Prof. Rafael Luque
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain
'Benign-by-design catalytic systems for biomass/waste valorization'
The design of benign and environmentally sound methodologies has been the driving force of scientists recent years. Attractive and innovative protocols that nowadays are even part of industrial ventures including biomass-derived porous carbonaceous materials, designer nanomaterials for (photo) catalytic applications and catalytic strategies for biomass/waste conversion into useful materials, chemicals and fuels have recently been developed in our group.
These topics have extensively covered the preparation and design of (nano)materials and their utilization in heterogeneously (photo)catalyzed processes, flow chemistry as well as in biomass and waste valorization practices.
This lecture will provide an overview of recent efforts from our group in leading the future of global scientists from chemical engineers to (bio)chemists and materials scientists in benign-by-design methodologies and processes to synthesize catalytic nanomaterials for a sustainable future chemical industry.