HomePortfolioA research led by ITQ (UPV-CSIC) has demonstrated the possibility to replace molecular catalysts in solution for all-solid catalysts based on isolated metal atoms for selective gas-phase ethylene hydroformylation.

A research led by ITQ (UPV-CSIC) has demonstrated the possibility to replace molecular catalysts in solution for all-solid catalysts based on isolated metal atoms for selective gas-phase ethylene hydroformylation.

Towards greener chemical processes with a new catalyst for ethylene hydroformylation, an important industrial chemical reaction.

Our group’s work was recently highlighted by the ALCA-CELL synchrotron. We employ advanced operando spectroscopy techniques to identify and optimize innovative solid catalysts that enable previously unfeasible catalytic transformations. These developments hold the potential to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of industrial chemical processes and contribute to the transition toward a more sustainable production of commodity chemicals.

https://www.cells.es/en/public/news/towards-greener-chemical-processes-wth-a-new-catalyst-for-ethylene-hydroformylation

 

From left to right: Giovanni Agostini (NOTOS, ALBA), Gonzalo Prieto (ITQ), Juan José Cortés (ITQ), Wilson Henao (ITQ), Carlos Escudero (NOTOS, ALBA) and Carlo Marini (NOTOS, ALBA). Reaction scheme: rhodium in yellow, tin in gray and oxygen in red. Structural analysis of Rh single-atom catalysts obtained at CLÆSS beamline.