Maicon Delarmelina

I attained my PhD in 2018 from Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Shortly after, I was granted a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the same group by the Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) to investigate new Frustrated Lewis Pairs containing N-heterocyclic carbenes for the activation of small molecules and hydrogenation of CO2. In February 2019 I joined the group of Prof Sir Richard Catlow at Cardiff University as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate and I am currently investigating by state-of-the art DFT calculations new metal oxide catalysts for environmentally relevant challenges. My main research interests lay in the interface of organic reaction mechanisms and homogeneous/heterogeneous catalysis, with special attention to: (i) the rational design of new homogeneous (Frustrated Lewis Pairs) and heterogenous catalysts (Metal oxide-based systems) for application in CO2 activation and conversion to added-value chemicals, upgrading of biofuels, and wastewater treatment; (ii) naphthoquinone-based compounds for technological applications. (less)

I attained my PhD in 2018 from Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Shortly after, I was granted a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the same group by the Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) to investigate new Frustrated Lewis Pairs containing N-heterocyclic carbenes for the activation of small molecules and hydrogenation of CO2. In February 2019 I joined the group of Prof Sir Richard Catlow at Cardiff University as a Pos (... more)