Studies relevant to the catalytic activation of carbon monoxide: the water gas shift reaction and related processes. Technical progress report, December 1, 1983-November 30, 1984

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6530569

Ford, P C

Proposed are investigations related to the catalytic activation of carbon monoxide. These studies will be concerned with the design of catalysts for the water gas shift reaction and related processes such as the hydroformylation of olefins by homogeneous solution phase systems as well as by selected metal catalysts heterogenized by complexation to functionalized polymers. Also under investigation will be quantitative mechanistic aspects of reactions considered key to probable catalyst cycles. These are principally concerned with the fundamental chemistry of metal carbonyl and metal carbonyl hydride complexes including acid/base properties, reductive elimination, substitution and cluster fragmentation reactions and the nucleophilic activation of metal coordinated carbonyls toward reaction with water or dihydrogen. The goal of these studies is to provide chemical guidelines for the molecular design of new and more efficient catalysts for the utilization of carbonaceous materials such as coal for the production of fuels and other organic chemicals. 70 references.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Santa Barbara (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-76ER70262
• OSTI ID: 6530569
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/70262-T1; ON: DE85000207
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010404* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Gasification
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONYLS
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
COAL GASIFICATION
GASIFICATION
HYDROGENATION
IRON COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REACTION INTERMEDIATES
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS
SHIFT PROCESSES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS