Anderson, Marc A.

M.A.Anderson, W.A.Zeltner, and C.M.Merritt, Green Technology for the 21st Century: Ceramic Membranes, Synthesis and Properties of Advanced Catalytic Materials, (Eds. E.Inglesia, P.W.Lednor, D.A.Nagaki and L.T.Thompson) Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 368, 377-387 (1995).
X.Fu, W.A.Zeltner, and M.A.Anderson, The Gas-Phase Photocatalytic Mineralization of Benzene on Porous Titania-Based Catalysts, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 6, 209-224 (1995).
D.H.Kim, M.A.Anderson, and W.A.Zeltner, Effects of Firing Temperature on the Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Properties of TiO₂, Journal of Environmental Engineering 121(8), 590-594 (1995)
K.-C.Liu and M.A.Anderson, Porous Nickel Oxide/Nickel Films for Electrochemical Capacitors, J. Electrochem. Soc. 143(1), 124-130 (1996).

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

American Chemical Society
International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists
Materials Research Society
North American Membrane Society
Sigma Xi

Summary

Our research program is concerned with the fabrication and application of microporous ceramic materials that are synthesized using sol-gel methods. These materials are comprised of nanoparticulate oxides. Pure or mixed metal-oxide particles of alumina, titania, nickel oxide, zirconia, manganese oxide and others can be synthesized. These high surface area materials can be made to be conducting, semiconducting, or insulating. Pore and particle size can be specifically tailored and dopants added to suit a given application. These materials are then used as catalysts, photocatalysts, ultracapacitors, batteries, fuel cells, gas and liquid filters, high-temperature gas phase reactors, adsorbents, coating, etc.

The basic research underpinning the development of these materials is in the fundamental understanding of the surface and colloid chemistry of nanoparticulate oxides. It is upon our expertise in this field that our program derives its success. We now have more than 25 issued patents related to these materials and their applications.

Students, post-docs, and staff who work in our program have the opportunity to synthesize new materials, fabricate new devices, and develop new applications for these devices. Some members of our research group have been fortunate enough to see their efforts appear commercially.

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