Projects
Olefin Metathesis as a practical synthetic tool Ghent University
Catalysis is a well-established area that is well known for shortening molecular assembly protocols. The beneficial overall environmental impact emerging from catalytic uses is also well understood making use of catalysis, we plan to develop a program focusing on a very important reaction in organic and homogeneous catalysis that has not yet reached its potential: the olefin metathesis reaction. The 2005 Nobel Prize was awarded to three ...
Growing and processing flax as the basis for a "bio-based" economy in Flanders Ghent University
The cultivation of flax and its processing into useful end products embedded in Flanders in three sectors to which this dossier focuses: the agricultural sector, the manufacturing sector flax and flaxseed processing sector. The Flemish flax manufacturing sector, after France, the second largest producer of flax fibers in Western Europe. The flax fibers are used for textile applications, but from a growing environmental awareness and interest ...