Arjan W. Kleij received his MSc (1996) and PhD (2000, with honors) from the University of Utrecht (NL) working on recyclable dendrimer- and polymer-supported homogeneous catalysts. In 2000, he moved to industry and worked for more than 3 years (in total) first at Avantium in its pharmaceutical branch, and later on at Hexion as a research scientist. In the period 2002-2005, he was a postdoc at the UAM in Madrid (Spain), and subsequently at the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands). In 2006, he moved to the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) and became Group Leader, and was promoted to ICREA Professor in 2011.
Arjan’s interests span the areas of chemo- and stereo-selective organic synthesis, the development of engineering biopolymers and catalytic renewable carbon valorization. He has (co)authored around 248 papers and 7 patent applications with >19000 citations (h-index 75). He is the recipient of a NWO Talent Fellowship, was named an ICREA junior fellow (2006) and FRSC (2021), and received the RSEQ Scientific Excellence Award (2020), the SCQ Scientific Excellence Award (2023), and the European Sustainable Chemistry Award (2023). Since 2024, he is an executive management member of the Green Chemistry Division (GEQV) of the Spanish Chemical Society (RSEQ).
“I am truly excited to be part of the Editorial Board of Green Chemistry allowing me to serve and promote the international green & sustainable chemistry community in a wider context. All simple and more complex chemical processes require a close, critical assessment as to improve and optimize them to realize a joint healthy and sustainable future, and Green Chemistry offers a well-established and recognized forum to discuss the latest stimulating advancements” – Arjan W. Kleij
Read some of Arjan’s publications in Green Chemistry:
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Continuous organocatalytic flow synthesis of 2-substituted oxazolidinones using carbon dioxide
Green Chem., 2022, 24, 4628-4633 DOI: 10.1039/D2GC00503D |
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Recent progress in the catalytic transformation of carbon dioxide into biosourced organic carbonates
Green Chem., 2021, 23, 1077-1113 DOI: 10.1039/D0GC03824E |
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Fully bio-derived CO2 polymers for non-isocyanate based polyurethane synthesis
Green Chem., 2020, 22, 969-978 DOI: 10.1039/C9GC03488A |
Read some of Arjan’s Royal Society of Chemistry publications here
