RSC Mechanochemistry Blog

RSC Mechanochemistry recently opened for submissions. To help you prepare your next manuscript, we caught up with our editors to get to know them better and ask what manuscripts they look forward to receiving.

Evelina Colacino, Associate Editor

University of Montpellier, Institut Charles Gerhardt, France

		Interested in papers on: Organic, metal-organic, organometallic material synthesis Pharmaceutical synthesis Experimental methods Scale-up Sustainability Education and training
“I firmly believe in the idea of community and the feeling of belonging that often accompanies it. So far, I committed myself to build a worldwide network of researchers in mechanochemistry centred in EU with the objective of making the scientific community involved in the field more cohesive and collaborative. It is to be part of this community that I turned to understand if my involvement in the journal could have positive effects for the scientists working in the field. I think that we always have to share our experience and opportunities with other, in the perspective of growing together.” – Evelina Colacino

Franziska Emmerling, Associate Editor

Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany

Hajime Ito, Associate Editor

Hokkaido University, Japan

		Interested in papers on: Organic and materials synthesis Pharmaceutical synthesis Experimental methods
“Mechanochemistry is now in a period of great development after the accumulated research of pioneers. I joined the editorial team because I wanted to serve the mechanochemistry research community in any way I could. Publishing in this journal allows you to effectively promote your research to readers interested in mechanochemistry. By submitting to this journal, you will meet editors and reviewers who are familiar with mechanochemistry and can discuss your research in more depth.” – Hajime Ito

Are you feeling inspired to make an impact with your mechanochemistry research? We look forward to your contributions!

RSC Mechanochemistry offers you an inclusive and dedicated home for the ideas, scientific language and approaches that cut across the many disciplines mechanochemistry touches. Here we are seeking to build knowledge, as well as foster innovation and discovery at this forefront of chemistry. Whether you are seeking to understand the fundamentals of mechanochemistry, or you are excited by its applications and potential, this journal is for you.   Find out more about the journal Submit your manuscript today Sign up for email alerts Follow us on social media

We are delighted to introduce to you Professor Evelina Colacino, University of Montpellier, France, as one of our inaugural Associate Editors for RSC Mechanochemistry.

Learn more about Evelina Colacino

Evelina Colacino received her double Ph.D. (with European Label) in 2002 at the University of Montpellier II (France), and at the University of Calabria (Italy). Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Montpellier (France), she is a member of the International Mechanochemical Association (IMA) and on the Advisory Board of the Green Chemistry Commitment. She promotes sustainability in higher education by integrating green chemistry at undergraduate level in organic chemistry courses, teaching laboratories and across the sub-disciplines of chemistry, with a special focus on the fundamentals and the practice of mechanochemistry. Her main research activities concern the development of eco-friendly mechanochemical processes for the preparation of value-added compounds for the industry, with a main focus on active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Read some of her recent publications:

Mechanochemistry: New Tools to Navigate the Uncharted Territory of “Impossible” Reactions

Federico Cuccu, Lidia De Luca, Francesco Delogu, Evelina Colacino, Niclas Solin, Rita Mocci and Andrea Porcheddu

ChemSusChem, 2022, 15, e202200362

Assessing the Greenness of Mechanochemical Processes with the DOZN 2.0 Tool

Pankaj Sharma, Caleb Vetter, Ettigounder Ponnusamy and Evelina Colacino

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2022, 10, 5110-5116

Mechanochemical synthesis of mononuclear gold(I) halide complexes of diphosphine ligand with tuneable luminescent properties

Andrea Deák, Csaba Jobbágy, Attila Demeter, Ladislav Čelko, Jaroslav Cihlář, Pál T. Szabó, Péter Ábrányi-Balogh, Deborah E. Crawford, David Virieux and Evelina Colacino

Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 13337-13344

RSC Mechanochemistry offers you an inclusive and dedicated home for the ideas, scientific language and approaches that cut across the many disciplines mechanochemistry touches. Here we are seeking to build knowledge, as well as foster innovation and discovery at this forefront of chemistry. Whether you are seeking to understand the fundamentals of mechanochemistry, or you are excited by its applications and potential, this journal is for you.   Find out more about the journal Submit your manuscript today Sign up for email alerts Follow us on social media

We are delighted to welcome Dr Franziska Emmerling, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany, as Associate Editor for RSC Mechanochemistry. Dr Emmerling initially joined the journal as Editorial Board member and has now been promoted to an Associate Editor.

Learn more about Franziska Emmerling

Dr Franziska Emmerling is Head of the Department of Materials Chemistry at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin, Germany, and a privat dozent (lecturer) at the Department of Chemistry, Humboldt University, Berlin. She received her M.Sc. in Chemistry from the Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg in 2001, her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the same university in 2004, and completed her Habilitation at the Humboldt University in 2018. Emmerling’s research focuses on the design, synthesis, and characterisation of novel materials, with particular emphasis on their applications in green energy and catalysis. Dr Emmerling has made significant contributions to the development of mechanochemical synthesis methods for a wide range of materials. Her expertise extends to the development and use of synchrotron-based X-ray techniques, including diffraction and spectroscopy, to characterise materials and observe structural changes in situ. Dr Emmerling is a recognised expert in materials chemistry and mechanochemistry and serves as a reviewer for prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Angewandte Chemie. With a strong record of mentorship, Dr Emmerling has guided the research of numerous Postdoctoral Researchers, and PhD, Masters and Bachelor students, leaving a lasting impact on the field of chemistry.

Read some of her recent publications:

Exploring the role of solvent polarity in mechanochemical Knoevenagel condensation: in situ investigation and isolation of reaction intermediates

Kerstin Scheurrell, Inês C. B. Martins, Claire Murray and Franziska Emmerling

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 23637

Unintended Rate Enhancement in Mechanochemical Kinetics by Using Poly(methyl methacrylate) Jars

Kevin Linberg, Franziska Emmerling and Adam A.L. Michalchuk

Cryst. Growth Des. 2023, 23, 19-23

In situ time-resolved monitoring of mixed-ligand metal-organic framework mechanosynthesis

Max Rautenberg, Biswajit Bhattacharya, Julia Witt, Mohit Jain, Franziska Emmerling

CrystEngComm, 2022, 24, 6747-6750

RSC Mechanochemistry offers you an inclusive and dedicated home for the ideas, scientific language and approaches that cut across the many disciplines mechanochemistry touches. Here we are seeking to build knowledge, as well as foster innovation and discovery at this forefront of chemistry. Whether you are seeking to understand the fundamentals of mechanochemistry, or you are excited by its applications and potential, this journal is for you.   Find out more about the journal Submit your manuscript today Sign up for email alerts Follow us on social media

We are delighted to introduce to you Professor Wilfred Tysoe, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States, as one of our inaugural Editorial Board Members for RSC Mechanochemistry.

Learn more about Wilfred Tysoe

Wilfred Tysoe obtained first-class honours B.Sc. degree in chemical physics from the University of Manchester in England (1972), an M.Sc. degree in physical chemistry from the University of Sydney, Australia (1975) and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Cambridge in England (1982) working on ultrahigh-vacuum surface science studies of catalytic reaction pathways. Before embarking on an academic career, he taught high-school physics and chemistry as part of the Voluntary Service Overseas program in Ghana in West Africa and worked for the Plessey Company in England designing optical storage devices. Following his post-doctoral studies, also on surface science and catalysis, at the University of California-Berkeley, he joined the Laboratory for Surface Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1984 where he is currently a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry. His work focuses on obtaining a detailed mechanistic understanding of processes occurring on surfaces, such as catalysis with a current focus on understanding heterogenous chiral transfer, self-assembly strategies for molecular electronics, chemical vapour deposition, and understanding tribo- and mechanochemical reaction pathways. He is a co-founding Editor-in-Chief of Tribology Letters. He has over 430 publications and over 300 invited and contributed presentations.

Read some of his recent publications:

Exploring mechanochemical reactions at the nanoscale: theory versus experiment

Nicholas Hopper, François Sidoroff, Resham Rana, Robert Bavisotto, Juliette Cayer-Barrioz, Denis Mazuyer and Wilfred T. Tysoe

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 15855-15861

Critical stresses in mechanochemical reactions

Resham Rana, Nicholas Hopper, François Sidoroff and Wilfred T. Tysoe

Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 12651-12658

Surface chemistry at the solid-solid interface: mechanically induced reaction pathways of C₈ carboxylic acid monolayers on copper

Resham Rana, Robert Bavisotto, Kaiming Hou and Wilfred T. Tysoe

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 17803-17812

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We are delighted to introduce to you Dr Maria Elena Rivas, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, UK, as one of our inaugural Editorial Board Members for RSC Mechanochemistry.

Learn more about Maria Elena Rivas

Dr Maria Elena Rivas is the Materials Research Lead in the Core Capabilities Department at Johnson Matthey Technology Centre. Her team is focused on supporting Johnson Matthey to catalyse the world’s transition to net zero by developing sustainable advanced materials, with mechanochemistry playing an important role. She received a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the Central University of Venezuela and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering Heterogeneous Catalysis from the Complutense University of Madrid in 2008. This was followed by post-doctoral research projects at the Centre of Catalysis and Petrochemistry/Spanish Scientific Council (2009) and the Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials at Newcastle University (2010). She is an expert on inorganic materials synthesis, principally for the automotive, chemicals and energy markets. Facilitating technology transfer from laboratory to pilot scale and focusing on deeper understanding of solid-state synthetic routes, allowing for more efficient design of Johnson Matthey materials, by developing state-of-the-art techniques with advanced characterisation.

With a proven track record of delivering materials innovation, she has been recognised twice by the Innovating and Improving Science Award in Johnson Matthey. She is an inventor of 15 patent applications in the field of materials development, including mechanochemistry.

Read some of her recent publications:

Acoustic synthesis (solvent-free) and resonant acoustic mixing (RAM)

Maria Elena Rivas

Mechanochemistry and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing, 2023, 173-180

The electronic structure, surface properties, and in situ N₂O decomposition of mechanochemically synthesised LaMnO₃

Rachel H. Blackmore, Maria Elena Rivas, George F. Tierney, Khaled M.H. Mohammed, Donato Decarolis, Shusaka Hayama, Federica Venturini, Georg Held, Rosa Arrigo, Monica Amboage, Pip Hellier, Evan Lynch, Mahrez Amri, Marianna Casavola, Tugce Eralp Erden, Paul Collier and Peter P. Wells

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 18774-18787

Understanding the mechanochemical synthesis of the perovskite LaMnO₃ and its catalytic behaviour

Rachel H. Blackmore, Maria Elena Rivas, Tugce Eralp Erden, Trung Dung Tran, Huw R. Marchbank, Dogan Ozkaya, Martha Bricenco de Gutierrez, Alison Wagland, Paul Collier and Peter P. Wells

Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 232-240

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We are delighted to introduce to you Professor James Mack, University of Cincinnati, USA, as one of our inaugural Editorial Board Members for RSC Mechanochemistry.

Learn more about James Mack

James Mack is a professor of chemistry with interests in the development of environmentally benign chemical reactions. After completing his Bachelor’s degree at Middlebury College (1995), he was awarded a New England Board of Higher Education Scholarship and earned his doctoral degree at the University of New Hampshire, studying the derivations of fullerenes under the supervision of Glen P. Miller (2000). After earning his doctoral degree, he was a postdoctoral fellow with Lawrence T. Scott developing a bench top synthesis of fullerenes and nanotubes using corannulene based building blocks. He joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati (2003), was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure (2009) and promoted to the rank of Professor (2016). His research has been featured in the New York Times, Chemical and Engineering News and Chemistry and Industry. He is also the owner and CEO of Cinthesis, a company that uses mechanochemistry to develop environmentally benign synthetic alternatives. In addition to his research accomplishments, he received recognition for his mentorship and service by both graduate and undergraduate students.

Read some of his recent publications:

Rate enhancement of using silica gel as a practical, efficient grinding auxiliary to break π-π stacking under mechanochemical conditions

Cong Wang, Conghui Yue, Anthony Smith and James Mack

J. Organomet. Chem., 2023, 976, 122430

Milligram-scale, temperature-controlled ball milling to provide an informed basis for scale-up to reactive extrustion

Joel Andersen, Hunter Starbuck, Tia Current, Scott Martin and James Mack

Green Chem., 2021, 23, 8501-8509

Developing benign syntheses using ion pairs via solvent-free mechanochemistry

Lianna N. Ortiz-Trankina, Jazmine Crain, Carl Williams III and James Mack

Green Chem., 2020, 22, 3638-3642

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