Institute for Environmental Catalysis

环境催化研究所

• 批准号: 9810378
• 负责人: Peter Stair
• 金额: $ 787.3万
• 依托单位: Northwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-09-15 至 2004-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9810378&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Institute; Environmental; Catalysis

The Institute for Environmental Catalysis (IEC) at Northwestern University, directed by Dr. Peter C. Stair, supports an interdisciplinary research program on selective oxidation catalysis in industry and in the environment as well as a wide range of educational activities, including development of instructional materials and training programs for K-12 teachers. The IEC is supported as an Environmental Molecular Science Institute (EMSI) and jointly funded by the NSF Division of Chemistry, MPS Office of Multidisciplinary Activities and Division of Chemical and Transport Systems, and by the Chemical Sciences Division of the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Department of Energy.The IEC is organized into four collaborative research groups: molecular science of catalytic oxidation, chemical processing, emissions treatment, and natural environment. Specific catalytic oxidation processes will be studied in the latter three while the first group will develop and provide tools required to obtain the molecular level information needed by the other groups. Because of its importance in a broad range of industrial activities, the catalytic oxidation of organic compounds will be emphasized. Examples of some problems that could be addressed more effectively by improved knowledge of catalysis are: removal of NOX from combustion exhaust, efficiency of fossil fuel combustion, clean production of many useful chemicals, removal of pollutants from waste water streams, and transformation of pollutants to biodegradable forms. The Institute is expected to have a major impact on improving process efficiency and reducing chemical waste from industrial processes and to serve as a national resource on environmental catalysis. The 49-member team of investigators includes 21 faculty from four Northwestern departments plus nine researchers from Argonne and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, and 19 researchers from five (Allied Signal, Dow Chemical, Engelhard, Union Carbide, and UOP) industrial laboratories. Approximately four postdoctoral fellows, 20 graduate students, and five undergraduates will participate each year.

西北大学环境催化研究所（IEC）由Peter C.楼梯，支持在工业和环境中的选择性氧化催化的跨学科研究计划，以及广泛的教育活动，包括教材和培训计划的K-12教师的发展。 IEC作为一个环境分子科学研究所（EMSI）得到支持，并由NSF化学部、MPS多学科活动办公室和化学与运输系统部以及能源部基础能源科学办公室化学科学部共同资助。IEC分为四个合作研究小组：催化氧化、化学加工、排放处理和自然环境的分子科学。 后三个小组将研究具体的催化氧化过程，而第一个小组将开发和提供获得其他小组所需的分子水平信息所需的工具。 由于其在广泛的工业活动中的重要性，有机化合物的催化氧化将受到重视。 通过改进催化知识可以更有效地解决的一些问题的例子是：从燃烧废气中去除NOX，化石燃料燃烧的效率，许多有用化学品的清洁生产，从废水流中去除污染物，以及将污染物转化为可生物降解的形式。 预计该研究所将对提高加工效率和减少工业加工过程中的化学废物产生重大影响，并将作为国家环境催化资源。由49名成员组成的调查小组包括来自西北大学四个系的21名教师，加上来自阿贡和太平洋西北国家实验室的9名研究人员，以及来自五个工业实验室（Allied Signal，Dow Chemical，Engelhard，Union Carbide和UOP）的19名研究人员。 每年约有4名博士后研究员，20名研究生和5名本科生参加。