The group of scientists from Singaporean Institute of bioinzhenerii and nanotekhnologiy developed the effective and ecofriendly method of transformation of dioxide of carbon in metanol. The presented technology is based on the use of perspective organic (non-metal matters enter in their composition only) catalysts — N-heterocyclic carbenes; they are enough cheap, save stability on air and does not contain toxic
components. As authors of work rotined, the sharp increase of chemical activity of dioxide of carbon can be attained even at treatment CO2 by a negligible quantity NHCs. To the dioxide of carbon activated thus scientists added silan (connection of silicon
with hydrogen); metanol (CH3OH) appears in the process of hydrolysis of product of this reaction. «Silan provides the presence of hydrogen, which contacts with dioxide of carbon during a restoration reaction, effectively kataliziruemoy NHCs even at a room temperature,
— Yuygen’ Chzhan (Yugen Zhang), leading a scientific group explains. — to Get metanol from appearing matters already is not difficult». As authors mark, the methods of utilization of carbon dioxide developed before appear more slow and energoemkimi, what
new technology. In addition, in competitive processes the dear are involved and nestabil’nye in an air environment metallic catalysts. The Singaporean scientists plan to promote economic efficiency of method, seeking out the cheap equivalent of silana,
reports «Komp’yulenta». The complete version of report is published in a magazine Angewandte Chemie.
