The design of benign and environmentally sound methodologies has been the driving force of scientists in recent years. Attractive and innovative protocols that nowadays are even part of industrial ventures including biomass-derived porous carbonaceous materials, biodiesel integrating glycerol into its composition and more recently gasification and waste valorization have been recently developed in our group. These topics have extensively covered the preparation and design of nanomaterials and their utilization in heterogeneously catalysed processes as well as in biomass and waste valorization practices.  In this contribution, we aim to provide an overview of recent trends from our group in the utilization of novel methodologies including microwaves and ball milling for the design of nanomaterials (supported metal and metal oxide nanoparticles and related nanostructures) for heterogeneously catalyzed processes (oxidations, hydrogenations, C-C couplings).

Innovative benign-by-design methodologies in nanomaterial synthesis for heterogeneously catalyzed processes

248th National Meeting (2014)

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