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Get ready for an innovative exploration from the cutting-edge research team at the Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry! 📢 In a newly published study led by Daniel Ditz and his collaborators, including experts from RWTH Aachen University, the Universität Regensburg, and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, recent advances in covalent triazine-based frameworks (CTFs) utilized as photocatalysts are presented. 👏 By leveraging the unique properties of these highly versatile porous organic polymers, the team demonstrates how controlled modifications in CTFs can switch their selectivity towards the production of valuable biomass-based molecules. This innovative approach allows for the substitution of oil-based products in existing value chains, opening doors to more sustainable processes. 😮 Join us to celebrate this exciting advance in photocatalysis and the potential for more sustainable industrial processes! Learn more about the details of this potentially game changing research through the link in the comments. 💬 #fsc #rwth #fuelscience #fuelsciencenter #aachen #university #clusterofexcelence #innovation #sustainability

New publication from the #NanoLeavesLab! The first part of the work of Laura Spagnuolo's thesis, collaboration with the University of Grenoble, about the mechano-enzymatic synthesis of cellulose nanocrystals. An important work for our laboratory, enabling such other relevant applications of the nanocellulose! Now published in #ChemistrySelect

Publication with K1-MET as a main author 🔬   The amount of electronic waste is increasing worldwide but the heterogeneity makes the recycling very complicated. Spent brewer’s yeast, a waste stream itself, can be used to selectively recover metals from mixed solutions in a process called biosorption. By optimizing the experimental conditions at laboratory scale, high recovery rates for aluminum, copper and zinc could be achieved in this environmentally friendly approach.   An open access article entitled “Spent brewer’s yeast as a selective biosorbent for metal recovery from polymetallic waste streams” was published in the peer-reviewed journal of Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology on 12 March 2024.   K1-MET GmbH, with Anna Sieber as a main author, was significantly involved in the writing of the paper. Visit our website for further information: https://lnkd.in/ectUtuDv #K1MET #research #forschung #publication #recycling #bioengineering #biotechnology

call for papers @ the special issue: Advanced Green oriented Catalytic Technologies and Materials towards Sustainability This Special Issue aims to gather contributions on novel nanomaterials demonstrating high catalytic efficiency for sustainable and environmental applications. Emphasis will be placed on the physicochemical characterizations, elucidate structure–reactivity relationships, and rationalize which features play a key role. Supporting the results by advanced theoretical and computational methods will be also beneficial (but not mandatory). Last but not least, analysis of the performances using “Green metrics”, like Environmental-factor and Process Mass Intensity, and comparison with the available literature will be important. In this context, we invite original research papers, communications, and review articles, that present developments and trends in the synthesis, characterization, and applications of nano-structured catalyst for sustainable applications, from all active research groups working enthusiastically for a better and greener future. Do not hesitate to inbox for any question. The Guest Editors: Assistant Prof. Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Lublin, Poland Associate Prof. Evelina Colacino Université de Montpellier – Institut Charles Gerhardt (ICGM), Montpellier, France Prof. Yongchang Sun Chang’an University, Xi’an, China Submission deadline: 26 October 2025 select at submission: GreenCat2sus https://lnkd.in/dzVf9GDm #Elsevier #Molecularcatalysis #MolCat #Catalysis #greenchemistry #nanomaterials #nanocomposites #biomass #valorization #wastes2chemicals #microplastics_upcycling #hydrogenproduction #water_air_purification #greenmetrics #sustainable_future

🚀 New Research Publication 🚀 I am excited to share my latest article titled "Nanohydrometallurgy with superparamagnetic nanoparticles for selective separation of lanthanum from a real spent catalyst", published in Environmental Sciences and Pollution Research. This work is a result of collaboration with LAREX (Laboratory of Reactors and Extractors at USP) and UBC (University of British Columbia). In this study, we explore the use of superparamagnetic nanoparticles for the selective separation of lanthanum from spent catalysts, marking a significant step towards more efficient and sustainable processes in hydrometallurgy. The full article is available at the link below: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gjhMfQi5 Special thanks to my collaborators and to the LAREX and UBC labs for their invaluable contributions to this project. We continue advancing innovative solutions for the recovery of critical metals in a greener, more sustainable way. 🌱 #Nanohydrometallurgy #SuperparamagneticNanoparticles #Lanthanum #MetalRecovery #Sustainability #USP #UBC #ScientificResearch #CircularEconomy

It is a pleasure to share with you, my esteemed colleagues, that my new publication titled "Eco-friendly Strategies for Biological Synthesis of Green Nanoparticles with Promising Applications" has been accepted for publication in the journal BioNanoScience by Springer Nature. The journal is with an Impact Factor (IF) of 3.44. This research review focuses on the intersection of green chemistry and nanotechnology, specifically the use of green chemistry principles to create nanoparticles (NPs) in a sustainable way. The authors explore how biomass (natural materials like plant extracts) can be used to synthesize these "green NPs" in an eco-friendly manner. They discuss the various applications of these green NPs in medicine, agriculture, and environmental cleaning, highlighting their potential benefits for a sustainable future. The review also acknowledges safety considerations and the need for further research in areas like large-scale production and environmental impact assessment. Overall, it emphasizes the potential of green NPs to advance both nanotechnology and environmental sustainability.

Our recently published paper in Energy & Environmental Science has become both SCI "Highly Cited paper" and "Hot paper"! DOI: https://lnkd.in/eWUF7Mt2 The paper has a title of "Regulating active hydrogen adsorbed on grain boundary defects of nano-nickel for boosting ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate". We proposed a new strategy of grain boundary (GB) defect engineering of nickel nanoparticles has been developed to electrocatalyze the nitrate reduction reaction, which achieves a high NH3 rate of 15.49 mmol h−1 cm−2 with a faradaic efficiency of 93.0%. This NH3 rate, to the best of our knowledge, is much higher than those reported for the commonly used materials including copper or noble metal-based catalysts. Both experimental and computational simulation results reveal that the GBs can significantly suppress the HER by regulating the H* to favor its consumption in the NitRR pathway rather than forming hydrogen. The adsorption of NO3* can also be promoted, thus effectively enhancing the key rate-determining step of NO3* to NO2*.

🏁 After five years of dedicated #research and collaboration, the project CLASSY has come to a successful closure. This ambitious project, funded by the #EuropeanUnion, aimed to explore the potential of chemical systems and networks in various fields of research. We at accelopment have been part of this dedicated consortium under the coordination of Prof. Andrés de la Escosura from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. ✅ The project made significant advances in the understanding of the self-organisation of multi-component synthetic systems, leading to groundbreaking research on the efficiency of enzymes in the presence of peptide catalysts. The success of #CLASSY has also sparked new initiatives and partnerships - several new #HorizonEurope funded projects, such as CORENET, DarChemDN, and MiniLife. 📣 The final Scientific Symposium event, held virtually in March 2024, was a major milestone for the project. Attended by over 50 participants from 42 organisations, the event showcased the latest findings and developments from CLASSY. It also served as a platform to disseminate the outcomes of the project to a wider audience and foster collaborations with external experts in #catalysis and compartmentalisation strategies in systems #chemistry. Discover more about CLASSY and its results 👇 https://lnkd.in/dpfUAUue

PhD Position: Catalysis with supported metal phosphides