Canada Research Chair in Green Chemistry

化学制造和加工活动为世界经济贡献了1万亿美元(仅在加拿大就贡献了650亿美元)，但往往也是浪费和污染的重要贡献者。由CRC主席进行的研究将为化学工业提供新的工艺，以最大限度地减少对环境的影响来生产所需的分子。具体地说，这项研究计划旨在设计催化剂--使化学反应更有效、污染更少的分子和材料。这项研究的重点是使用纳米颗粒作为催化剂。所使用的纳米粒子是由地球上丰富的无毒材料(即铁和纤维素)制成的，设计用于回收和重复使用，以限制产生的废物。

Chemical manufacturing and processing efforts are >$1000 billion contributors to the World economy (>$65 billion in Canada alone) but are often significant contributors to waste and pollution. Research conducted by the CRC chairholder will provide the chemical industry with novel processes to generate the molecules needed with minimal environmental impact. Specifically, this research programs aims at designing catalysts - molecules and materials that makes chemical reactions more efficient and less polluting. The particular focus of this research is to use nanoparticles as catalysts. The nanoparticles used are made of earth-abundant and non-toxic materials (i.e. iron and cellulose), and are designed to be recovered and reused, so as to limit the waste generated.