SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY IN FLOW
A definition
"Sustainable chemistry is a scientific concept that seeks to improve the efficiency with which natural resources are used to meet human needs for chemical products and services. Sustainable chemistry encompasses the design, manufacture and use of efficient, effective, safe and more environmentally benign chemical products and processes."
Principle 6 & 9
"Energy requirements of chemical processes should be recognized for their environmental and economic impacts and should be minimized. If possible, synthetic methods should be conducted at ambient temperature and pressure.”
"Catalytic reagents (as selective as possible) are superior to stoichometric reagents."
Green Chem., 2018, 20, 1929-1961.
Current projects
Sungate
Sunlight-driven next generation artificial photosynthesis bio-hybrid technology platform for highly efficient carbon neutral production of solar fuels (2023-2027)
Illuminate
Photochemical-assisted biocatalysis for the continuous-flow synthesis of fine chemicals (2021-2024)
Research & Development for sustainable chemistry in flow
Flow chemistry - Access to intensified continuous syntheses
Catalysis - Increasing the conversion and selectivity of chemical reactions
Flow photochemistry - Light as energy source for selective chemical reactions
Electrochemical synthesis - An efficient and environment-friendly process
Sustainable drug synthesis - From batch to flow processing
Reactive intermediates - In situ production of Grignard reagents with continouos process control
Cascade reactions in flow - Heterogeneously catalyzed synthesis of chiral fine chemicals