The study of ammonia production catalyst for automatic fertilization using green chemistry technique

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K00608
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental conscious materials and recycle
• Research Institution: Sendai National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Endo Tomoaki 仙台高等専門学校, 総合工学科, 教授・副校長(研究・産学連携担当) (60369915)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 包接錯体 / ３次元ボールミル / フラーレン / γ-シクロデキストリン / アンモニア / 触媒

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Ammonia is produced about 1.5 million tons worldwide in 2010, and 80 to 90% of ammonia is used as fertilizer. Domestically, there are problems of soaring raw material costs and aging facilities, some company is stopping production plants. For the sustainable development of the Earth, it is necessary to develop a newly method to consider how to supply ammonia for fertilization. Here, it is unnecessary to produce ammonia in large quantities in a short time, and a method capable of continuously and stably supplying ammonia is required. For this purpose, we studied the inclusion complex of gamma-cyclodextrin and C60 derivative as catalyst for production of ammonia synthesis. In this research period, we have established a new manufacturing process of catalyst using three-dimensional ball mill.

Free Research Field

有機化学、環境化学