EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L13322/01 |
Title: |
SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS IN HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS - EXPLORATORY STUDIES |
Principal Investigator: |
Cole-Hamilton, Professor D |
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Department: |
Chemistry |
Organisation: |
University of St Andrews |
Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
Starts: |
01 November 1996 |
Ends: |
31 October 1998 |
Value (£): |
110,217
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EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
Catalysis & Applied Catalysis |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
We propose to carry out exploratory studies on the use of supercritical fluids as solvents or reagents for homogeneous catalytic processes. Since they can be vented as gases, they offer the prospect of easy separation of the solvent from the catalyst and reagents, but by careful pressure control should also allow the separation of catalyst and products. The much higher solubility of gases in supercritical fluids than in conventional solvents should give higher rates for reactions in which gaseous reagents are involved in the rate determining step. In addition, in the case of competing reactions, higher selectivitys to products which involve a gaseous reagent should be observed. Finally, if the supercritical fluid is also a reagent, very high reaction rates should be attainable. These ideas will be tested using a variety of catalytic reactions and scC02, C2H6.
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