Canada Research Chair in Green Chemistry

化学品制造和加工活动对世界经济的贡献超过1万亿美元（仅加拿大就超过650亿美元），但往往是废物和污染的重要贡献者。 CRC主席进行的研究将为化学工业提供新的工艺，以产生对环境影响最小的分子。具体来说，这项研究计划旨在设计催化剂-分子和材料，使化学反应更有效，污染更少。这项研究的重点是使用纳米粒子作为催化剂。 所使用的纳米颗粒由地球上丰富的无毒材料（即铁和纤维素）制成，并被设计为可回收和再利用，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.