Professor Philip G. Jessop

Professor Philip G. Jessop
Department of Chemistry
Queens University
Kingston, Canada
Abstract

CO₂-Switchable Materials

Stimuli-responsive materials can switch back and forth between two forms, upon application or removal of a trigger. This flexibility makes it possible to reduce energy and materials consumption in industrial processes. While it’s now well known that CO₂ can act as an inexpensive trigger for stimuli-responsive materials, 1 the extent of the utility of this concept is only now being realized. CO₂-switchable materials have applications in catalysis, 2 adhesives, particle formation, paints, and many other products and processes. This presentation will focus on new ways in which CO₂-switchable materials can contribute to chemical separations and coatings, potentially lowering their economic and environmental costs.

Philip G. Jessop

Dr. Philip Jessop is the Canada Research Chair of Green Chemistry at Queen’s University in Canada and the Executive Research Director of Forward Water Technologies Inc. His research interests include green solvents, biomass conversion and CO 2 -responsive materials. Distinctions include the NSERC Polanyi Award (2008), Canadian Green Chemistry & Engineering Award (2012), the Eni Award (2013), NSERC Brockhouse Prize (2019), and Fellowships in the Royal Society of Canada, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the American Chemical Society. He served as the Chair of the Editorial Board for the journal Green Chemistry (2017-2022), has chaired three major international conferences and helped create two spin-off companies and GreenCentre Canada, a centre for the commercialization of green chemistry technologies. His Tiktok video series “Jessop’s Which Is Greener?” has reached tens of thousands of viewers.

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