EAGER: Advanced Energy-Efficient Smart Buildings: Solar Energy Conversion by Next-Generation Construction NanoMaterials

EAGER：先进节能智能建筑：通过下一代建筑纳米材料进行太阳能转换

• 批准号: 1346596
• 负责人: Touradj Solouki
• 金额: $ 5.27万
• 依托单位: Baylor University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-01 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1346596&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Advanced; Energy; Efficient; Smart

This proposal was submitted for an EAGER grant; it seeks funding for a US-Turkey Collaborative research initiative. The application entitled, "Advanced Energy-Efficient Smart Buildings: Solar Energy Conversion by Next-Generation Construction NanoMaterials," was submitted by Touradj Solouki from Baylor University. This EAGER request will support a collaborative approach to enable NOx abatement using hybrid, nanomaterial-based photocatalysts, optimized for ambient conditions, without the incorporation of expensive platinum group metals. It is anticipated these new photocatalysts could be mixed with conventional construction materials to improve air quality in and around buildings. The work leverages the complementary skills and high resolution spectroscopic/spectrometric capabilities of the US and Turkish investigators and their individual facilities.The research is expected to produce cost-effective smart building materials that will use solar energy to clean the air and help to minimize air pollution. Moreover, research in this area will offer interdisciplinary training opportunities for students and scholars that will be involved in high-quality and meaningful research experiences, develop their expertise, and broaden their knowledge through shared and open-access facilities. Successful implementation of the research design will foster innovative research and serve as a model for future international collaborations.

该提案已提交申请EAGER拨款；它为一项美国-土耳其合作研究计划寻求资助。这项名为“先进节能智能建筑：下一代建筑纳米材料的太阳能转换”的申请是由贝勒大学的Touradj Solouki提交的。这项EAGER请求将支持一种协作方法，使用针对环境条件进行优化的混合纳米材料光催化剂来实现NOx减排，而不需要加入昂贵的铂族金属。预计这些新的光催化剂可以与传统建筑材料混合，以改善建筑物内外的空气质量。这项工作充分利用了美国和土耳其调查人员及其各自设施的互补技能和高分辨率光谱/光谱测量能力。这项研究有望生产出具有成本效益的智能建筑材料，这些材料将利用太阳能清洁空气，并有助于减少空气污染。此外，这一领域的研究将为学生和学者提供跨学科的培训机会，他们将参与高质量和有意义的研究经验，发展他们的专业知识，并通过共享和开放的设施扩大他们的知识。研究设计的成功实施将促进创新研究，并成为未来国际合作的典范。