Objective/function

• The Process and Environmental Catalysis Laboratory focuses on the application of multiphase catalysis to the synthesis of organic chemical intermediates for the pharmaceutical, fragrance and agrochemical industries

Research provided

• Process development using unit syntheses such as halogenation, hydrogenation, oxidation, alkylation and carbonylation in heterogeneous and homogeneous systems.
• Phase transfer catalysis, where concurrent extraction and reaction were performed in the presence of amphiphilic multifunctional catalysts
• Creation of novel synthetic routes
• Research on fuel improvement
• Purification of combustion gases
• Refinement of hydrogen fuel carriers
• Removal of toxicants (NOx and Hg) from flue gasses

Advantages

• The lab is staffed with highly knowledgeable, skilled researchers using state-of-the-art technologies and equipment

Client record

• Will be supplied upon request

Available equipment

• Variety of batch and continuous chemical reactors
• Automatic batch reactor with on-line IR monitor
• Several gas and liquid chromatographs. GCMS

Staff

• Yoel Sasson, PhD
• Betty Hazan MSc
• Mandan Chidambaram PhD
• Sachin Sovanave PhD
• 20 MSc and PhD students

Contact

• Yoel Sasson, PhD ysasson@vms.huji.ac.il