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.

在这个由 NSF 化学部化学催化项目资助的项目中，南加州大学 Loker 碳氢化合物研究所的 Travis Williams 教授正在研究加氢和脱氢催化，旨在开发二氧化碳利用、氢储存和精细化的新方法。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质。该项目为几个重要过程开发催化剂。这些包括用于从甲酸中去除氢的催化剂，该催化剂可以使甲酸用作氢载体，另一种用于从甘油中去除氢的催化剂，这可以允许从生物柴油精炼的废料中形成有价值的产品，以及第三，将二氧化碳转化为重要的工业原料甲醇。该项目包括一个 K-12 外展计划，将当地高中生带入研究实验室。该项目有三个目标领域。首先，正在开发一种由螯合磷（P）-氮（N）配体负载的二铱催化剂，用于甲酸脱水。在相关工作中，正在开发一系列含有双齿、含有吡啶的配体的铱和钌配合物，作为甘油转化为乳酸的催化剂。最后，含有硼酸盐配体的钌配合物被设计用于减少二氧化碳。这些过程的机制正在通过化学、动力学和光谱研究来确定，以优化催化过程。 选定的目标反应有可能获得商业许可或被其他人改编用于工业用途。 由学生主办的座谈会项目让研究生、本科生和博士后学生接触到各种职业可能性。