EXTENDED ABSTRACT: The material genomics method, through a research strategy of parallel synthesis and highthroughput characterization, can quickly synthesize catalytic material sample libraries and characterize their properties in a short period of time with limited steps, thereby achieving efficient screening/optimization and establishing the relationship between catalytic material components, processing, structure, and performance without omission. In recent years, we have mainly engaged in the research of catalytic material gene experimental methods, engineering technology, and industrialization, including: (1) the development of parallel synthesis and high-throughput characterization methods for catalytic materials. Developed catalyst parallel synthesis and high-throughput characterization techniques, and developed related equipment, and initially established a multi-component microreaction control theory and method for limited domain multi-channel parallel synthesis of micro nano powders; A preliminary platform for parallel synthesis high-throughput structure/performance evaluation of catalytic materials has been established, which has achieved the development of a full system device for precise multi-channel transportation of precursor solution, wet chemical parallel synthesis, high-throughput characterization. (2) Developed a multi-channel precursor conveying system (ZL200410065794.6; ZL200420108904.8), Array solution combustion reactor, sol-gel parallel synthesizer (ZL 202320183512.0), hydrothermal/solvothermal parallel synthesizer (ZL 20232 0183511.6), catalyst rapid screening device (ZL 2023 2 0893479.0, commercial product, Hefei Leixing Technology co. Ltd.), etc. Among them, the parallel wet chemical synthesis based on hydrothermal/solvothermal and sol-gel exceeded 100 and 400 units, respectively, which is at the international leading level. The catalyst rapid screening device has achieved digital transformation in the industrial service. (3) We have established several databases related to the characteristics of catalytic material systems in the industrial service, such as photocatalysts with an overall water splitting quantum efficiency of 4.9% @ 420 nm, and FeCN catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.
Keywords: Catalysis; FTS; water splitting; parallel synthesis; high throughput characterization
Song SUN has received his PhD degree from University of Science and Technology of China in 2010 under the guidance of Professor Chen Gao. Dr. Sun is a professor in School of chemistry and chemical engineering, Anhui University, China. His research interests focus on catalytic materials and related mechanisms by combining materials genomics method and synchrotron radiation technology. His research is supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB0700205), the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the Key Research and Development Program of Anhui Province.