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Prof. Simon Kuhn is a KU Leuven Professor in the ProcESS division (Department of Chemical Engineering). After obtaining an ERC Starting Grant, he has now also been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for his work on novel reactor types.

SIM² KU Leuven has a new ERC Grantee! Following his ERC Starting Grant, Prof. Simon Kuhn has now also been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for his pioneering work on reactors for a more sustainable chemical industry.

A joint team of SIM² KU Leuven/ProCESS and ARKEMA researchers have corroborated how the use of ultrasound led to faster reaction times and more controlled particle size distribution during NaX zeolite synthesis.

SIM² KU Leuven/ProCESS researchers have corroborated how the use of ultrasound increased the potential of flow crystallisation by combining high yield with polymorph control. The work was published in Chemical Engineering.

Highly reproducible, high-yield flow synthesis of gold nanoparticles based on a rational reactor design exploiting the reduction of passivated Au(III) The artwork of this publication also made the back cover of the journal. Abstract Reproducibility in the synthesis of nanomaterials is a crucial aspect for their real-life applications. It is particularly pertinent in the context of gold nanoparticles, where a ...

Continuous Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Silver Nanoclusters Confined in Mesoporous SBA-15: Application in Alkyne Cyclizations featured on the cover of CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS About the cover: Metal nanoclusters are becoming exciting candidates as highly efficient catalysts for fine chemical production in view of their extraordinary surface to volume ratio and the high concentration of uncoordinated atoms that contributes to enhanced catalytic ...

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A Modular Millifluidic Platform for the Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Control over Dissolved Gas and Flow Configuration: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/4/1019/htm Abstract Gas–liquid reactions are poorly explored in the context of nanomaterials synthesis, despite evidence of significant effects of dissolved gas on nanoparticle properties. This applies to the aqueous synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles, where gaseous reactants can influence reaction rate, particle ...

1. Effects of ultrasonic irradiation on crystallization kinetics, morphological and structural properties of Zeolite 2. Continuous flow synthesis of zeolite FAU in an oscillatory baffled reactor

The COSMIC 7th network-wide event in Lacq & Pau from 18-21 February, 2020 Lat week the whole COSMIC team was updated on the ESRs’ progress on the S/T as well as the training levels during their meetings in Lacq & Pau. This was followed by a very interesting visit to the ARKEMA pilot plant with a very detailed informative tour ...