A Study of Charge Transfer Processes in the Catalyzed Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol and Higher Order Alcohols

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助的。分析和表面化学(ASC)计划支持普林斯顿大学化学系安德鲁·博卡斯利教授的研究项目。博卡斯莱教授和他的学生将研究二氧化碳电化学还原为甲醇的机理。这种6电子还原过程非常复杂，其机理尚不完全清楚。增加我们对这一减排过程的机械理解可能会导致将二氧化碳转化为液体燃料的新方法，这将是能源和可持续发展领域的一大进步。这项研究将为研究生和本科生在一个具有重要社会意义的领域提供极好的培训机会。博卡斯利教授还将参与普林斯顿大学的几项外展活动，旨在吸引K-12年级的学生和他们的老师对科学感兴趣。

"This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)." The Analytical and Surface Chemistry (ASC) program supports the research project of Prof. Andrew Bocarsly of the Department of Chemistry at Princeton University. Prof. Bocarsly and his students will study the mechanism of electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol. This 6-electron reduction process is very complex and its mechanism is not fully understood. Increasing our mechanistic understanding of this reduction process may lead to new ways to convert CO2 to liquid fuel, which would be a great advance in the field of energy and sustainability. The study will provide graduate and undergraduate students with excellent training opportunities in a field of great societal importance. Prof. Bocarsly will also be involved in several outreach activities at Princeton aiming to attract K-12 students and their teachers to science.