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Journal of Materials Science and Nanotechnology | Volume: 3
March 20-21, 2019 | London, UK
Materials Science and Materials Chemistry
2nd International Conference on
Magnetic framework composites: Energy efficient materials for fine chemicals synthesis and fast
adsorbent regeneration
Evgeny Rebrov
University of Warwick, UK
Composite magnetic catalysts and sorbents are leading
candidates for catalytic applications under RF heating
in flow. The development of supported catalysts with well-
defined active structures that catalyse selective chemical
transformations and have an additional functionality (e.g.
light absorbing,microwaveabsorbingormagnetic properties)
remains a major challenge. Successful development in this
area could provide reactors and processes for synthetic
routes and chemical products with optimal space-time yields,
minimum waste production, minimum energy consumption,
and minimum operating costs.
Ferromagnetic materials (like nickel ferrites) are known to
generate heat when exposed to an alternating magnetic
field in the radiofrequency range (RF). This property can
be utilised for induction heating of a composite magnetic
catalysts, where magnetic nanoparticles are embedded
in the catalyst (sorbent) support. The control of magnetic
material structure at the nanoscale is the key to increase
performances and improve the energy efficiency under RF
heating. Thanks to powerful characterization tools, we can
now control critical catalyst parameters such as particle size,
composition, shape, and particle-support interfaces. This
has boosted numerous studies linking chemical processes,
reactor design, nanostructures, and development of
advanced kinetic models, paving the way for the rational
design of nanostructured catalysts and structured reactors.
In this lecture, recent developments in our lab in the area of
magnetic framework composites and structured reactors will
be discussed highlighting several examples of enhancement
of reaction rate and selectivity under RF heating: from fine
chemicals synthesis (direct amide synthesis and glucose
isomerization in flow) to CO2 capture and its subsequent
transformation to solar fuels and chemicals.
Speaker Biography
Evgeny Rebrov got his PhD in Chemistry from Boreskov Institute of Catalysis in 1999.
After 4 years of post-doctoral research work, he became Assistant Professor at Eindhoven
University of Technology (the Netherlands). In 2007 he got a fellowship from the British
Council-NWO partnership program in science and went to Cambridge University (UK). In
2009, he was appointed Visiting Research Professor at Wright State University (Dayton,
Ohio). In 2010, he became Chair of Process and Reactor Engineering at Queen’s
University Belfast. In 2014, he took his present position at the University of Warwick. He
is member of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE) and member of editorial board of AIMS
Materials Science journal and member of international scientific committees of three
international conferences. Evgeny Rebrov has published > 170 scientific papers in peer-
reviewed journals and 9 book chapters (h-index =29). He is also co-founder and CTO at
StoliCatalysts Ltd, an innovative award-winning SME, a spin-out of University of Warwick.
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