PIRE- Molecular Engineering for Conversion of Biomass-derived Reactants to Fuels, Chemicals and Materials

0730277数据类型：生物质衍生反应物转化为燃料，化学品和材料的分子工程这个国际研究和教育合作伙伴关系（PIRE）汇集了四个美国和四个欧洲机构，以研究生物质衍生反应物化学转化为有用产品所需的关键步骤。首席研究员Abhaya K.新墨西哥州大学的Datye和来自威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校、爱荷华州州立大学和弗吉尼亚大学的同事将与丹麦技术大学和丹麦的Haldor Topsoe A/S的合作伙伴，以及德国马克斯普朗克学会弗里茨哈伯研究所和马克斯普朗克胶体和表面研究所的合作伙伴进行合作。 他们的五年合作研究计划侧重于金属催化碳水化合物及其衍生物转化为化学品，燃料和材料。合作的教育方面利用每个合作伙伴共享的智力和物质资源，为60名美国研究生和20名本科生提供多方面的国际经验。由此产生的国际分布的虚拟PIRE中心应有助于培养新一代全球参与的科学和工程师，而研究合作伙伴则致力于与生物质转化和金属催化反应增强工程相关的引人注目的研究问题。互补的优势使PIRE团队合作成为可能。 在这种情况下，美国合作伙伴专门从事水相处理，微观动力学建模以及催化剂的动力学和机械表征。 德国同行以新型催化剂合成和化学反应建模而闻名。 丹麦的合作伙伴带来了表面科学方法的优势，以研究新的催化剂和理论知识，在模拟催化反应。新墨西哥大学领导的PIRE团队将共同努力，在存在多个类似官能团的情况下实现特定C-C或C-O键的转化，并提高我们对以下方面的理解：1）在金属表面上吸附具有高水平功能的分子，2）水或溶剂在液相加工中的作用，以及3）如何在催化剂中建立水热稳定性。 如果成功的话，这些成果将导致创新的分子工程，将生物质衍生的反应物转化为燃料、化学品和材料，从可再生资源中可持续地生产化学品、材料和能源，提供了丰富的研究问题来源，可以与参与PIRE活动的学生的教育相结合。这种模式包括国际指导，研究实习和夏季研究美国研究生和本科生，以及暑期学校和课程开发。 在国内，参与的美国教师将举办一系列针对高中和中学教师的讲习班和短期课程。此外，他们的课程创新将通过专业协会会议和网络工具广泛传播。 总的来说，从这个PIRE产生的结果应该实现建立国际合作伙伴关系的计划目标，通过对生物质转化，可持续能源和可再生资源开发领域的未来工程的宝贵贡献，推进研究和提供创新的教育机会。

0730277DatyePIRE: Molecular Engineering for Conversion of Biomass-derived Reactants to Fuels, Chemicals and MaterialsThis Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) brings together four U.S. and four European institutions to investigate critical steps required for chemical transformation of biomass-derived reactants into useful products. Principal investigator, Abhaya K. Datye of the University of New Mexico and colleagues from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Iowa State University, and the University of Virginia will cooperate with partners from the Technical University of Denmark and Haldor Topsoe A/S, in Denmark, and with German counterparts at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society and the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Surfaces. Their five year plan for collaborative research focuses on metal-catalyzed conversion of carbohydrates and their derivatives to chemicals, fuels and materials. The educational aspects of the collaboration draw upon the shared intellectual and physical resources of each partner to provide multi-faceted international experiences for sixty U.S. graduate and twenty undergraduate students. The resulting internationally distributed, virtual PIRE center should help prepare a new generation of globally-engaged science and engineers while the research partners pursue compelling research questions associated with biomass conversion and enhanced engineering of metal catalyzed reactions. Complementary strengths enable PIRE teamwork. In this case, the U.S. partners specialize in aqueous phase processing, microkinetic modeling, and kinetic and mechanistic characterization of catalysts. The German counterparts are well known for novel catalyst synthesis and modeling of chemical reactions. Danish partners bring strengths in surface science approaches to studying new catalysts and theoretical expertise in modeling catalytic reactions. Together, the University of New Mexico-led PIRE team will work to achieve conversion of specific C-C or C-O bonds in the presence of multiple similar functional groups and to improve our understanding of:1) adsorption of molecules with a high level of functionality on metal surfaces, 2) the role of water or solvent in liquid phase processing, and 3) how to build in hydrothermal stability into catalysts. If successful, results should lead to innovative molecular engineering for conversion of biomass-derived reactants to fuels, chemicals and materials.Sustainable production of chemicals, materials and energy from renewable resources provides a rich source of research problems that can be integrated with the education of students participating in PIRE activities. This model includes international mentoring, research internships and summer research for U.S. graduate and undergraduate students, as well as summer schools and course development. Domestically, participating U.S. faculty will conduct a series of workshops and short courses aimed at high school and middle school teachers. Furthermore, their curricular innovations will be widely disseminated through professional society meetings and web-based tools. Overall, results stemming from this PIRE should fulfill the program objectives of building international partnerships that advance research and provide innovative educational opportunities through valuable contributions to future engineering in the areas of biomass conversion, sustainable energy and renewable resource development.