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| Reference Number | UKRI1108 | |
| Title | Sustainable and Selective Hydrogenation with Zinc Catalysis | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency (Transport) 10%; Not Energy Related 50%; Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal (Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas) 30%; Renewable Energy Sources (Bio-Energy, Production of other biomass-derived fuels (incl. Production from wastes)) 10%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 70%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering) 30%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Mark Crimmin Imperial College London |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2025 | |
| End Date | 01 October 2028 | |
| Duration | 36 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £523,652 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Unknown | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | NC : Physical Sciences | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Mark Crimmin , Imperial College London |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Catalysis is an enabling technology that improves our quality of life. Catalysis is involved in around 85% of chemical manufacturing processes and contributes £ 50 billion per year to the UK economy. Catalysis science in the UK is recognised as a national strength. This field is facing several challenges however, not least how to provide for a growing population with increasingly limited resources. Catalytic processes typically rely on expensive, toxic, and limited supply elements such as Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt. Replacing these elements with more sustainable and widely available alternatives is crucial for the future of the catalysis sector. Hydrogenation is a key technology that underpins production of commodity and fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, fuels, and polymers. Controlling selectivity (e.g. chemoselectivity or stereoselectivity) in hydrogenation can be challenging. Our team recently described a breakthrough discovery in selective catalytic hydrogenation using a simple and cost-effective homogeneous catalyst based on zinc (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145,7667). In this project, we will develop next generation zinc catalysts for selective hydrogenation. We will develop a detailed understanding of mechanism and structure-activity relationships in zinc hydrogenation catalysis, constructing a knowledge base that will inform catalyst design. We will apply the next generation catalysts to the chemoselective hydrogenation of a wide range of functional groups along with the enantioselective hydrogenation of alkenes. Our aim is to develop catalytic technologies that meet the requirements for commercial applications, allowing translation of our discovery from the lab into the UK fine chemicals manufacturing sector | |
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| Added to Database | 14/01/26 | |
