Frontiers in Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

March 7th, 2023
ICIQ Auditorium Prof. Dr. Kilian Muñiz

About the Frontiers in Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

The synthesis of molecular fuels and chemical feedstocks from renewable energy sources has enormous potential as a scalable approach for reducing our dependence on fossil fuel resources. Electrification of the chemical processes holds the promise to be one of the solutions. This symposium invites contributions on the latest progress in the field of electrocatalysis, reporting state of the art catalyst, techniques and advances in our understanding of their function and how concepts are used to design new catalysts. The sessions will span from molecular catalysts to materials, including biologic and biohybrid systems, tackling the challenges required to develop viable technologies. Water oxidation, water reduction, CO₂ reduction and dinitrogen reduction will be covered together with the transformation of small organic molecules.

Programme

Registration

If you are interested in attending this event, please, fill in this application form. The deadline to register is March 2nd, 2023.

Poster Session

The deadline for abstract submission is February 27th, 2023. You must choose this option in the registration form.

Please, use this template for your abstract and send it to Ms. Judit Martínez (jmartinez@iciq.es). The organisers will contact the authors to confirm the acceptance of their communications.

Abstract:

• 300 words (word format)
• Language: English

The best poster will receive a prize of 200€ sponsored by the Grupo Especializado en Química Organometálica (GEQO) from the Real Sociedad Española de Química (RSEQ).

Speakers

Prof. Marc Robert

Université de Paris (France)

CO₂ Cascade Electroreduction with 6 Electrons and 6 Protons. Why Can Co Phthalocyanine Catalyze the Reduction of CO to Methanol, While Using CO₂ as Substrate it Mainly Affords CO?

Prof. Erwin Reisner

University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)

Solar Panels for Light-to-Chemical Conversion

Prof. Marcella Bonchio

Università Degli Studi di Padova (Italy)

Molecular Photosynthesis: Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On

Prof. Vincent Artero

SolHyCat, CEA, CNRS, Université de Grenoble Alpes (France)

Proton Relays in Molecular Electrocatalysis: How do They Allow for Reversible Behaviour?

Organising committee

Dr. Carla Casadevall (ICIQ)

Prof. Julio Lloret-Fillol (ICIQ)

Sponsored by:

This one-day event has received funding from the Spanish State Research Agency/Ministry of Science and Innovation through the “Severo Ochoa” Centres of Excellence Program 2019 (CEX2019-000925-S, MCIN/AEI /10.13039/501100011033).