SBIR/STTR PHASE I: Novel Ambient Temperature Emissions Control Catalyst

这个小企业创新研究第一阶段项目是建立一种新技术的技术和经济可行性，通过使用一种新的催化剂系统，在室温下完全氧化空气中稀释浓度的甲醛。含甲醛树脂在美国广泛使用，导致在产品形成模具处以及在这些树脂的储存和使用中甲醛的广泛排放。将开发一种新的技术，使用专门为此类化合物设计的新型贵金属可还原氧化物（NMRO）催化剂，使用室温催化氧化完全破坏甲醛。这类新的催化剂为甲醛的完全氧化提供了比传统铂VOC氧化催化剂显著更高的破坏效率。该研究计划将利用催化剂成分研究，为该应用定制一种上级催化剂，对NMRO类催化剂的破坏效力进行反应器研究，并对该技术相对于其他甲醛破坏替代品进行竞争性成本分析。 这一概念的商业应用将是有效净化室内空气，净化工作场所空气，并在环境温度下控制排放，成本低，能够快速部署。这项研究的商业应用，对私营机构和政府机构都有价值，可提供具成本效益的商业系统，以改善室内空气质素和废气排放控制。该计划应有助于保护国家的环境和提高经济竞争力。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project is to establish the technical and economic feasibility of a novel technology to completely oxidize formaldehyde at dilute concentrations in air at room temperature by use of a novel catalyst system. Formaldehyde-containing resins are widely used in the U.S., leading to widespread emissions of formaldehyde at the product formation molds, and in storage and use of these resins. A novel technology will be developed to completely destroy the formaldehyde using room temperature catalytic oxidation with a new class of noble metal reducible oxide (NMRO) catalysts designed specifically for such compounds. This new class of catalysts provides destruction efficiencies for the complete oxidation of formaldehyde dramatically higher than traditional platinum VOC oxidation catalysts. This research program will utilize catalyst composition studies to tailor a superior catalyst for this application, reactor studies of the destruction efficacy of the NMRO class of catalysts, and a competitive cost analysis of the technology relative to other alternatives for formaldehyde destruction. The commercial applications for the concept will be for efficient cleansing of indoor air, cleansing of workplace air, and control of emissions at ambient temperature and low cost, capable of rapid deployment. The commercial applications of the research should be of value to both the private sector and the government sector, providing cost effective commercial systems to enhance indoor air quality and emissions controls. The program should help protect the nation's environment and improve economic competitiveness.