DelftChemTech
Chemical Engineering of functional nanosystems: from molecules to products
Mission of the department of Chemical Technology
"DelftChemTech"
Our Mission is to generate knowledge and educate people in the area of nano chemical engineering to improve the quality of life for a sustainable society, focusing on energy, water, health and environment.
Building upon its proven strength in Chemical Engineering, the Department develops the science and technology of functional nanostructured systems, from molecules up to the design of products and processes.
Scientific and technological breakthroughs are attained through international and multidisciplinary teamwork. Our inspiring and adventurous environment facilitates growth of our students and employees as responsible and innovative personalities.
The department DCT is very proud to announce that Rienk Eelkema (SAS), Jorge Gascon (CE) and Arjan Houtepen (OM) will receive a VENI Grant.
On Tuesday 3 November, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) awarded 17 young Delft researchers a Veni grant. This will enable these talented, creative researchers to develop and explore their ideas for the next three years. The maximum grant per researcher is €250,000.
The Veni candidates are selected on the basis of their exceptional and original talent for undertaking innovative scientific research. The grants are aimed at a wide range of scientific disciplines.
Dr Rienk Eelkema: Plastic folding on a molecular scale
Dr Jorge Gascon: NEXT CAT-HOIF: designing the next generation of solid catalysts
Dr Arjan Houtepen: Conducting light and power with nanocrystals
Spotlight
Intelligent design of materials for CO2 capture and separation
C.E. paper highlighted in JACS
The paper entitled “An Amine-Functionalized MIL-53 Metal−Organic Framework with Large Separation Power for CO2 and CH4 ” (DOI: 10.1021/ja900555r) by Sarah Couck, Joeri F. M. Denayer, Gino V. Baron, Tom Remy, Jorge Gascon and Freek Kapteijn has been highlighted in the Journal of the American Chemical Society as one of the most interesting papers of issue 131.
In this work, it is shown that functionalizing the well-known MIL-53(Al) metal−organic framework with amino groups increases its selectivity in CO2/CH4 separations by orders of magnitude while maintaining a very high capacity for CO2 capture. These results are the outcome of a fruitful collaboration between the TuDelft (Catalysis Engineering Section) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
