Researcher Info
Prof. Dr. Koen Binnemans
KU Leuven – University of Leuven
WG 1: Synthesis & Development;WG 3: Application of ILs
chem.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/en/research/mds/lic/
Research Expertise
- Synthesis and characterisation of ionic liquids
- Functionalised ionic liquids
- Coordination chemistry in ionic liquids
- Solvent extraction with ionic liquids
- Application of ionic liquids in hydrometallurgy
- Ionic liquid redox flow batteries
- Coordination chemistry of rare earths
- Extraction and separation of rare earths
- Recycling of rare earths
Equipment you can share
- Facilities for synthesis and characterization of ionic liquids
- Electrochemical measurements on ionic liquids
- Total-reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF)
- Measurements can be done as part of a collaboration (joint papers)
Placements Offered
- Solvent extraction with ionic liquids
- Electrodeposition in ionic liquids
- Synthesis of new ionic liquids
- Only placements of at least 3 months will be considered
Looking for
- EXAFS and neutron diffraction on Ionic liquids
- Quantummechanical calculations on metal-containing ionic liquids
- Magnetic measurements on ionic liquids
