Traditionally, discovery in catalysis is an empirical process that is mostly reliant on human knowledge and intuition and often involves extensive, iterative trial-and-error screening rather than quantitative predictions. This is a consequence of the very large and highly multidimensional search space where even minor changes in the catalyst structures canā¦
Since the 1930s, fixed bed reactors (FBR) have been operated for continuous hydrogenation reactions in the petrochemical/fine chemical industries, with publications each year detailing engineering principles, scientific breakthroughs, equipment design and setup, from these industries. Only in the last two decades, FBR have started to be utilized in the pharmaceuticalā¦
Ambitious and talented individuals with a background in aspects of electrochemistry or sonochemistry are invited to apply to join our multidisciplinary research team investigating new methods for manufacturing net zero chemicals and fuels from carbon dioxide. Specifically, the project will focus on developing cutting edge catalysts and methods for carbonā¦
The āX-ray Microscopy in Catalysisā (XRM) group based at KIT strives to understand the structure and function of heterogeneous catalytic materials and processes – promoting efficient chemical synthesis, energy conversion technologies, and emissions control. To achieve this, we perform advanced X-ray imaging studies at synchrotron light sources – allowing deepā¦
We are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow to work on an EPSRC funded multi-institutional project ā Nitridic and Carbidic Interstitial Pd Nanoparticles for Directed Catalysis. This is an interdisciplinary partnership between researchers at the University of Southampton (Dr Peter Wells, Dr Marina Carravetta, and Prof. Chris Skylaris), Queenās University Belfastā¦
When: 14 November, 14:00 – 16:00 GMTWhere: Online The UK Catalysis Hub held a virtual seminar “Catalysts for Polymer Degradation: Progress and Potential” for early career researchers on Monday the 14th November 2022 to discuss different catalytic solutions to plastic. The meeting hosted a series of talks in four sessionsā¦
When: Tuesday 4 October 2022, 15:00 ā 16:00 GMTWhere: Online Director of the UK Catalysis Hub Matthew Davidson gave a webinar – Towards Sustainable Plastics: New Catalytic Approaches for Bio-based Polymers. Biography Matthew Davidson is Director of the UK Catalysis Hub, Whorrod Professor of Sustainable Chemical Technologies and Director ofā¦
When: 2 – 3 November, 11:45 – 17:25 GMTWhere: Online The UK Catalysis Hub and Centre for Rapid Online Analysis of Reactions (ROAR) hosted a virtual meeting to discuss the impact of automation and digital chemistry on catalysis. The discovery, design and optimisation of catalysed reactions are undergoing profound andā¦
A video on the sustainable fuels and chemicals from biomass by Dr Christopher M. A. Parlett, University of Manchester ā Diamond Light Source Research Fellow in Catalysis Lignocellulosic biomass represents a sustainable feedstock for the production of carbon-based chemicals and fuels, which can function as drop-in replacements for conventional fossilā¦
Video on Net Zero research work by PhD student James Counter at the B07 beamline, Diamond Light Source Heterogeneous catalysis research has as one of its main objectives the derivation of structure-activity links. These relationships relate catalytic performance, such as reactant conversion, product selectivity, and reaction mechanism, with physical sampleā¦
