Damien P. Debecker 
Editor in Green chemistry
Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Dr. Damien P. Debecker is a Professor at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain), in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He is teaching physical chemistry, process engineering, bio-refining, waste treatment technologies, and doing research in the field of “catalytic processes for more sustainable chemical processes”. More precisely, they use heterogeneous catalysts (and immobilized enzymes) to perform chemical reactions and design chemical processes in a greener way.
He is a Bio-engineer in chemistry by training. He did his PhD in heterogeneous catalysis at UCLouvain (with Prof. Eric Gaigneaux). After a post-doctoal stay at the Collège de France, Paris (with Prof. Clément Sanchez, materials chemistry) and a post-doctoral stay at the University of Manchester, UK (with Prof. Nicholas Turner, biocatalysis) he settled in UCLouvain where he started his own research group.
His lab is active in inorganic chemistry and materials science (as it is crucial to develop new catalysts) and in solid state characterization (as it is crucial to understand and optimize them). They also work on harnessing the power of enzymes in the field of heterogeneous (bio)catalysis. They are looking specifically at processes with high environmental impact: biomass upgrading to chemicals and fuels (e.g. dehydration of bio-alohols), chemical transformation of CO2 (e.g. methanation), degradation of pollutants (e.g. dioxins), intensified and greener organic synthesis, etc.
He is a Bio-engineer in chemistry by training. He did his PhD in heterogeneous catalysis at UCLouvain (with Prof. Eric Gaigneaux). After a post-doctoal stay at the Collège de France, Paris (with Prof. Clément Sanchez, materials chemistry) and a post-doctoral stay at the University of Manchester, UK (with Prof. Nicholas Turner, biocatalysis) he settled in UCLouvain where he started his own research group.
His lab is active in inorganic chemistry and materials science (as it is crucial to develop new catalysts) and in solid state characterization (as it is crucial to understand and optimize them). They also work on harnessing the power of enzymes in the field of heterogeneous (bio)catalysis. They are looking specifically at processes with high environmental impact: biomass upgrading to chemicals and fuels (e.g. dehydration of bio-alohols), chemical transformation of CO2 (e.g. methanation), degradation of pollutants (e.g. dioxins), intensified and greener organic synthesis, etc.
Research Interests
green chemistry, biocatalysis, chemical engineering, heterogeneous catalysis.
