PI: Prof Patrick Guiry (UCD)
Prof Gerard Cagney (UCD)FI: Prof Paul Evans (UCD)
Prof Stefan Oscarson (UCD)Staff: Postdoctorate Researchers:
Dr Muniraj Nachimuthu (UCD)

Postgraduate Researchers:
Kate McKeever (UCD)
Manuel Bruch (UCD)
Jia-Lynn Tham (UCD)The use of CO2 as a raw material in molecular science has been the subject of many investigations. The aim of the project is to explore feasibility of partially replacing the non-sustainable feedstock with renewable and widely available ones to contribute to transition to a circular economy. This project will investigate valorisation of CO2 as feedstock using synthetic transformation chemistry as well as biological approaches.

The project team will work closely with separation specialists in the Selective Separation Research Platform (researchers from Prof Eoin Casey’s and Prof Yurii Gunko’s group) and well as biotechnology experts in Prof Kevin O’Connor’s group in the Selective Separation Research Platform. Life cycle analysis will be built in from the start by the project team working closely with Prof Nick Holden’s group in the Sustainability Research Platform.

In addition to researchers directly focused on project 2.5, the new CO2 focus area brings together researchers engaged in other centre projects who have CO2 focus. Namely, the work of Project 2.1 PhD Kate McKeever and CDT PhD students Manuel Bruch (from September 2020), Jia-Lynn Tham (from October 2020) will come under the umbrella of CO2 focus area.Publications: