Research Topics

1. Catalysis: Holy Grail of Chemistry

• Categories: Homogenenous; Heterogeneous; Biocatalysis; Electrocatalysis; Organocatalysis; Photocatalysis; Autocatalysis
• Quantifications: TON; TOF;
• Concepts: Catalytic Cycle; Catalyst Poisoning; Trasition State Stablization; Ground-State Destablization
• Principles: Sabatier Principle; Hammond–Leffler Postulate; Bell–Evans–Polanyi Principle; Brønsted Equation; Bema Hapothle; Curtin–Hammett principle;
• Theories:
  • Brunauer-Emmett-Teller Theory
  • Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
  • Lewis Theory
  • Catalytic Resonance Theory
  • Lock & Key and Induced Fit Models
  • Sabatier Principle – Volcano Plot
  • Intermediate Compound Theory (Clement and Desormes,1806)
  • Energy Span Model
• Typical Processes: Heck Process; Wacker Process; Wilkinson Catalysis; Langmuir-Hinshelwood and Eley–Rideal
•  References:
  • Catalysis: Concepts and Green Applications 2nd Edition

2. Solar Energy: The Ultimate Goal of Human Future