U.S.-Argentina Program: Selective Oxidation of Oxygenated and Organosulfur Compounds to Valuable Products Through Micro and Nano Hetero-Oxide Catalysts

0437332以色列WachsThis美国-阿根廷奖将为以色列E。Wachs，Lehigh大学和Laura E. Briand，拉普拉塔大学，Eduardo A. Lombardo，国立海岸大学和Maria J. Yanez博士，国立南方大学，阿根廷。 他们的工作目标是从硫醇分子的催化选择性氧化中获得无硫产物，并确定氧化脱硫的基本反应机理。 人们对这种反应知之甚少，通过这种方法去除硫可能对燃料电池有重要的应用。 这种国际研究合作最大限度地发挥了每个国家研究小组的独特专长。 阿根廷方面在合成和表征大块混合金属氧化物方面有经验，而利哈伊实验室在负载型金属氧化物方面有专业知识。这两个小组之间的合作将使我们获得广泛的催化技术和仪器，以增加我们对这些反应的理解。

0437332Israel WachsThis U.S.-Argentina award will provide support for collaborative research between Dr. Israel E. Wachs, Lehigh University, and Dr. Laura E. Briand, University de la Plata, Eduardo A. Lombardo, National University of the Coast and Dr. Maria J. Yanez, of the National University of the South, all of Argentina. The objective of their work is to obtain S-free products from catalytic selective oxidation of thiol molecules and to determine the fundamental reaction mechanisms of oxidative desulfurization. There is little known about such reactions, and the removal of sulfur by this means could have important application to fuel cells. This international research collaboration maximizes the unique expertise of the research group in each country. The Argentina side has experience in the synthesis and characterization of bulk mixed metal oxides, and the Lehigh lab has expertise on the supported metal oxides. The collaborative effort between these two groups will give access to a broad range of catalysis skills and instrumentation to increase our understanding of these reactions.