Ferdi Schüth
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung
Mühlheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Monday, 07 November 2022,16:15 s.t.
The talk will be given in hybrid mode.
You can join at:
Josef Loschmidt Hörsaal (HS 2)
University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry
Währinger Straße 42, 1090 Vienna
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https://tuwien.zoom.us/j/92739417554?pwd=MlFkNjJxUjFkUUhPaUJmZ0ZnMjVOZz09
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Mechanochemical and Mechanocatalytic Reactions in Ball Mills – from Voodoo to Science
Mechanochemical synthesis allows in various cases the synthesis of materials that are otherwise difficult to access or complex to synthesize, such as rare earth metal hydrides, corundum with high surface areas, or supported metal catalysts. For such studies, milling vessels were equipped with various additional features, such as cryo-capabilities and remote sensors for pressure and temperature to follow the processes in the mill in more detail. Mechanochemistry can also be used for catalytic reactions, such as the depolymerization of cellulose and lignocellulose, which proceeds fast and with high yield in ball mills. Moreover, running catalytic gas phase reactions under milling can lead to reactivity increases by several orders of magnitude, as proven for several cases.
The presentation will highlight the synthesis of interesting materials by milling and the opportunities in carrying out gas phase reactions under milling.
Bio of Ferdi Schüth
Prof. Ferdi Schüth obtained his Ph.D. with E. Wicke in Münster (Germany). After a postdoc in Minneapolis with L. D. Schmidt and a visiting assistant professorship with G. D. Stucky in Santa Barbara, he obtained his habilitation at the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz with K. Unger. From 1995 to 1998, he was Professor at the Frankfurt University, and since 1998, he is director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung in Mülheim an der Ruhr. The institute pursues basic research in all fields of catalysis. From 2014 to 2020, Prof. Ferdi Schüth served as Vice President of the Max-Planck-Society.