Researchers from ICIQ and Caltech build a new molecular photoanode for water oxidation. Mastering the oxidation of water to molecular oxygen is key for the production of sustainable solar fuels and other energetic molecules. Now, a multidisciplinary team of chemists, engineers and material scientists from ICIQ and Caltech have designed a new silicon photoanode that […]

The Liebig Association of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) created the ‘Liebig Lectureship’ in 1999. This prize recognises the excellent work in organic chemistry of outstanding researchers from Europe and beyond. The Liebig Lecturer is awarded a scientific trip around Germany, where he will visit several universities and research centres in a unique conference tour. In […]

Catalysts for artificial photosynthesis mimic nature to get renewable fuels from CO2, water, and sunlight. But they also have applications beyond that – some of them can provide greener alternatives for common synthetic methods. In that spirit, a team led by Prof. Julio Lloret-Fillol developed a dual cobalt–copper photocatalyst that is able to selectively reduce aromatic […]

Born in Ukraine, Alexandr Shafir studied chemistry in the US, where he obtained his PhD from the University of California Berkeley in 2003. Then, he did a post-doctoral stay with Stephen Buchwald at MIT and later was awarded a Ramón y Cajal Fellowship at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. In 2013, he became the first […]

Bárbara Rodríguez García, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. José Ramón Galán-Mascarós (ICIQ), has defended her PhD Thesis entitled “Prussian Blue Derivatives as Smart Materials for Technological Applications” (assigned to the Physical and Inorganic Chemistry Department of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on July 21st at the ICIQ Library. The members of the […]

Nicola Lucchetti, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Kilian Muñiz (ICIQ), has defended his PhD Thesis entitled “New Perspectives in Aromatic Using Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagents” (assigned to the Organic and Analytical Chemistry Department of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on July 20th at the ICIQ Auditorium. The members of the evaluation committee were: […]

Kleij’s group develops an environmentally friendly method to produce BPA-free polycarbonate from limonene and CO2. From your phone case to airplane windows, polycarbonates are everywhere. Several million tons of polycarbonate are produced every year around the world. However, worries about the dangers of this material are increasing because of the toxicity of its precursors, especially bisphenol-A, […]