Green and Sustainable Chemical Processes

拟议研究的主要目标是研究和制定一种潜在的可持续催化技术和一种基于绿色聚合物的纳米技术来生产先进的聚合物材料。这项研究将涉及催化歧化和加氢改性双烯类聚合物的耦合机理的研究，从天然橡胶等可持续资源生产高性能聚合物的研究，以聚合物为基础的纳米材料的合成，以及绿色连续催化工艺的开发。*科学方法将涉及绿色催化剂的设计和合成以及先进连续催化反应器系统的开发。申请人的研究实验室装备齐全，可利用各种技术合成催化材料并对其进行表征。开发有前景的催化系统的方法将在很大程度上依赖于利用申请人实验室开发的反应堆系统进行的动力学和机械研究。其中包括专门的气体消耗反应堆和超临界流体反应堆系统。还将利用最近开发的用于纳米材料的反应器技术，包括催化剂和聚合物。将努力发明高效的催化剂，并开发设计催化剂的技术，使其能够提供*高效率的活性，并在后处理操作中容易移除。将采用各种配体与催化中心的相互作用、催化剂载体技术和超临界流体辅助催化技术。*作为这项拟议研究的成果，经济地实现有效的绿色催化过程和新型绿色催化技术的概念和模型有望实现潜在的商业化。该研究项目还将有助于培养具有高研究能力和创新意识的学生和人才。*

The principal objective of the proposed research is to investigate and formulate a potential sustainable catalytic technology and a green polymer based nanotechnology for the production of advanced polymer materials. The research will involve the study of the coupling mechanism of catalytic metathesis and hydrogenation for the modification of diene-based polymers, the investigation of the production of high performance polymers from sustainable resources such as natural rubber, the synthesis of polymer based nanomaterials and the development of green continuous catalytic processes.*The scientific approach will involve fundamental investigations on the design and synthesis of green catalysts and the development of advanced continuous catalytic reactor systems. The applicant's research laboratories arc well equipped with facilities for the synthesis of catalytic materials and their characterization using a variety of techniques. The approach to develop promising catalytic systems will rely heavily on kinetic and mechanistic studies utilizing reactor systems developed in the applicant's laboratory. These include specialized gas consumption reactors and supercritical fluid reactor systems. Reactor techniques developed recently for nanomaterials including catalysts and polymers will also be utilized. Efforts will be made to invent efficient*catalysts and to develop techniques for the design of catalysts in a manner such that the catalysts can provide*high efficient activity and be removed easily in post-treatment operations. Interaction of various ligands with catalytic centers, catalyst support techniques, and supercritical fluid assisted catalytic techniques will be employed.*As an output of this proposed research, concepts and models of economically realizing effective green catalytic processes and novel green catalytic techniques can be expected for potential commercialization. The research project will also help to train students and personnel with high research ability and innovative sense.***