Krunoslav Užarević in search for green, clean and low-energy synthesis
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Krunoslav Užarević, picture taken from the website.
Krunoslav Užarević implemented his NEWFELPRO project called "Clean and solvent - free synthesis of microporous materials by mechanochemical assembly and templating under controlled gas atmospheres" (MechPress) at the McGill University in Canada and at the Ruder Boskovic Institute in Zagreb.
Within the project, he developed new methodologies for clean and low-energy synthesis of microporous MF. New methodologies are needed becouse porous metal-data frames (MF) have great potential for storage and catalysis, and they are highly sensitive but classic synthesis of such materials are usually time-consuming and require the use of various solvents and high temperatures.
During the project implementation he published following scientific papers:
Within the project, he developed new methodologies for clean and low-energy synthesis of microporous MF. New methodologies are needed becouse porous metal-data frames (MF) have great potential for storage and catalysis, and they are highly sensitive but classic synthesis of such materials are usually time-consuming and require the use of various solvents and high temperatures.
During the project implementation he published following scientific papers:
- Užarević, Krunoslav, et al. "Exploring the effect of temperature on a mechanochemical reaction by in situ synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction." Crystal Growth & Design 16.4 (2016): 2342-2347.
- Huskić, Igor, et al. "In situ monitoring of vapour-induced assembly of pharmaceutical cocrystals using a benchtop powder X-ray diffractometer." Chemical Communications 52.29 (2016): 5120-5123.
- Julien, Patrick A., et al. "In situ monitoring and mechanism of the mechanochemical formation of a microporous MOF-74 framework." Journal of the American Chemical Society 138.9 (2016): 2929-2932.
- Užarević, Krunoslav, et al. "Mechanochemical and solvent-free assembly of zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks." Chemical Communications 52.10 (2016): 2133-2136.
- Uzarevic, Krunoslav, Ivan Halasz, and Tomislav Friscic. "Real-Time and In Situ Monitoring of Mechanochemical Reactions: A New Playground for All Chemists." The journal of physical chemistry letters 6.20 (2015): 4129-4140.
Also, he attended following conferences:
- He had poster presentation titled „Exploring the effect of temperatureon a mechanochemical reaction by variable tempeture in situ powder X – ray diffraction monitoring“ at the 98th Canadian Chemistry Conference in Ottawa (2015).
- He had an oral presentation „Variable-temperatuire in situ powder x-ray diffraction monitoring of mechanosynthesis of metal –organic frameworks“ at the 250th ACS National Meeting and Exposition in Boston (2015).
- He hold an invited lecture at 11th Meeting of Young Chemical Engineers in Zagreb.
- He did a lecture at 24th Annual Meeting of the German Crystallographic Society in Stuttgart.
After he completed his NEWFELPRO project, he became a Head of Laboratory for Green Synthesis at the Ruđer Bošković Institute, so he will continue pursuing and developing mechanochemical synthesis as a green and sustainable synthetic procedure for relevant materials. Also, he will continue to develop collaborations with institutions and foreign scientists that he established during the implementation of the project.
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