Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis

• Head of Program: Prof. Ferenc Joó
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This program offers research possibilities in the following areas of interest: Nonlinear Chemical Dynamics: Dynamic instabilities (e.g., bistability, oscillations and chaos) in chemical systems; pattern formation in reaction-diffusion systems. Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis: Catalysis by organometallic complexes in aqueous solution; synthesis of new ligands and complexes (e.g. water-soluble complexes with N-heterocyclic ligands); study of hydrogenation, hydration, redox isomerization, hydrogen storage and generation, and similar reactions; heterogenization of soluble catalysts and synthesis of colloidal (nanosized) metal catalysts; catalysis in flow devices; modification of biomembranes by hydrogenation. Computational Chemistry: application of high level QM, QM-MM, DFT, etc. methods for establishing molecular structures and possible reaction mechanisms in catalytic processes. Kinetics and Mechanisms of Photochemical Reactions.