Title: ○1 Benign-by-design Methodologies for a more Sustainable Future: from Nanomaterials to Biomass/waste Valorisation
Speaker: Prof. Rafael Luque (Universidad de Cordoba)
Time: 15:00-17:00p.m., July 10th, 2016
Venue: Room 105, Shaw Engineering Building, Wushan Campus

Abstract:
The design of benign and environmentally sound methodologies has been the driving force of scientists in recent years. Attractive and innovative protocols that nowadays are even part of industrial ventures including biomass-derived porous carbonaceous materials, designer nanomaterials for catalytic applications and catalytic strategies for biomass/waste conversion into useful materials, chemicals and fuels have been recently developed in our group in recent years. These topics have extensively covered the preparation and design of (nano)materials and their utilisation in heterogeneously catalysed processes, flow chemistry as well as in biomass and  waste valorisation practises.
In this lecture, we aim to provide an overview of recent efforts from our group in leading the future of global scientists from chemical engineers to (bio)chemists, environmentalists and materials scientists. Towards the end of the lecture, we will also highlight personal experiences of the speaker as young entrepreneur and co-founder of Starbon Technologies Ltd at York (UK) and Green Applied Solutions S.L. in Cordoba (Spain) in our aim to stimulate and promote entrepreneurial activities within the academic and student community.