Materials chemistry research focus on solid materials, their synthesis and the resulting properties. This may be for investigating new, unknown materials or to design a material for a particular purpose. We usually go all the way down to the crystal and atomic structure to understand the properties of the material. The subject includes hybrid materials, where inorganic, polymer or biological mater

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/materials-chemistry - 2025-04-01

The subject of organic chemistry concerns the synthesis, structure, and properties of carbon-containing compounds. The research involves synthesis of complex organic compounds, method development, asymmetric synthesis, natural product chemistry, medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, catalysis, molecular self-organization and recognition, nanochemistry and molecular photodyes. Research groups Elle

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/organic-chemistry - 2025-04-01

Polymer science and technology concerns the chemistry and physics of polymers, polymer processing and applications of polymer materials, as well as environmental aspects of polymer materials. Within the subject area we carry out research on new synthetic pathways to functional monomers and polymers, fundamental structure-property relationships of polymers, polymers from renewable resources, method

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/polymer-science-and-technology - 2025-04-01

Green Technology Group's mission is to contribute to a sustainable development through research in chemistry. Our main research direction is the development of "green" extraction and analysis methods. Applications are found in the areas of agricultural, forest, and marine biorefinery, and in food and nutrition. The second research direction is the production of particles and surfaces using supercr

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/analytical-chemistry/green-technology-group - 2025-04-01

The aim of the Spégel group is to develop and apply mass spectrometry-based methods for analysis of complex samples. Ongoing studies in the group range from studies of human metabolic diseases to characterization of complex side streams from pulp processing. As such, most projects are interdisciplinary and involve close collaborations with researchers within many different disciplines, including m

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/analytical-chemistry/spegel-group - 2025-04-01

The work in the group is in the general field of organotransition metal chemistry and the goal is to find and develop organometallic reactions with possible applications in catalysis. We use specialised synthetic techniques, including high-vacuum, Schlenk and glove box work. Structural characterisation is performed using mainly multi-nuclear NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. In our work

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/inorganic-chemistry/wendt-group - 2025-04-01

The Reinholdt group is always looking for new, talented students interested in organometallic chemistry. Projects in our group involve chemical synthesis and discovery of new reaction types, complemented by spectroscopic and mechanistic investigations. We are interested in small-molecule activation using low-valent transition metal complexes as well as complexes featuring metal-ligand multiple bon

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/organic-chemistry/reinholdt-group - 2025-04-01

Iron Carbene SensitizersCurrently, Iron Carbene Sensitizers are a big part of research in our group, where the electronic properties of iron complexes are studied and adjusted. Using strongly σ-donating N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands, the aim is to alter the energy of electronic states in iron complexes, making them potential candidates as photosensitizers in solar cells. Because of abundanc

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/organic-chemistry/waernmark-group - 2025-04-01

Global fossil fuel energy crisis highlights the urgency of renewable energy development such as abundant solar energy. Our research is focused on the synthesis and understanding of novel functional semiconductor materials, which can convert solar energy into other forms of energy, e.g., electricity (photovoltaics) and solar fuels (hydrogen evolution), achieving a sustainable development mode. Our

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/materials-chemistry/light-activated-energy-materials-group - 2025-04-01

Our research is focused on understanding crystal growth on an atomic scale, and how control of this process can be used to design new materials not existing in nature. In particular we are interested in understanding the formation of novel nanostructures, and how the dynamics of the crystallization process lead to new and size-dependent properties. At the moment our focus is on semiconductor nanos

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/inorganic-chemistry/inorganic-nanomaterials-group - 2025-04-01

The Centre for Analysis and Synthesis (CAS) is working with research questions that are fundamental in their nature and can contribute to a more sustainable future. Our research focus is health, materials for energy efficiency, green chemistry and environmental chemistry Our core competences are within molecular design and synthesis, organic and inorganic material synthesis, chemical analysis and

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The Materials Chemistry Group is actively involved in research and teaching at Lund University and we are located at Kemicentrum in Lund. We are engaged in several Bachelor and Master courses that cover fundamental and inorganic chemistry; materials science; solid state chemistry and nanotechnology, and microanalysis techniques.In our research we synthesize inorganic materials and study their prop

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/materials-chemistry/materials-chemistry-group - 2025-04-01

The Edler group research focuses on understanding the formation of functional hierarchically structured materials in order to apply that understanding to make new materials. We use self-assembly, driven by interactions between nanoscopic species (micelles, nanoparticles, polymers) in solution and at interfaces to form materials with organized structures from nm to cm. Understanding interactions be

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The philosophy of the Ellervik group is focused on using carbohydrates in a smart way to reach biological goals. The role of carbohydrates in biological systems is complex and carbohydrates are known to be vital in highly sophisticated signaling and transportation systems. Our approach is to intervene the biosynthesis and transportation of natural compounds with the long-term goal to design pharma

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/organic-chemistry/ellervik-group - 2025-04-01

Publications  Var god vänta... Contact Ulf NilssonProfessorulf [dot] nilsson [at] chem [dot] lu [dot] se (ulf[dot]nilsson[at]chem[dot]lu[dot]se)+46 46 222 82 18Ulf Nilsson's profile in Lund University's Research Portal

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First and Second Cycle educationThe Centre for Analysis and Synthesis offers numerous courses to following programmes:Education in Chemistry / Grundutbildning i kemiChemical Engineering (K) / Civilingenjörsutbildningi kemiteknikBiotechnology (B) / Civilingenjörsutbildning i bioteknikFire Protection Engineering (BI) / Brandingenjörsutbildning utbildning i brandteknikEnvironmental Engineering (W) /

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Chemical synthesisThe Strand Group specialises in the synthesis of complex molecules. Broadly, our research program involves both developing methods for chemical synthesis and the use of organic synthesis to develop molecular solutions to  problems of significance in catalysis, biology, medicine, and material science. The common denominator in our projects is a mechanistic perspective that underli

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/organic-chemistry/strand-group - 2025-04-01

The focus of our research efforts is efficiency in organic synthesis and various aspects of this can be readily identified. For example, the yield of a given reaction, its environmental friendliness and cost efficiency, if it can be converted into a catalytic process or, alternatively, into an asymmetric one are all important issues that have to be considered when choosing a suitable reaction for

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/organic-chemistry/somfai-group - 2025-04-01

The Zhang group has an active research in both fundamental and applied areas of polymer and macromolecular science and engineering. The relationships between macromolecular structure, microstructure and different materials properties of homogeneous and heterogeneous polymers are central within our research.Great efforts are placed on controlling and studying the structure and properties of heterog

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/polymer-science-and-technology/zhang-group - 2025-04-01

We focus our research on polymers for energy and sustainability. The activities span across macromolecular design, synthesis and characterization, polymer self-assembly, and material structure and properties. We are especially motivated by the global challenges concerning energy and sustainability that drive the research for new multifunctional and high-performing polymer materials. This requires

https://www.cas.lu.se/research/polymer-science-and-technology/jannasch-group - 2025-04-01