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Tokyo Tech: “Catalysis to turn CO2 into resources”: ACS Sustainable Chemistry
2019/7/8 05:00
Catalyst development: highly efficient synthesis of silyl formate
Ken Motokura, Associate Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, and the Institute of Materials Science and Technology, and others found a catalyst “organic ammonium formate” that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into silyl formate, a precursor of formic acid, with high efficiency.
Development overview:
Successful synthesis of silyl formate from carbon dioxide catalyzed by organic ammonium formate
For the first time as a catalyst consisting only of organic compounds, both high activity and high selectivity are compatible
Catalyst temperature after reaction can be recovered and reused by using temperature change of solubility
Features of this catalyst:
This catalyst does not use expensive transition metals.
The catalyst consisting only of organic compounds achieves high catalytic activity and selectivity.
Catalyst used this time:
Although it dissolves in the solvent during the reaction, it can be easily recovered and reused because it precipitates by cooling to around room temperature after completion of the reaction.
The research results were published on May 30, 2019 in the online publication of the ACS Scientific Chemistry & Engineering (ACS, Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering).
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