MERGE Twinning project

🎉 New #collaboration to promote #innovation in widening countries! 🤝MERGE joins forces with the sister project TALLHEDA, which connects agricultural Higher #Education Institutes from #Greece and #Serbia with leading #universities and stakeholders from #Belgium. 💡 MERGE and TALLHEDA share a common #vision to promote #innovation and raise the profile of widening country partners (Czechia, Greece, Serbia) through #exchanges and strong liaisons with experienced partners. 📢 Joint #communication activities will cross-promote MERGE and TALLHEDA through the projects’ websites and social media. The projects will also co-organise events focused on #twinning actions. 👉 Read more here https://lnkd.in/d96-A2ys . Subscribe to our newsletter for more updates on collaborations here https://lnkd.in/d9wsmbvj . #mergeprojectEU #horizoneurope #GreenDeal #SustainableChemistry #Greenchemicals #sustainablefuels #biofuels #widera #twinning #czechrepublic #Czechia VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies VŠB-TUO ) | Politecnico di Milano (CMICPolimi) | University of Groningen (Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials) | Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

⭐ New #publication on single-atom catalysts (SACs)! ⚛ A new #paper about the #nanostructure of SACs was published from our partner Politecnico di Milano (team of Gianvito Vilé), focusing on the nanostructure of Carbon Nitride-supported SACs. 💡 Results challenge conventional structural models of Carbon Nitride-supported SACs and propose a new architecture that better aligns with current #experimental evidence! 👉 Read the full publication here: https://lnkd.in/dQXbbQ2k . Subscribe to our #newsletter for more updates on #research & publications on SACs here https://lnkd.in/d9wsmbvj #mergeprojectEU #horizoneurope #GreenDeal #SustainableChemistry #Greenchemicals #sustainablefuels #biofuels #widera #twinning #czechrepublic #Czechia VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies VŠB-TUO ) | Politecnico di Milano (CMICPolimi) | University of Groningen (Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials) | Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

🔔 Are you curious about sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels? 👉 The journey towards creating catalysts to valorise waste biomass into green chemicals has kicked off for our new project, MERGE. Read our latest newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/d2CFwr7D 🎉 News for publications in singe-atom catalysts (SACs) and announcements for schools and workshops are all available to you through our newsletter. ⭐Subscribe to our newsletter to stay always updated here https://lnkd.in/d9wsmbvj #mergeprojectEU  #horizoneurope  #GreenDeal  #SustainableChemistry  #Greenchemicals  #sustainablefuels  #biofuels  #widera  #twinning  #czechrepublic  #Czechia VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies VŠB-TUO ) | Politecnico di Milano (CMICPolimi) | University of Groningen (Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials) | Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

Ever wondered how #Greenchemicals can be produced from #biomass? ⚗ ⚛ Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are on the high end of #nanomaterials #research towards valorising waste biomass to #sustainablefuels and #Greenchemicals 💡 MERGE is extending the state-of-the-art by characterising SACs nanostructure to get the most of the catalysts’ performance. 👩🔬Listen to Prof. Giuseppe Portale, from Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials of our partner University of Groningen explaining how MERGE characterises SACs structure using lab-scale techniques and large- scale synchrotrons to maximise SACs' performance. 🔔Do you want to be up-to-date with the latest research findings? Follow us in our social media ! #mergeprojectEU #horizoneurope #GreenDeal #SustainableChemistry #Greenchemicals #sustainablefuels #biofuels #widera #twinning #czechrepublic #Czechia VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies VŠB-TUO ) | Politecnico di Milano (CMICPolimi) | University of Groningen (Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials) | Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

Interested in #sustainablefuels?⛽ 👉 In MERGE we emphasise the #nanoscale-details of catalysts to improve #biomass conversion to #sustainablefuels 🤝In particular, we aim to achieve higher catalytic selectivity and #efficiency of single-atom catalysts (SACs), building upon our partner’s University of Groningen experience in state-of-the-art XANES, XPS and SAXS/WAXS facilities.  ⚛️ We will evaluate nanoscale and #atomic scale interactions around the active catalytic sites and characterise the SAC #structure. #Synchrotron facilities will be exploited, building upon the extensive experience of the MERGE partner University of Groningen . 🔔Do you want to receive notification when new research findings are released? Follow us! #mergeprojectEU #horizoneurope #GreenDeal #SustainableChemistry #Greenchemicals #sustainablefuels #biofuels #widera #twinning #czechrepublic #Czechia VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies VŠB-TUO )  | Politecnico di Milano CMICPolimi | University of Groningen (Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials) | Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

Have you heard about graphene-based single-atom catalysts (SACs)?⚛️ ☀️ While current SACs require expensive noble or rare metals to achieve high efficiencies, #graphene-based SACs can exploit the chemical and physical properties of graphene to improve the activity of the earth-abundant metals. 💲 As a result, the cost is reduced, and the efficiency of #sustainablefuels production is increased! 👉 MERGE goes beyond the state-of-the-art, focusing on SACs based on tailored #graphene derivatives (GDs) to convert organic biomass to #sustainablefuels and #Greenchemicals. 🔔 Do you want to receive notification when new research findings are released? Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/d9wsmbvj #mergeprojectEU #horizoneurope #GreenDeal #SustainableChemistry #Greenchemicals #sustainablefuels #biofuels #widera #twinning #czechrepublic #Czechia VSB - Technical University of Ostrava | CMICPolimi | University of Groningen | Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

Interested in #Greenchemicals? ⚗ 👉 Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are on the high end of #research towards valorising #waste #biomass to #sustainablefuels and #Greenchemicals 💡 MERGE is extending state-of-the-art by developing and evaluating SACs based on novel and functional #solid-state supports.  ⚛️ In particular, our partner CMICPolimi develops a strategy for #catalyst screening, evaluating a wide range of catalysts in the #laboratory, as well as the scale-up effects, catalyst stability and resistance to #deactivation in #pilot plant tests. 🔔Do you want to receive notifications when new research findings are released? Follow us here and check our website https://lnkd.in/d9wsmbvj ! #mergeprojectEU #horizoneurope #GreenDeal #SustainableChemistry #Greenchemicals #sustainablefuels #biofuels #widera #twinning #czechrepublic #Czechia VSB - Technical University of Ostrava Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies VŠB-TUO | Politecnico di Milano CMICPolimi | University of Groningen Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials | Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

What are the recent advancements in low-dimensional #materials? 👉 At a #workshop by The Materials & Environment Lab (MEL) of VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, early-stage and experienced #researchers exchanged recent outcomes from their #research activities. 👏 The MERGE coordinator, Aristides Bakandritsos, showcased advancements in low-dimensional #materials for #energy, environmental, and medical uses. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dAtCEYN7 🔔 More workshops like this will follow. Subscribe to the MERGE #newsletter here so you do not miss anything: https://lnkd.in/d9wsmbvj #mergeprojectEU #horizoneurope #GreenDeal #SustainableChemistry #Greenchemicals #sustainablefuels #biofuels #widera #twinning #czechrepublic #Czechia VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies VŠB-TUO ) | Politecnico di Milano (CMICPolimi) | University of Groningen (Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials) | Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

The MERGE website rolled out! 🎉 ⭐ Hosted under the link https://lnkd.in/d9wsmbvj , the MERGE website aims to be the new home of research on environmentally friendly, low-cost, and efficient single-atom catalysts. 👉 There, you may find a library with open-access materials, like publications, deliverables and trainings. 👏 A big thank you to all MERGE partners for supporting the website development! 🔔  If you wish to receive notifications when new materials are uploaded, subscribe to our newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/d9wsmbvj VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies VŠB-TUO ) | Politecnico di Milano (CMICPolimi) | University of Groningen (Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials) | Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL #mergeprojectEU #horizoneurope #GreenDeal #SustainableChemistry #Greenchemicals #sustainablefuels #biofuels #widera #twinning #czechrepublic #Czechia

Are you a chemist, chemical engineer or materials scientist? ⚗ 🤝Key players in Europe join forces to develop environmentally friendly, recyclable, low-cost, and efficient cooperative and tailored single-atom catalysts in the MERGE project. 👉 Check the top-class universities involved and the scientists behind the project on our website here: https://lnkd.in/dZAAeDZY 🔔  Do you wish to receive notifications when new research findings are published? Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/d9wsmbvj VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies VŠB-TUO ) | Politecnico di Milano (CMICPolimi) | University of Groningen (Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials) | Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL #mergeprojectEU #horizoneurope #GreenDeal #SustainableChemistry #Greenchemicals #sustainablefuels #biofuels #widera #twinning #czechrepublic #Czechia