Code
3F021714
Duration
01 November 2014 → 01 September 2018
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Organic chemistry
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Engineering and technology
- Catalysis and reacting systems engineering
- Chemical product design and formulation
- General chemical and biochemical engineering
- Process engineering
- Separation and membrane technologies
- Transport phenomena
- Other (bio)chemical engineering
- Ceramic and glass materials
- Materials science and engineering
- Semiconductor materials
- Other materials engineering
Keywords
Diels-Alder
heterogeneous catalysis
microreactor
Project description
In this project, heterogeneously catalyzed continuous flow processes for Diels-Alder reactions will be studied. The use in industry of Diels-Alder reactions is being limited due to safety concerns regarding upscaling. In the beginning, a generic reaction will be optimized. Next, various industrial relevant Diels-Alder reactions will be studied. Zeolites and functionalized mesoporous silica will be evaluated as solid acid catalysts.