The Royal Society of Chemistry is running its Applied Catalysis for the Circular Economy meeting for the third time in March 2026.
Novel processes utilising renewable and sustainable feedstocks, process byproduct re- use/valorisation and polymer recycling are crucial to achieve a truly circular economy. These processes have created the need for new active and stable catalytic technologies that allow transformation of new substrates, also in the presence of impurities. The need for critical metals in catalyst formulations is another aspect that needs to be considered – in particular platinum group metals (PGM) for energy transition technologies.
This 2-day RSC Applied Catalysis Group symposium will be the third iteration of the Applied Catalysis for the Circular Economy, bringing together academic and industrial speakers to share exciting developments and examples on the relevant role that catalysis plays to achieve sustainability and carbon neutrality in the real world. As well as their perspectives on the future of this stimulating field with a focus on homogeneous catalysis on day 1 and heterogeneous catalysis on day 2.
Invited Speakers include:
Professor Karen Wilson
Dr Antonio Zanotti (Johnson Matthey)
Dr Amit Kumar (University of St Andrews)
Professor Charlotte Williams (University of Oxford)
Dr Tara Lurshay (HydRegen)
Professor Phil Dyer (Durham University)
