The Fe-RedOx-Cat project aims to introduce a new family of efficient, robust and selective iron-based electro-catalysts for both, CO2 reduction and H2O oxidation. Taking into account the detrimental environmental effect of CO2 (global warming), the development of new technologies for its valorization (for instance conversion to fuels) is becoming mandatory for our society. The target […]
Lloret-Fillol Research Group
Fe Complexes for Reduction/Oxidation Catalysis
An Artificial Leaf: a photo-electro-catalytic cell from earth-abundant materials for sustainable solar production of CO2-based chemicals and fuels
A photo-electro-catalytic (PEC) cell for direct conversion of water and carbon dioxide into chemicals (CO2 reduction) and oxygen (water oxidation) using exclusively solar energy will be designed, built, validated and optimized. The cell will be constructed from cheap photo-electrodes able to transform sun irradiation into an electrochemical potential difference; ultrathin nanostructured layers of catalysts for […]
C-H Activation in Organic Synthesis
Reducciones Químicas Mediadas por la Luz. De Combustibles a Compuestos Solares
The development of alternative greener synthetic methods to transform renewable feedstocks into elaborated chemical structures is a prerequisite for a future sustainable society. In this regard, this project entails the use of visible light or redox potential as driving force for the synthesis of fuels and high-value chemicals. The project merges (photo-)redox catalysis with 1st row […]
Catalytic Routines for Small Molecule Activation
FPU Fellowship – Carla Casadevall
Juan de la Cierva Fellowship – Alicia Casitas
Postdoctoral Fellowship – Suvendu Sekhar Mondal
Postdoctoral Fellowship – Federico Franco
ICIQ Starting Career Programme
Towards a Greener Reduction Chemistry by Using Cobalt Coordination Complexes as Catalysts and Light-driven Water Reduction as a Source of Reductive Equivalents
The development of alternative greener synthetic methods to transform renewable feedstocks into elaborated chemical structures mediated by solar light is a prerequisite for a future sustainable society. In this regard, this project entails the use of visible light as driving force and water as a source of hydrides for the synthesis of high-value chemicals. The […]