Headwaters Technology Innovation receives Presidential Green Chemistry Award
The Environmental Protection Agency announced that Dr. Bing Zhou and members of Headwaters Technology Innovation (HTI) has received the coveted Presidential Green chemistry Award for their project, Direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide by Selective Nanocatalyst Technology. EPA's Green Chemistry Program promotes the research, development, and implementation of innovative chemical technologies that accomplish pollution prevention in a scientifically sound and cost-effective manner. Dr. Zhou's team at HTI has achieved precisely these goals by developing a robust nanocatalyst technology that enables the synthesis of H2O2 directly from hydrogen and oxygen.
The technology, called NxCat(TM), is a palladium-platinum catalyst that eliminates all the hazardous reaction conditions and chemicals of the existing process, along with its undesirable byproducts. It produces H2O2 more efficiently, cutting both energy use and costs. It uses innocuous, renewable feedstocks and generates no toxic waste. NxCat(TM) catalysts work because of their precisely controlled surface morphology. Except for its historically higher price, H2O2 is an excellent substitute for the more frequently used - and far more deleterious - chlorinated oxidants. The NxCat(TM) technology has the benefit of producing a cost effective, environmentally preferable oxidant (H2O2), and is expected to be the oxidant of choice for synthesis of major industrial chemicals.
In partnership with Degussa AG, HTI has demonstrated its technology and is preparing to begin commercial production in 2009.
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Chemical synthesis is at the heart of modern chemistry and enables the targeted production of molecules with specific properties. By combining starting materials in defined reaction conditions, chemists can create a wide range of compounds, from simple molecules to complex active ingredients.