Solid-State Chemistry
Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 10:31
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of researchers is developing new approaches to chemical synthesis and mineral processing based on solid-state chemistry -- and inspired by examples from nature. At the 23rd Congress and General Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography, Tomislav Friščić will describe some of his unconventional approaches and how they promise better, safer and far less expensive methods for extracting metals from mineral ores as well as for the scalable synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs.