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An X-ray spectroscopy view on active sites: removing the obscuring silent majority (XRAYonACTIVE)

Start date: Apr 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2019,

One of the holy grails in catalytic research is the determination of the structure of the active site. Information on the catalytically active site is notoriously difficult to obtain as it concerns a small minority of states in a sea of other silent states. This silent majority of states obscures the action that takes place on the active states. Because the core hole localizes the final state, X-r ...
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Supported Nanoparticles for Catalysis: Genesis and Dynamics in the Liquid Phase (NanoPartCat)

Start date: Apr 1, 2014, End date: Mar 31, 2019,

Supported metal nanoparticles are used as catalysts to accelerate and steer chemical conversions to produce, e.g., transportation fuels, chemicals and medicines. Albeit of eminent importance, supported metal catalysts are almost exclusively synthesized in liquid-phase processes that are often considered ‘an art rather than a science’. Although recent results from our laboratory and others on the f ...
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Near-Field Spectroscopic Imaging of the Assembly and Working of Nanosheets of Catalytic Porous Materials (NanoInspection)

Start date: Apr 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

The pressing need for a more sustainable society has sparked intensive research efforts in search for novel materials with controlled structure, porosity and functionalities. Such porous materials may combine high catalytic activity and selectivity with a long-term stability in the conversion of renewable (e.g. biomass) and non-renewable feedstock when producing future transportation fuels and che ...
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CAScade deoxygenation process using tailored nanoCATalysts for the production of BiofuELs from lignocellullosic biomass (CASCATBEL)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

The present project is aimed to the development of a multi-step process for the production of second-generation biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass in a cost-efficient way through the use of tailored nanostructured catalysts. The proposed process is based on the cascade combination of three catalytic transformations: catalytic pyrolysis, intermediate deoxygenation and hydrodeoxygenation. The seq ...
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Sustainable Biomass Conversions by Highly Efficient Catalytic Processes (SUBICAT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

"The goal of a sustainable society requires the efficient use of renewable or sustainable materials and demands the development of selective new methodologies for the preparation of desirable products. In this context we require:(i) a change from traditional stoichiometric, high energy methods that produce huge amounts of chemical waste to mild and clean catalytic processes and(ii) a major step ch ...
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European Network on Luminescent Materials (LUMINET)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

Luminescent materials have entered our every day life. They can be found in lamps, traffic lights, computer screens, cell phones, in labels for goods, are used in medical applications, airport security check devices and many more. Indeed, they have become indispensable and much of societies convenience and welfare depend on them. No wonder that the development and use of luminescent materials has ...
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Professional Reflection-Oriented Focus on Inquiry-based Learning and Education though Science (PROFILES)

Start date: Dec 1, 2010, End date: May 31, 2015,

The PROFILES project promotes IBSE through raising the self-efficacy of science teachers and in so doing aiding a better understanding of the changing purpose of teaching science in schools and the value of stakeholder networking. The proposal innovation is in utilizing science teaching materials to support teachers, through an inspired, longitudinal training programme reflecting stakeholder views ...
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New Anionic Ligands for Base Metal Catalysis (SilaCoFeCC)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

The development of catalysts based on cheap and non-toxic first-row transition metals in replacement of the traditional precious metals is broadly recognized as a key challenge for the development of environmentally friendly chemistry. Here, we propose the development of novel silicon-based ligands specifically tailored to support organometallic chemistry at first-row transition metals (Fe and Co) ...
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Nanomaterials for harvesting sub-band-gap photons via upconversion to increase solar cell efficiencies (NanoSpec)

Start date: Jun 1, 2010, End date: May 31, 2013,

To continue the path of cost reduction in photovoltaics the efficiency of silicon solar cells must be increased. With higher efficiencies more kWh can be produced from the same amount of silicon, which is the dominating cost factor at present. Fundamental loss mechanisms limit the maximum achievable efficiency: around 20% of the incident power is lost, because photons with energies below the band- ...
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Designing Bifunctional Nano-Alloy Catalysts for Bio-Renewable Feedstock Valorisation (BIFUNC-NANOCAT)

Start date: May 15, 2011, End date: May 14, 2013,

"The principal goal of “BIFUNC-NANOCAT” is to develop efficient and selective bi-functional catalyst systems having both acid/base catalysed and an oxidation functionalities for the valorisation of biomass to produce bulk/speciality chemicals effectively in an environmentally benign route. Oxidative valorisation of the lignin and cellulosic constituents of biomass for the production of value added ...
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Heterogeneous quantum rod and quantum dot nanomaterials, towards a novel generation of photonic devices (Herodot)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

Recent progress in the fabrication of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals has led to a wide range of quantum dots with a high oscillator strength, photoluminescence efficiency and size-tunable emission spectrum. The present proposal ‘Heterogeneous quantum rod and quantum dot nanomaterials’ aims at a comprehensive research and training program on the opto-electronic properties of heterostructured ...
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"PLETHORA transcriptions factors, new players in the control of phyllotaxis in Arabidopsis thaliana" (PLT)

Start date: Mar 1, 2010, End date: Feb 29, 2012,

"The mathematical regularity of plant organ initiation, also known as phyllotaxis, has always intrigued mathematicians and botanists. Only recently was established that the plant hormone auxin has a major role in regulating organ positioning at the shoot apex of plants. Specific spatial accumulation of auxin induces organ formation and control organ spacing. The current model for phyllotaxis relie ...
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Role of siRNA-mediated DNA methylation in the root stem cell niche (StemRB)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that can give rise to different cell types in multicellular organisms. Plant and animal stem cells are usually not specified by the same subset of genes, even though the niche organizations are very similar. The Retinoblastoma (Rb) protein and its plant homologue RETINOBLASTOMA-RELATED (RBR) in stem cell identity however constitutes a possible common pathway i ...
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