Functionalized silica nanobeads as Tools for organic solvent-free catalysis and biomass valorization
CHEMISTRY & GREEN CHEMISTRY
Lab: LCC
Duration: 5 months full-time internship 6 months full-time internship
Latest starting date: 2023-02-01
Localisation: LCC-IUT Av. G. Pompidou CS 20258 81104 Castres
Supervisors:
Dominique AGUSTIN, Associate Professor HDR dominique.agustin@iut-tlse3.fr
Work package:
The G group of LCC (part at Castres) develops greener catalytic methods focused on organic solvents-free processes [1] and/or supported catalysts. Recently, polyoxometalates (POMs) ionically grafted on Merrifield resins [2] or functionalized nanosilica beads [3] exhibited catalytic properties towards (ep)oxidation. The aim of this project is to extend the nature of functionalizations on Stöber-nano silica beads to graft catalysts (POMs for
(ep)oxidations reactions on natural substrates or tin clusters for transesterification of triglycerides).
References:
[1] B. Guérin, D. Mesquita Fernandes, J.-C. Daran, D. Agustin, R. Poli, New. J. Chem. 2013, 3466-3475.
[2] J. Pisk, D. Agustin, R. Poli, Molecules. 24(4), 2019, 783.
[3] Y. Wang, F. Gayet, P. Guillo, D. Agustin, Materials, 12(20), 2019, 3278
Areas of expertise:
Stöber process, inorganic chemistry, (ep)oxidation catalysis, coordination chemistry,
infrared, DLS, TEM, NMR
Required skills for the internship:
knowledge of characterization techniques, basics in catalysis