Artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) result from the incorporation of an abiotic metal cofactor within a host protein, Figure 1. Thanks to the remarkable supramolecular affinity of biotin for streptavidin (KD > 10-13 M), linking a biotin anchor to an organometallic catalyst ensures that, upon addition of streptavidin, the abiotic cofactor is…
Ammonia (NH3) synthesis is a key industrial process, being of vital importance for the production of fertiliser, explosives, and fine chemicals. Traditional promoted Fe Haber-Bosch catalysts require high temperatures and pressures to operate, at great economic and environmental expense due to the significant energy consumption required for NH3 synthesis. Hence, there…
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The clean and sustainable production of hydrogen offers an essential pathway to decarbonisation of numerous industries and technologies. Electrolysers, which split water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity are expected to play a critical role in achieving such ambitions. Today, commercial proton exchange membrane electrolysers utilise precious metal catalysts such as…
Drochaid Research Services Ltd is a leading commercially focussed contract research organisation with an expertise in the fields of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis and Materials Science. The Company is based in St. Andrews and is key part of St. Andrews Applied Research Ltd (StAAR), the technology, innovation and enterprise arm…
The University of Bath is inviting applications for the following PhD project commencing in October 2022 under the supervision of Dr Simon Freakley. We seek a motivated student based at the University of Bath as part of a collaborative project between the UK Catalysis Hub and leading groups in plasmonic materials…
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow in Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Catalysis to work under the supervision of Dr Miriam O’Duill in the School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham for a period of 36 months. This post is funded by the EPSRC project ‘Alkyl(aryl)iodonium Reagents for Late-Stage Alkylation’ which investigates the…
We seek to recruit a highly motivated and talented PhD student in the School of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow to work in a multidisciplinary project within the research groups of Dr Gibson (web) Dr Laia Vilà-Nadal (link to LVN-group’s website). The successful candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary…
An (initial) 2 year PDRA post at the University of Nottingham working on reduction of CO2 and hydrogen generation via electrolysis is available, reporting to Andrei Khlobystov and working closely with Neil Rees (Birmingham), Andrea Ferrari (Cambridge) and Graham Hutchings (Cardiff). Metal Atoms on Surfaces and Interfaces (MASI) is a large-scale…
Bio-ethanol Upgrading Catalysed by Multifunctional Zeolites – a fully funded PhD studentship within the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU). Lasting for 4 years, the studentship is open to UK and international students and is supervised by Dr Russell Taylor and Dr Karen Johnston…
