Abstract
Methane and carbon dioxide are major greenhouse gases whose emissions have contributed significantly to global warming over the past several decades. In this presentation, I will provide an overview of my group’s research on developing advanced catalyst technologies for the efficient and emission-free utilization of these gases through their conversion into value-added products. I will then present our work on integrating our developed catalysts with membrane systems to enhance reaction conversion and product selectivity in greenhouse gas valorization reactions. One of these catalyst–membrane platforms offer a carbon-free pathway for hydrogen generation and is being further developed toward industrial-scale deployment in support of Singapore’s low-carbon energy initiatives. Finally, I will highlight our collaborative research with shell on electrified catalysis for methane coupling to produce light olefins under ambient conditions, enabled by low-temperature dielectric barrier discharge plasma.
Citation: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Catalysis and Chemical Engineering™ (CCE Boston-2026). USG Proc J 2(Suppl 13): S1-S16.
