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Adsorption and Advanced Materials group (A2ML)

Professor David Fairen-Jimenez

About Us

Our research concerns the study of the molecular mechanisms that control adsorption processes in porous materials. We are particularly interested in drug delivery systems, where nanotechnology has a fundamental impact to revolutionise cancer diagnosis and therapy.

We are also interested in the use of novel porous materials for the necessary shift from today’s fossil-based energy economy to a more sustainable economy based on hydrogen and renewable energy, linked to the carbon capture to mitigate the effects of global warming. Our objective is to evaluate new strategies in the study of adsorption processes, the study and design of new porous materials such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and to develop new methods in the prediction of their performance.

Research

Our research lies at the interface between chemical engineering, materials science and biotechnology. We are using molecular simulations, advanced experimental techniques and engineering to design new nanoporous materials.

Impact

Our research powers ultra-adsorbent nanomaterials manufacturing and next generation metal-organic framework (MOF) drug delivery solutions.

People

We are a team of chemists, engineers and biologists working on the design and development of novel metal-organic frameworks. 

Joining us

Our work is strongly collaborative in nature and we are always looking for new opportunities and partners within academia and industry