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Reproducible mechanochemistry
IBS Center for NanoMedicineOngoing
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Project scope
Establish the reporting standard that makes solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis transferable between laboratories, and quantify the energy dynamics of the mills that drive it.
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The challenge
Mechanochemical procedures are frequently irreproducible elsewhere, because papers report a dial setting — "30 Hz, 60 minutes" — rather than the energy actually delivered. Mill geometry, jar volume, ball count and ball material all change that figure, so the same nominal settings give different chemistry.
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The solution
Model the energy dynamics of ball mills, compute comparable sustainability factors, and publish the specifications a transfer actually requires. Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
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The impact
A citable reporting standard for a field with a genuine claim to greener synthesis — and a check on the assumption that "solvent-free" automatically means low-impact, since a mill drawing power for hours may not be.
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