When: 3 October 2023Where: Online This webinar continues our look at our pathfinder activities in the current phase. The subject of this webinar is experimental data capture in catalysis research. This is the focus of Pathfinder 1 which is led by Abraham Nieva de la Hidalga. Experimental Data Capture: producing…
When: 23 May 2023, 15:00 BSTWhere: Online Carbon supported metal catalysts play an important role in the electrification of the chemical production. In this webinar, an overview on how advanced characterization techniques, and particularly synchrotron based spectroscopic techniques, can aid the design of these materials will be provided. Examples include…
Depending on the progress of the work according to scientific criteria and after a positive evaluation and taking into account the financial possibilities and those under labor legislation, the employment can be extended or be made permanent. We are looking for an internationally renowned researcher with an outstanding scientific expertise…
Experimental kinetic studies deal with complex reaction networks, whereas computational studies can provide energy barriers, reaction energies and pre-exponentials for individual reaction and adsorption steps. If made with sufficient, i.e. chemical, accuracy, computational predictions are very useful to check critical steps in microkinetic models. This we demonstrate for hydrocarbon activation by acidic…
FlowNMR spectroscopy is a powerful technique for gaining insight into dynamic reaction systems in their native environment, allowing the observation of subtle reagent interactions, fleeting intermediates, and steady-state distribution of catalytic states. Quantification of the latter over time and correlation with the reaction progress and selectivity profile of the reaction…
The annual production of hydrogen is over 90 million tonnes, with > 96% generated from fossil fuels (mostly by steam methane reformation of natural gas) releasing large quantities of CO2 as a by-product. Electrochemical water splitting technologies offer an important alternate platform to produce clean and sustainable hydrogen from surplus renewable energy. Central…
Benchtop NMR spectrometers are a promising technology for process monitoring applications due to their portability, affordability and low maintenance requirements. However, the moderate magnetic fields of benchtop NMR spectrometers (1 – 2 T) limit their sensitivity and chemical shift dispersion when compared to standard laboratory NMR (> 7 T). Hyperpolarisation…
We are delighted to announce a special collection of thematically related manuscripts by UK Catalysis Hub members has been published by Royal Society Open Science. The papers in the collection explore catalytic chemistry and represent institutions in each of four constituent nations of the United Kingdom; they also showcase the…
When: 9 May 2023, 15:00 BSTWhere: Online The UK Catalysis Hub are hosting a webinar on opportunities in chemical sciences with a next generation XFEL. In this webinar we will briefly overview the questions: what is an XFEL and what can they do in chemical sciences? We will discuss how…
Young Talents Fellowship While chemistry and catalysis touch all our lives, we are not all equally represented in sustainable chemistry and catalysis research communities. With the Young Talents Fellowship, we aim to identify and promote students with an exceptional academic record that may be hindered from reaching their full potential within…
