U.S. - Egypt Cooperative Research: Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nanoparticle Catalysts to Minimize Pollution

描述：该奖项旨在支持弗吉尼亚州里士满弗吉尼亚联邦大学化学系M. Samy El-Shall博士和埃及伊斯梅利亚苏伊士运河大学化学系Nagi R. Ebrahim博士之间的合作研究。该项目涉及基于纳米结构材料的高效催化剂的开发，以尽量减少对环境的污染。具体地说，新型催化剂将被开发为一氧化碳的催化氧化，因为即使最小的暴露于一氧化碳可以是致命的。该项目结合了美国弗吉尼亚联邦大学开发的激光方法和埃及苏伊士运河大学开发的化学方法，合成并表征了一系列新的高效纳米颗粒催化剂，用于去除环境中的有害气体和化学污染物。VCU的工作将涉及用激光汽化控制冷凝法合成纳米颗粒催化剂。苏伊士运河大学的工作将涉及用化学方法制备过渡金属催化剂。所提出的研究将有助于更好地理解多相催化反应的分子过程和机理。所制备的催化剂有望为空气污染物的催化氧化提供有效手段。范围和广泛影响：成功的结果可能会启动涉及埃及和美国工业和商业部门的各种环境应用的新努力。此次合作研究有望带动两国的经济发展。此外，该项目在催化、纳米粒子、环境化学和材料科学等多学科研究领域的研究生和初级科学家的教育和培训方面具有广泛的意义。拟议的研究将把纳米结构材料研究的新领域引入埃及科学界。这有望在先进材料、传感器和设备方面开辟新的研究领域。该项目得到了美国-埃及联合基金项目的支持，该项目向两国的科学家和工程师提供赠款，以开展这些合作活动。

0413971El-ShallDescription: This award is to support cooperative research between Dr. M. Samy El-Shall, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia and Dr. Nagi R. Ebrahim, Department of Chemistry, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. This project deals with the development of efficient catalysts based on nanostructured materials to minimize pollution in the environment. Specifically, novel catalysts will be developed for the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide since even minimal exposure to carbon monoxide can be lethal. The project combines the laser methods developed at Virginia Commonwealth University in the USA with the chemical methods developed at Suez Canal University in Egypt, to synthesize and characterize a new family of efficient nanoparticle catalysts for the removal of harmful gases and chemical contaminants from the environment. The work at VCU will deal with the synthesis of nanoparticle catalysts by the laser vaporization controlled condensation method. The work at Suez Canal University will deal with the preparation of transition metal catalysts by chemical methods. The proposed research will result in a better understanding of the molecular processes and the mechanisms of the reactions involved in heterogeneous catalysis. The resulting catalysts are expected to provide efficient means for catalytic oxidation of air contaminants. Scope and broad impact: Successful results will likely initiate new efforts for a variety of environmental applications involving both the industrial and commercial sectors in Egypt and the US. The cooperative research is expected to lead to economic development in both countries. In addition, the project has broad implications in the education and training of graduate students and junior scientists in the multi-disciplinary research areas of catalysis, nanoparticles, environmental chemistry, and materials science. The proposed research will introduce the new area of research on nanostructure materials to the Egyptian scientific community. This is expected to open new fields of research with promising applications in advanced materials, sensors and devices. This project is being supported under the US-Egypt Joint Fund Program, which provides grants to scientists and engineers in both countries to carry out these cooperative activities.