Research Group - Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis (original) (raw)

Photo taken during the Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Spring Event 2024 in the old botanical gardens of Utrecht University

As part of the Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry (ISCC), our group focuses on characterization, performance, and synthesis of inorganic functional materials with special emphasis on well-defined heterogeneous catalysts for energy storage and sustainable physicochemical conversion processes in the fields of thermal catalysis, photocatalysis and electrocatalysis. We specialize in the development of operando and in-situ (time-resolved) spectroscopy and microscopy techniques to develop structure-performance relationships and understand, for example, the function and deactivation of solid catalysts. Further focal areas include plastic recycling, industrial catalysis, environmental analysis, plasmonic sensing, and data mining.