U.S.-France Cooperative Research: Analysis of Catalysts/Sample Mixtures for Catalyzed Reaction of Silicon

这项为期三年的奖项将支持科罗拉多大学的约翰·法尔科纳和勃艮第大学固体研究实验室的妮可·弗洛奎特在化学工程方面的美法合作研究。研究人员将研究选择性催化形成二甲基二氯硅烷的催化剂的性能，二甲基二氯硅烷是有机硅聚合物的前体。本项目将研究的固体硅和气态氯甲烷的反应是生产有机硅聚合物的关键步骤。这位美国研究人员将催化方面的专业知识带到了这次合作中。这一点得到了法国研究人员在固态分析方面的专业知识的补充。有机硅聚合物在现代科技中有着广泛的应用。它们被用作密封剂、润滑剂和液压油。高质量的聚合物需要纯单体，在这种情况下是二甲基二氯硅烷，提案中解决了这个问题。

This three-year award will support U.S.-France cooperative research in chemical engineering between John Falconer of the University of Colorado and Nicole Floquet of the Laboratory for Research of Solids at the University of Bourgogne. The investigators will study the properties of catalysts that selectively catalyze formation of dimethyldichlorosilane, a precursor to silicone polymers. The reaction of solid silicon and gaseous methyl chloride, which will be studied in this project, is the critical step in the production of silicone polymers. The U.S. investigator brings to this collaboration expertise in catalysis. This is complemented by the French investigator's expertise in solid-state analysis. Silicone polymers have wide applications in modern technology. They are used as sealants, lubricants, and hydraulic fluids. High-quality polymers require a pure monomer, in this case, dimethyldichlorosilane, and it is this issue that is addressed in the proposal.