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DESCRIPTION:This talk will begin with a brief introduction to why sustainab
 le chemistry is important for the health of our oceans and planet\, follow
 ed by a presentation of our recent results. During the past five years\, s
 everal researchers in my group have focused their efforts on trying to add
  value to renewable feedstocks in particular carbon dioxide and biomass. A
 s Newfoundland has a strong history in the fishing industry and a growing 
 presence in aquaculture\, we have become particularly interested in waste 
 streams from these industries.  We began our studies on chitin\, chitosan 
 and amino-sugars that can be obtained as by-products from crab and shrimp 
 processing. More recently\, we have started to investigate mussel shells a
 s a renewable source of calcium carbonate.   Research that will be present
 ed includes: (i) NMR-based mechanistic investigations\, (ii) Water as a re
 action medium\, (iii) 'Greener' analytical method development\, (iv) Depol
 ymerization of chitin and (v) Biocatalysis. For example\, we are currently
  assessing mass spectrometric methods (MALDI-TOF and DESI) for quantificat
 ion of sugars and platform chemicals derived from them. Therein\, we are a
 voiding separation technologies such as LC in order to minimize solvent us
 e and reduce analytical timeframes.\n
DTSTART:20161108T180000Z
DTEND:20161108T193000Z
LOCATION:Rm 10\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\, 
 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Chemical Society Seminar: Dr. Fran Kerton - Ocean-related Sustainab
 le Chemistry
URL:/chemistry/channels/event/chemical-society-seminar
 -dr-fran-kerton-ocean-related-sustainable-chemistry-261965
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