dynamic structural transformations and active site characteristics.2 By replacing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with more favorable organic oxidation reactions, the hybrid electrolysis approach not only improves energy efficiency but also opens pathways for CO2 reduction and sustainable chemical synthesis.3 The study explores the influence of precatalysts on the final catalyst structure, activity, and selectivity, aiming to establish a concept-guided design framework.4 The findings highlight the potential of tailored (pre)catalysts to drive sustainable chemical production and advance clean fuel technologies, contributing to a circular economy and a decarbonized future.5
References
1. S. Ghosh, D. Bagchi, I. Mondal, T. Sontheimer, R. V. Jagadeesh, P. W. Menezes, Adv. Energy Mater. 2024, 2400696.
2. I. Mondal, J. N. Hausmann, S. Mebs, S. Kalra, G. Vijaykumar, K. Laun, I. Zebger, S. Selve, H. Dau, M. Driess, P. W. Menezes, Adv. Energy Mater. 2024, 2400809.
3. S. Ghosh, J. N. Hausmann, L. Reith, G. Vijaykumar, J. Schmidt, K. Laun, S. Berendts, I. Zebger, M. Driess, P. W. Menezes, Adv. Energy Mater. 2024, 2400356.
4. L. Reith, J. N. Hausmann, S. Mebs, I. Mondal, H. Dau, M. Driess, P. W. Menezes, Adv. Energy Mater. 2023, 13, 2203886.
5. Z. Chen, S. Mebs, I. Mondal, H. Yang, H. Dau, Z. Kang, M. Haumann, S. Ghosh, W. Cen, M. Driess, P. W. Menezes, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 2402699.
个人简介 ：
Prashanth W. Menezes is the Head of Department of Materials Chemistry for Catalysis at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), Adjunct Professor at the University of South Queensland (UniSQ), as well as heads the group of Inorganic Materials at the Institute of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, specializing in solid-state and materials chemistry. Subsequently, he transitioned to Technische Universität München to explore novel functional materials and then to Technische Universität Berlin to focus on energy catalysis. Menezes is dedicated to designing, developing, and comprehending the structural intricacies of novel functional catalysts for sustainable and renewable energy applications. His work involves synthesizing unexplored classes of inorganic nanomaterials and studying their atomic and molecular-level interfaces. This research offers valuable insights for enhancing heterogeneous catalysts in areas such as redox oxygen catalysis, (photo)electrocatalysis, electrochemical redox reactions, batteries, and electrosynthesis of value-added chemicals. His research group is committed to unraveling the active catalyst's structure, the nature of active sites, and the surface/interface and bulk structure of catalysts. They employ advanced operando and in-situ spectroscopy techniques in conjunction with various ex-situ methods to gain mechanistic insights and pathways. Menezes has made significant contributions to the field with over 200 publications in high-impact international journals （such as Nat. Rev. Chem., JACS, Energy Environ. Sci., Adv. Mat., Joule, Angew. Chem., etc） and has received multiple international/national awards and fellowships, including “BEST” scientists in the field of Materials Science and Chemistry. He also serves on the advisory boards and as an associate editor for several renowned scientific journals. In 2025, he received one of the prestigious awards, “VIBHAV,” from the Government of India for his outstanding global contributions to catalysis and materials technologies.
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