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| Today, with fossil fuels reaching new record prices and escalating concerns about Global Warming from man-made CO2, it is imperative that we consider alternatives to petroleum and existing hydrocarbon conversion technologies that are less expensive and cleaner. Methane from abundant, under-utilized Natural Gas is an ideal alternative to petroleum, if low cost technology could be developed to selectively generate products such as methanol or electricity. In general, substantial improvements could be made to hydrocarbon conversion technologies for the production of power, fuels and materials, if low cost processes could be developed that convert parent hydrocarbons directly to these products at high selectivities and lower temperatures. Key to developing such next generation technologies will be the development of new generations of hydroxylation catalysts that facilitate the conversion of parent hydrocarbons to the corresponding alcohols at low temperatures while maintain high reaction rates and selectivities. Progress toward the development on these next generations of hydrocarbon hydroxylation catalysts that are based on the CH Activation reaction will be presented. The CH Activation reaction is a facile, selective reaction that proceeds without the involvement of free-radicals to convert parent hydrocarbon C-H bonds to M-C bonds. Combining the CH Activation reaction with new reactions that convert M-C bonds to C-O bonds provides a basis for rational development of the next generation of selective hydrocarbon oxidation catalysts that operate at low temperatures. Strategies and progress in overcoming the issues reported for the best catalysts developed to date will be discussed. |
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Green Chemistry for Sustainable Energy Supply and Conversion
1:45 PM-5:40 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 242, Oral
Sci-Mix
Division of Fuel Chemistry |