Descripción del proyecto
Iluminar el camino al diseño personalizado de fotocatalizadores innovadores
Los catalizadores aceleran la velocidad de las reacciones químicas sin ser consumidos por ellas, por lo que hacen viables, desde el punto de vista comercial, reacciones que de otro modo no serían eficientes o mejoran el rendimiento de reacciones ya viables. La fotocatálisis depende de un catalizador para acelerar las reacciones fotoquímicas. La fotocatálisis ecológica y rentable podría desempeñar un papel prominente en el impulso hacía una química más sostenible. El equipo del proyecto MMOF4PPS, que cuenta con el apoyo de las Acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, investigará y caracterizará a los miembros de una familia muy prometedora de fotocatalizadores a fin de fomentar el diseño y la optimización de fotocatalizadores innovadores para la transición verde.
Objetivo
Research and development on high performance (in terms of stability and robustness) and conceptually innovative catalysts is essential to answer the increasing demand of sustainable chemicals and to achieve the European goal of energy consumption reduction, energy security improvement and competitiveness.
In this regard multi-molecular catalyst with efficient electronic conductivity is emerging as a prominent research area. Mixed-metal metal organic frameworks (MM-MOFs) indeed exhibit excellent ability to deliver superior photocatalytic activity with improved temperature stability and robustness in harsh conditions, compared to homometallic systems. However, the understanding of these materials is still in its infancy. It is thus crucial to couple the synthesis of tailor-made multi-material systems with high-resolution characterization techniques and reliable surface science models, to obtain a deep understanding of emergent chemical and physical phenomena that are otherwise inaccessible with a single material catalyst.
The main objectives and actions of MMOF4PPS will thus be to: (a) explore and optimize synthetic procedures for MM-MOFs, (b) decipher the ultrafast photo-processes inside MM-MOFs, (c) study the effect of varying ratio of metal clusters on the photocatalytic performance, (d) gain detailed knowledge of the effectiveness of MM-MOFs over single metal MOFs in photocatalysis and (e) develop structure–(photocatalytic) activity relationship.
Such information represents a steppingstone for the optimization and acceleration in the development of sustainable catalysis, and is thus expected to have significant industrial and socio-economic impacts.
In addition, both experienced researcher and host will benefit from establishing interdisciplinary research and deliver research excellence to academia and industry.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinador
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