U.S.-Argentina Cooperative Research: Catalytic Conversion of Synthesis Gas to Alcohols

小行星9512858 拟议的研究将建立一个在加州大学伯克利分校的催化研究小组之间的工作合作，由恩里克伊格莱西亚领导，并在卡洛斯Apesteguia在阿根廷圣菲的国立文学的大学的固态合成研究小组。 本研究将着重于了解由合成气合成异丁醇的催化方法中存在的问题。 将分析该过程的机理，并对各种催化剂进行评价，以找到一种在比目前已知方法更低的温度和压力下有效工作的方法。 阿根廷的研究小组因研究新材料的合成和结构表征而受到认可，而美国的研究小组则补充了这一专业知识，重点是催化表面有机反应的动力学和机制。 项目领导人还将吸收研究生和博士后科学家作为项目的组成部分。 ****

9512858 Iglesia The proposed research will establish a working collaboration between a catalysis research group at UC Berkeley, headed by Enrique Iglesia, and a solid-state synthesis research group at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in Santa Fe, Argentina under Carlos Apesteguia. The research will focus on understanding the problems in catalytic approaches for the synthesis of isobutanol from synthesis gas. The mechanism of the process will be analyzed and various catalysts will be evaluated in order to find a method which works effectively under lower temperatures and pressures than currently known methods. The research group in Argentina is recognized for research in the synthesis and structural characterization of new materials, while the U.S. group complements this expertise with emphasis on the kinetics and mechanisms of organic reactions at catalytic surfaces. The project leaders will also involve graduate students and a post doctoral scientist as integral parts of the project. ****