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Feng Gao is a researcher affiliated with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States. Their work is primarily situated in the fields of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Organic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics span several areas related to catalytic processes and materials, including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Feng Gao has contributed to a number of publications in several notable journals, with particularly frequent appearances in these venues:

  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Catalysis
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Journal of Catalysis

Among their recent papers are the following, which highlight their work within catalytic chemistry and environmental applications:

  • "Recent advances in hybrid metal oxide-zeolite catalysts for low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NOx by ammonia," 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Probing Active-Site Relocation in Cu/SSZ-13 SCR Catalysts during Hydrothermal Aging by In Situ EPR Spectroscopy, Kinetics Studies, and DFT Calculations," 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • "Selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3 over Ce-Mn oxide and Cu-SSZ-13 composite catalysts - Low temperature enhancement," 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Catalytic site requirements for N2O decomposition on Cu-, Co-, and Fe-SSZ-13 zeolites," 2021, Journal of Catalysis
  • "Onset of High Methane Combustion Rates over Supported Palladium Catalysts: From Isolated Pd Cations to PdO Nanoparticles," 2021, JACS Au

Their collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Yong Wang, Kenneth G. Rappé, Yiqing Wu, Gurong Shen, and Éric Walter. These partnerships indicate interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts spanning multiple research areas related to catalysis and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Recent advances in automotive catalysis for NOx emission control by small-pore microporous materials

    Andrew M. Beale;Andrew M. Beale;Feng Gao;Ines Lezcano-Gonzalez;Ines Lezcano-Gonzalez;Charles Hf Peden

  • Pd–Au bimetallic catalysts: understanding alloy effects from planar models and (supported) nanoparticles

    Feng Gao;D. Wayne Goodman

  • Structure–activity relationships in NH3-SCR over Cu-SSZ-13 as probed by reaction kinetics and EPR studies

    Feng Gao;Eric D. Walter;Eric M. Karp;Jinyong Luo

  • Selective Catalytic Reduction over Cu/SSZ-13: Linking Homo- and Heterogeneous Catalysis.

    Feng Gao;Donghai Mei;Yilin Wang;János Szanyi

  • Effects of Si/Al ratio on Cu/SSZ-13 NH3-SCR catalysts: Implications for the active Cu species and the roles of Brønsted acidity

    Feng Gao;Nancy M. Washton;Yilin Wang;Márton Kollár

  • Understanding ammonia selective catalytic reduction kinetics over Cu/SSZ-13 from motion of the Cu ions

    Feng Gao;Eric D. Walter;Marton Kollar;Yilin Wang

  • Toward Rational Design of Cu/SSZ-13 Selective Catalytic Reduction Catalysts: Implications from Atomic-Level Understanding of Hydrothermal Stability

    James Song;James Song;Yilin Wang;Eric D. Walter;Nancy M. Washton

  • Current Understanding of Cu-Exchanged Chabazite Molecular Sieves for Use as Commercial Diesel Engine DeNOx Catalysts

    Feng Gao;Ja Hun Kwak;Janos Szanyi;Charles H. F. Peden

  • New insights into Cu/SSZ-13 SCR catalyst acidity. Part I: Nature of acidic sites probed by NH3 titration

    Jinyong Luo;Feng Gao;Krishna Kamasamudram;Neal Currier

  • Effects of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Cocations on the Activity and Hydrothermal Stability of Cu/SSZ-13 NH3–SCR Catalysts

    Feng Gao;Yilin Wang;Nancy M. Washton;Márton Kollár

  • Direct conversion of bio-ethanol to isobutene on nanosized Zn(x)Zr(y)O(z) mixed oxides with balanced acid-base sites.

    Junming Sun;Kake Zhu;Feng Gao;Chongmin Wang

  • CO Oxidation over AuPd(100) from Ultrahigh Vacuum to Near-Atmospheric Pressures: The Critical Role of Contiguous Pd Atoms

    Feng Gao;Yilin Wang;D. Wayne Goodman

  • Low-Temperature Pd/Zeolite Passive NOx Adsorbers: Structure, Performance, and Adsorption Chemistry

    Yang Zheng;Libor Kovarik;Mark H. Engelhard;Yilin Wang

  • CO Oxidation on Pt-Group Metals from Ultrahigh Vacuum to Near Atmospheric Pressures. 2. Palladium and Platinum

    F. Gao;Y. Wang;Y. Cai;D. W. Goodman

  • Synthesis and Evaluation of Cu/SAPO-34 Catalysts for NH3-SCR 2: Solid-state Ion Exchange and One-pot Synthesis

    Feng Gao;Eric D. Walter;Nancy M. Washton;János Szanyi

  • Deposition of metal clusters on single-layer graphene/Ru(0001): Factors that govern cluster growth

    Zihao Zhou;Feng Gao;D. Wayne Goodman

  • Achieving Atomic Dispersion of Highly Loaded Transition Metals in Small-Pore Zeolite SSZ-13: High-Capacity and High-Efficiency Low-Temperature CO and Passive NO x Adsorbers.

    Konstantin Khivantsev;Nicholas R Jaegers;Nicholas R Jaegers;Libor Kovarik;Jonathan C Hanson

  • Iron Loading Effects in Fe/SSZ-13 NH3-SCR Catalysts: Nature of the Fe Ions and Structure–Function Relationships

    Feng Gao;Yang Zheng;Ravi K. Kukkadapu;Yilin Wang

  • Synthesis and Evaluation of Cu-SAPO-34 Catalysts for Ammonia Selective Catalytic Reduction. 1. Aqueous Solution Ion Exchange

    Feng Gao;Eric D. Walter;Nancy M. Washton;János Szanyi

  • CO Oxidation over AuPd(100) from Ultrahigh Vacuum to Near-Atmospheric Pressures: CO Adsorption-Induced Surface Segregation and Reaction Kinetics

    Feng Gao;Yilin Wang;D. Wayne Goodman

  • Following the movement of Cu ions in a SSZ-13 zeolite during dehydration, reduction and adsorption: A combined in situ TP-XRD, XANES/DRIFTS study

    Ja Hun Kwak;Tamás Varga;Charles H.F. Peden;Feng Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Wang
Yong Wang Washington State University
János Szanyi
János Szanyi Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Charles H. F. Peden
Charles H. F. Peden Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Wilfred T. Tysoe
Wilfred T. Tysoe University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Libor Kovarik
Libor Kovarik Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Donghai Mei
Donghai Mei Tianjin Polytechnic University
Mark H. Engelhard
Mark H. Engelhard Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Yanglong Guo
Yanglong Guo East China University of Science and Technology
Zdenek Dohnalek
Zdenek Dohnalek Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Ja Hun Kwak
Ja Hun Kwak Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

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