In the preceding months new researchers have been appointed in the following CatchBio projects.
Fine Chemicals from cashew nut shell oil. 3-Hydroxystyrene and 3,5-dihydroxystyrene as building blocks (CatchBio-project 053.70.211)
Appointed researcher: S.C.P. Perdriau
Affiliation: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Starting: 15 October 2010
Catalytic routes for the valorisation of humin by-products formed during biomass processing (CatchBio-project 053.70.113)
Appointed researcher: Dhr. Y. Wang PhD
Affiliation: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Starting: 1 November 2010
Renewable catalysts for renewable resources (CatchBio-project 053.70.215)
Appointed researcher: Dhr. M. Giori PhD
Affiliation: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Starting: 1 November 2010
Branched alcohols from (bio) alcohols via the gas phase Guerbet reaction (CatchBio-project 053.70.111)
Appointed researcher: Ir. S. Telalovic
Affiliation: Universiteit Utrecht
Starting: 1 December 2010
Solid acid foams for a reactive extraction process for 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF)
production (CatchBio-project 053.70.001)
Appointed researcher: Dr V. Ordomskiy
Affiliation: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Starting: 1 January 2011
Synthesis of (Chiral) Amines derived from Biorenewable Substrates (CatchBio-project 053.70.213)
Appointed researcher: Dr A.D. Perrier
Affiliation: Universiteit van Amsterdam, Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
Starting: 1 January 2011
Physical chemistry of catalytic sugar conversion (CatchBio-project 053.70.105)
Appointed researcher: G. Yang
Starting: 31 January 2011
Affiliation: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven