ACHEMA 2018

•••23••• Branchennews Scalable chemical factory inspired bynature Prize for pioneering work on continuous photochemical conversion in microuidic systems A ssociate Professor Timothy Noël from the Eindhoven Uni- versity of Technology (TU/e, Neth- erlands) is awarded the DECHEMA Prize 2017 in recognition of his pioneering work on continuous photochemical conversion in mi- crofluidic systems. Timothy Noël is one of the leading experts in this field, which may be used in the future for the synthesis of fine chemicals and active pharmaceu- tical ingredients or even in carbon dioxide activation for the synthe- sis of solar fuels. The DECHEMA prize is endowed with 20,000 euros and is awarded annually for outstanding research work in the fields of technical chemistry, process engineering, biotechnology and chemical ap- paratus. The award ceremony will take place on 14 June 2018 at ACHEMA, the world forum for chemical engineering, process engineering and biotechnology in Frankfurt, Germany. Inspired by the tree leaf that col- lects the incident sunlight and us- es this energy to produce chemi- cal substances, Timothy Noël has developed solar photomicrore- actors and combined them with microfluidics. This enables him to create a scalable, adaptable chemical factory that is powered by our richest source of energy – the sun. With luminescent dyes in a trans- parent host, sunlight is collected, converted and focused on tiny embedded fluid channels. This technology has the potential to catalyse an enormous variety of reactions that could affect the lives of millions of people. It cre- ates opportunities for environ- mentally friendly production of inexpensive chemicals and medi- cines, without complex produc- tion facilities or even completely without electrical energy. This means that production is also possible at the most outlying lo- cations. Timothy Noël from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e, Netherlands) is awar- ded the DECHEMA Prize 2017. The award ceremo- ny will take place on 14 June 2018 at ACHEMA. Photo: Angeline Swinkels QCS GmbH your business partner for O fused silica products for laboratories and the industry O custom-made products both special products and repetition products O quartzware for IR heat engineering O quartzware for UV decontamination systems O quartzware for optical applications and fiber glass O quartzware for photo-voltaic applications O opaque fused quartz products We are your professional partner for FUSED QUARTZ GLASS for semi-finished products as well as end products. We are offering customized, innovative solutions for the industry, laboratories and chemical analysis. QCS Raiffeisenstr. 8 · 63477 Maintal (Germany) Fon: +49 (0) 61 81 / 98 32 06 Fax: +49 (0) 61 81 / 98 32 07 E-Mail: info@quarzglas-qcs.de Internet: www.quarzglas-qcs.de Quarzglas Komponenten und Service GmbH Anzeige