Catalytic Approaches to Dehydrogenation, Energy Storage, and Carbon Management

脱氢、能量储存和碳管理的催化方法

• 批准号: 1566167
• 负责人: Travis Williams
• 金额: $ 40.5万
• 依托单位: University of Southern California
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-08-01 至 2019-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1566167&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Catalytic; Approaches; Dehydrogenation; Energy; Storage

In this project funded by the Chemical Catalysis program of the NSF Chemistry Division, Professor Travis Williams of the University of Southern California's Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute is studying hydrogenation and dehydrogenation catalysis that is directed toward new approaches for carbon dioxide utilization, hydrogen storage, and fine chemical production. Catalysts are species that facilitate chemical reactions and are utilized throughout the chemical industry. This project develops catalysts for several important processes. These include a catalyst for the removal of hydrogen from formic acid, which may allow formic acid to be used as a hydrogen carrier, another to remove hydrogen from glycerol, which may allow the formation of valuable products from waste materials of biodiesel refining, and a third to convert carbon dioxide to methanol, an important industrial starting material. This project includes a K-12 outreach program that brings local high school students into the research laboratory.The project has three target areas. First, a diiridium catalyst supported by a chelating phosphorus (P)-nitrogen (N) ligand is being developed for formic acid dehydration. In related work, a series of iridium and ruthenium complexes containing bidentate, pyridine containing ligands are being developed as catalysts for the conversion of glycerol to lactic acid. Finally, ruthenium complexes containing a borate ligand are being designed for carbon dioxide reduction. The mechanisms of these processes are being determined by chemical, kinetic, and spectroscopic studies in order to optimize the catalytic processes. The selected target reaction have the potential to be licensed commercially or adapted by others for industrial use. The student-hosted colloquia program exposes graduate, undergraduate, and postdoctoral students to a variety of career possibilities.

在NSF化学部化学催化计划资助的该项目中，南加州大学Loker碳氢化合物研究所的Travis Williams教授正在研究氢化和脱氢催化，该研究针对新方法，用于用于二氧化碳利用率，氢化，氢的碳和化学生产。催化剂是促进化学反应并在整个化学工业中使用的物种。该项目为几个重要过程开发了催化剂。其中包括用于从甲酸去除氢的催化剂，这可能使甲酸被用作氢载体，另一种可以从甘油中去除氢，这可能允许从生物柴油炼油的废料中形成有价值的产品，而三分之一可以将碳二氧化碳转化为甲醇，甲醇，是重要的工业起始材料。该项目包括一个K-12外展计划，该计划将当地的高中学生带入研究实验室。该项目具有三个目标领域。首先，正在开发由螯合磷（p） - 硝基（N）配体支持的二尿催化剂，以用于甲酸脱水。在相关工作中，一系列含有二齿的虹膜和唯一复合物，含有配体的吡啶作为将甘油转化为乳酸转化为催化剂的催化剂。最后，为二氧化碳还原设计了含有硼酸盐配体的钌络合物。这些过程的机制是由化学，动力学和光谱研究确定的，以优化催化过程。 选定的目标反应有可能在商业上获得许可或由他人改编以用于工业用途。 学生托管的校长计划使研究生，本科生和博士后学生接触了各种职业可能性。