March 22, 2013, 12 p.m. - Self-Assembly and aggregation of functionalized polyoxometalates. Preparation of Recyclable Catalysts by Post-functionalization of Hybrid Polyoxometalates. (Bernold Hasenknopf, Serge Thorimbert)

Self-Assembly and aggregation of functionalized polyoxometalates. Supramolecular chemistry has established the concepts for the self-assembly of complex architectures and smart materials. Organic molecules are often determining the outcome of such processes. Therefore, the attachment of POMs to suitable organic molecules yields organic-inorganic hybrids that are useful constituents for the incorporation ...

April 5, 2013, 12 p.m. - Topics on bubble dynamics, gastropod locomotion and buoyant vortex rings (Javier Rodríguez Rodríguez)

In this talk we will cover a number of topics relative to three different research lines of the GMF/UC3M. The first part of the seminar will be about the dynamics of microbubbles, in particular we will explore the conditions that a bubble cloud must fulfill in order to use the ...

April 12, 2013, 12 p.m. - Measure and prediction of human performance in competitive contests (Filippo Radicchi)

Competition is one the key principles at the basis of many natural systems, ranging from biological and ecological systems to economics and business. Competitive contests arise very often also in social systems, where individuals compete for prestige, recognition, awards, social status, leadership, wealth, fame, etc. I will illustrate four main ...

April 30, 2013, 12 p.m. - How to win the snooker game? Alternative energy forms for intensification and control of chemical reactions (Andrzej Stankiewicz)

The control of chemical reaction pathways at molecular level presents undoubtedly the most important scientific challenge on the way to fully sustainable, thermodynamically-efficient chemical processes. Minimization or elimination of waste, reduction of separation operations which are responsible for circa 40% of energy consumption in chemical and related industries and possibility ...

May 3, 2013, 12 p.m. - Steam-cracking: an evergreen of the chemical process industry (Guy Marin)

This lecture will focus on the thermal conversion of fossil or renewable feedstocks to olefins. Steam cracking can be described by considering a limited number of elementary reaction families not only for fossil (1) but also for renewable feedstocks (2,3). Group contribution methods can be applied to calculate the corresponding ...

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