5 March 2024
The research group of Professor Matthias Bickelhaupt in the Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (S&F) receives a grant of over EUR 336,000 for quantum chemical research to develop more sustainable processes for polymer chemistry.
The research builds on a previous collaboration between Bickelhaupt and Dr Ir. Martijn van der Schuur, Research Manager of Nouryon R&D, under a grant from the Advanced Research Centre CBBC (ARC CBBC). This led to a series of new ideas on initiating polymerisation processes. In the new project, Nouryon is working directly with Bickelhaupt to further explore these ideas. The aim is to arrive at the production of better, more sustainable and more economical polymer materials. The Nouryon-funded collaborator will be supervised by Dr Daniela Rodrigues Silva in the Theoretical Chemistry group.