Ultrasonic Catalysis of Chemical Reactions
EMSL Project ID
3455
Abstract
Using ultrasound, chemical reactions can be enhanced by decreasing activation energy and shifting chemical equilibrium. One specific area that will be focused on is the heterogeneous catalysis of the hydrogenation of alkene solutions. Successful catalysis of solutions of this nature have the potential of being very marketable in several industries.
Project Details
Project type
Exploratory Research
Start Date
2003-03-26
End Date
2005-12-30
Status
Closed
Released Data Link
Team
Principal Investigator
Related Publications
Disselkamp RS, Denslow KM, Hart TR, White JF and Peden CH. 2005. "The Effect of Cavitating Ultrasound on the Aqueous Phase Hydrogenation of Cis-2-buten-1-ol and Cis-2-penten-1-ol on Pd-black". Applied Catalysis. A, General. 288(1-2):62-66.
Disselkamp RS, Judd KM, Hart TR, Peden CH, Posakony GJ and Bond LJ. 2003. "A Comparison Between Conventional and Ultrasound-Mediated Heterogeneous Catalysis: Hydrogenation of 3-buten-1-ol Aqueous Solutions". Journal of Catalysis. 221(2):347-353.
Disselkamp RS, KM Denslow, TR Hart, and CH Peden. 2006. "Non-equilibrium Effects in the Hydrogenation-mediated Isomerization Mechanism of Olefins during Cavitating Ultrasound Processing." Catalysis Communications 7(6): 348-350.