Chemical reduction using a catalyst comprising frustrated lewis pairs
AssigneeUniversity of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorRichard G. Blair
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Abstract
The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to the reduction of carbon dioxide by heterogeneous catalysis. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, the presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates to the reduction of carbon dioxide by heterogeneous catalysis with a heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst comprising structurally frustrated Lewis pairs, wherein, for example but not by way of limitation, formic acid is produced and hydrocarbons are indirectly produced. In one non-limiting embodiment, the heterogeneous catalyst comprises hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) having structurally frustrated Lewis pairs therein.
Claims19
A hydrogenation process, comprising:
- catalytically hydrogenating a compound having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of carbonyls, nitriles, alkenes, alkynes, and combinations thereof, with a catalyst comprising a solid material comprising a sheet of catalytically active material having frustrated Lewis acid-base pairs along a surface of the sheet.
A hydrogenation process, comprising:
- catalytically hydrogenating carbon dioxide with a catalyst comprising a solid material comprising a sheet of catalytically active material having frustrated Lewis pairs along a surface of the sheet, wherein the hydrogenation of the carbon dioxide coats at least one hydrocarbon onto the catalyst.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.