SBIR Phase I: Combinatorial Approach to Combustion Catalyst Development

这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目的重点是开发一种新的组合技术，用于发现天然气燃烧催化剂。该技术能够在真实的燃烧环境中快速平行筛选多种催化剂配方，从而大大加快了催化剂评估的速度和准确性。许多现有的组合技术不适合用于燃烧催化剂的开发，因为催化剂筛选元件不能充分模拟燃烧环境。本提案中讨论的技术通过使用催化反应器设计来解决这个问题，该设计与燃气涡轮发动机催化燃烧实践中使用的设计密切相关。这项工作的目的是证明这项技术，并将其应用于开发更耐用、性能更好的天然气燃烧催化剂。如果成功，这种组合方法可以用来帮助发现其他高温应用的催化剂。该技术的成功开发将极大地促进天然气高温催化燃烧用耐用催化剂的开发。这将导致该技术在诸如用于地面发电的燃气轮机等领域得到更大的接受和应用。催化燃烧为减少温室气体和有毒气体（如氮氧化物）的排放提供了希望。其他衍生产品的应用将包括将这种组合技术应用于高温催化剂开发的其他领域。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project focuses on the development of a novel combinatorial technique for the discovery of natural gas combustion catalysts. The technique enables rapid parallel screening of multiple catalyst formulations in a realistic combustion environment, thereby greatly accelerating the speed and accuracy with which catalysts can be evaluated. Many existing combinatorial techniques are not suitable for combustion catalyst development because the catalyst screening element does not adequately mimic a combustion environment. The technique discussed in this proposal addresses this issue by using a catalytic reactor design that closely represents designs that are used in the practice of catalytic combustion in gas turbine engine applications. The aim of the proposed work is to demonstrate this technique and apply it to developing more durable, better performing natural gas combustion catalysts. If successful, this combinatorial approach could be used to aid in the discovery of catalysts for other high temperature applications. Successful development of this technique could greatly accelerate the development of durable catalysts for high temperature catalytic combustion of natural gas. This would result in greater acceptance and application of this technology in areas such as gas turbines for ground based power generation. Catalytic combustion offers the promise for reduction of greenhouse gas and toxic gas (e.g. NOx) emissions. Other spinout applications would include application of this combinatorial technique to other areas of high temperature catalyst development.