Description du projet
Ouvrir la voie à la conception sur mesure de nouveaux photocatalyseurs
Les catalyseurs accélèrent la vitesse des réactions chimiques sans que celles-ci ne les consument, ce qui permet de réaliser commercialement des réactions qui autrement seraient inefficaces ou d’améliorer le rendement de réactions déjà possibles. La photocatalyse s’appuie sur un catalyseur pour accélérer les réactions photochimiques. Dans la perspective d’une chimie plus durable, la photocatalyse écologique et rentable a un rôle de premier plan à jouer. Avec le soutien du programme Actions Marie Skłodowska-Curie, le projet MMOF4PPS étudiera et caractérisera les membres d’une famille très prometteuse de photocatalyseurs afin de favoriser l’ingénierie et l’optimisation de nouveaux photocatalyseurs innovants pour la transition verte.
Objectif
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)Coordinateur
13071 Ciudad Real
Espagne