Keynote Presentation
Organozymes: Structured peptide ligands in transition metal catalysis
Morten Meldal, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
The presentation will describe our development of organozymes, small structured peptides inspired by enzymes with promising specific catalytic activity. The work is centred on metallo-peptides but will also describe a ra [....]
Functionalization of N-heterocycles in transition metal catalyzed reactions
László Kollár, University of Pécs, Hungary
There are several ways of introducing acyl functionality into simple model compounds or skeletons of practical importance. The application of conventional acylating agents is well know and is referenced in reviews, handb [....]
Carbon recycling for stepping towards the Circular C- Economy
Michele Aresta, IC2R, Italy
The substitution of fossil-C with renewable carbon is a must for the sustainability of the chemical industry and, in part, of the energy industry. Carbon Capture and Utilization-CCU is gaining momentum worldwide as a per [....]
Combined steam and dry reforming of clean biogas. A sustainable and economically valuable process
Angelo Vaccari, University of Bologna, Italy
The biogas (BG), obtained by anaerobic digestion of biomass or wastes, is the main candidate to replace the Natural Gas (NG) as renewable and economic feed. The clean biogas (CB) obtained by BG purification is a mixture [....]
Probing heterogeneous catalysis as a new way to control microbial pathogens
Jennifer Edwards, Cardiff University, UK
A number of experimental tools common in the field of heterogeneous catalysis research have complimentary but under explored impact in biomedical research and pharmacological research areas. Metal oxides (commonly used a [....]
MilliporeSigma’s green chemistry initiatives (DOZN™ 2.0)
Ettigounder (Samy) Ponnusamy, MilliporeSigma, USA
MilliporeSigma created a unique web-based greener alternative scoring matrix, also known as DOZN™2.0 - A Quantitative Green Chemistry Evaluator based on the 12 principles of green chemistry. The 12 principles of gr [....]
Transesterification of waste canola oil by Lithium/Zinc composite supported on waste chicken bone as an effective catalyst
Hussein Znad, Curtin University, Australia
Depletion of fossil fuel reserves, high price of crude oil, environment issues and energy security have inspired the researchers to find a renewable and sustainable alternative fuel. Biodiesel can be considered as a prom [....]
Catalytic membrane hybrid reactor for process intensification in advanced water treatment
Teik-Thye Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
The omnipresence of emerging micropollutants including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, perfluorinated surfactants, pesticides, plasticizers and other endocrine disrupting chemicals in the aquatic systems has gai [....]
Preparation of nitrogen-containing carbonaceous adsorbent from PAN fiber to remove nitrate ion from aqueous phase
Motoi Machida, Chiba University, Japan
In this conference, we would like to give you a short review and also show our current experiences on the development of adsorbents to remove nitrate from water. Starting material for the adsorbents is commercially avail [....]
Structural change of fluid catalytic cracking catalysts study incorporate with coke characterization formed in heavy oil volatilization/decomposition
Yeshui Zhang, University College London, United Kingdom
Porous structure change of catalyst and coke formation from feedstock on fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst have studied by a more comprehensive set of analyses, include 2D, 3D analyses incorporate with carbon/coke [....]
In situ formation of active metal sites in alkaline electrolytes for water oxidation
Chunhua Cui, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
Electrolyzers are usually deposited on conductive substrates to accelerate charge transfer for catalysis. Although various methods have been developed to deposit film or particulate catalysts on substrates, in situ depos [....]
New highly efficient catalytic systems based on multidentate polymer particles, formed by self-assembly of calix[4]arenes
Igor Antipin, Kazan Federal University, Russian Federation
Metal complex catalysis, allowing modification of molecules with atomic precision, leads to a significant saving of resources and decrease of by-products and, therefore, completely corresponds to several principles of &l [....]
Asymmetric catalytic introduction of CN, SCN, and SeCN groups into small molecules by electrophilic reactions
Fu-Xue Chen, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
New reagents are often associated with the birth of new reactions and new methodologies. In this context, we developed series of N−electrophilic reagents containing N-CN, N-SCN and N-SeCN moieties. These reagents w [....]
Influence of synthesis methodology on performance of catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM)
Kartick Mondal, Shell Technology Center, India
There is a large economical interest in making methane available as a carbon source for the chemical industry. A direct way for the conversion of methane into value added products is always interesting. The Oxidative Cou [....]
Poly-phthalocyanines doped graphene oxide nanosheets conjugates for electrocatalytic oxidation of drug residues
Munyaradzi Shumba, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Donor and acceptor phthalocyanine molecules were copolymerized and or linked to graphene oxide nanosheets through amidation to yield electrocatalytic platforms on glassy carbon electrodes. The platforms were characterize [....]
Nitrate removal from drinking water by sodium thiosulfate and its impact on health
Adel Abdulhalim AlSalaymeh, Water Quality Laboratory, Palestine
Introduction: Nitrate is a stable and highly soluble ion with a low potential for precipitation or adsorption, nitrate is seldom present in geological formations and therefore contamination due to nitrate is mainly attr [....]
Quantum chemical insight into catalyst durability
Ai Suzuki, Tohoku University, Japan
Automotive catalysts compose of various kinds of metals and metal oxides. By using multi-scale theoretical method combined with three dimensional Kinetic Monte Carlo method, the sintering behavior of Pt can be explained [....]