Grant: Canada Research Chairs
York University
$120,000.00
Metal-Free Materials for Catalysis
FY 2020-21
Summary
Many chemical reactions to generate desirable products or energy are not favourable under ambient conditions. To overcome this, catalysts are routinely utilized to lower the activation barrier of these reactions, thereby allowing them to readily proceed. However, many catalysts are derived from precious and expensive transition metals. Dr. Caputos research targets new, low cost materials derived from readily available main-group elements to develop homogeneous and heterogeneous Lewis acidic materials to replace traditional catalysts.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000231435
Name nom
Caputo, Christopher
Department département
Chemistry
Organization id
38
Institution établissement
York University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
3600
Research subject group en
Inorganic chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie inorganique
Research subject en
Inorganic chemistry
Research subject fr
Chimie inorganique
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
Metal-Free Materials for Catalysis
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Many chemical reactions to generate desirable products or energy are not favourable under ambient conditions. To overcome this, catalysts are routinely utilized to lower the activation barrier of these reactions, thereby allowing them to readily proceed. However, many catalysts are derived from precious and expensive transition metals. Dr. Caputos research targets new, low cost materials derived from readily available main-group elements to develop homogeneous and heterogeneous Lewis acidic materials to replace traditional catalysts.
