2022 Annual Scientific Report
Prof. Antoni Llobet
Group Leader
Antoni Llobet Dalmases
Postdoctoral Researchers
Vasileios Nikolaou / Sebastian Amthor / Bruno M Aramburu Troselj / Anna Mary Beiler / Julia Beerhues / Jiawei Wang / Merce Martin Sabi / Carlos Garcia Bellido / Fernando Federico Salomon / Daniel Sanchez Resa
PhD students
Marco Nicaso / Martina Salati / Koushik Ranu / Paula Tris Marzo / Zhimei Luo / Josep Antoni Gutierrez Orgaz
Masters Students
Sergi Lopez Salmeron
Visiting PhD student
Elena Bassan / Aranya Sarkar
Visiting Students
Gerard Marti Balaguer / Alisa Denisiuk / Alberto Magliocco / Roberta Colaiezzi
Summary
The group of Prof. Llobet develops research in the field of redox catalysis using transition metal complexes for the oxidation and reduction of organic and inorganic substrates of technological interest. Its general objective is to understand the various factors that affect the efficiency and selectivity of the catalysts, paying special attention to the electronic structure and the spatial arrangement of the transition metals. The group focuses specifically on the catalytic oxidation of water to molecular dioxygen, taking into account the implications of this reaction for new energy conversion schemes based on artificial photosynthesis. The final objective is the generation of clean and renewable fuels with high energy density.
Publications
Heterogeneous Electrochemical Ammonia Oxidation with a Ru-bda Oligomer Anchored on Graphitic Electrodes via CH−π Interactions
Beiler, A. M.; Denisiuk, A.; Holub, J.; Sánchez-Baygual, F.; Gil-Sepulcre, M.; Ertem, M. Z.; Moonshiram, D; Piccioni, A.; Llobet, A.
ACS Energy Lett. 2022, 8 (1), 172-178
Metamorphic Oxygen-evolving Molecular Ru and Ir Catalysts
Vereshchuk, N.; Gil-Sepulcre, M.; Ghaderian, A.; Holub, J.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Llobet, A.
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2022, 196-211
Electrocatalytic water oxidation from a mixed linker MOF based on NU-1000 with an integrated ruthenium-based metallo-linker
Howe, A.; Liseev, t.; Gil-Sepulcre, M.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Llobet, A.; Ott, S.
Mater. Adv. 2022, 3, 4227-4234
MORE PUBLICATIONS
Interplay between beta-Diimino and beta-Diketiminato Ligands in Nickel Complexes Active in the Proton Reduction Reaction
Moghaddam, N. J.; Gil-Sepulcre, m.; Wang, J.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Llobet, A.
Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61 (42), 16639–16649
Tandem electrocatalytic CO2 reduction with Fe-porphyrins and Cu nanocubes enhances ethylene production
Wang, M.; Nikolaou, V.; Loiudice, A.; Sharp, I. D.; Llobet, A.; Buonsanti, R.
Chem. Sci. 2022, 12673-12680
Unravelling the Mechanistic Pathway of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Driven by a Cobalt Catalyst
Jiang, B.; Gil-Sepulcre, M.; Garrido-Barros, P.; Gimbert-Suriñach, C.; Wang, J. W.; Garcia-Anton, J.; Nolis, P.; Benet-Buchholz, J.; Romero, N.; Sala, X.; Llobet, A.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202209075
Molecular water oxidation catalysts based on first-row transition metal complexes
Gil-Sepulcre, M.; Llobet, A.
Nat. Catal. 2022, 5, 79–82
Projects
Red-Cat
Grup de Catàlisis Redox
AGAUR | Ref: 2021 SGR 01583
CatFuel
Development of Molecular Catalysts Relevant for Solar Fuels Generation
Proyectos I+D | Ref: PID2019-111617RB-100 – CatFuel
eSCALED
European School on Artificial Leaf : Electrodes Devices
MSCA-ITN | Ref: 765376-eSCALED
LICROX
Light assisted solar fuel production by artificial CO2 Reduction and water Oxidation
FETPROACT | Ref: 951843-LICROX
CONDOR
COmbined suN-Driven Oxidation and CO2 Reduction for renewable energy storage
LC-RES | Ref: 101006839-CONDOR
Theses Supervised
Navid Jameei Moghaddam
September 9, 2022
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Nickel and Iron complexes for electrochemical reduction of protons and Carbon dioxide
Features
Prof. Llobet participates in the 58th Annual Convention of Chemists
https://www.iciq.org/prof-llobet-participates-in-the-58th-annual-convention-of-chemists/
