The lab of Prof. Xile Hu at EPFL: Synthesis, Catalysis, and Things in between

Joined May 2018
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Xile Hu 胡喜乐 retweeted
I would estimate that over 99.9% of scientists who actually study climate systems agree that it's a lot cheaper and easier to stop burning fossil fuels than to remove carbon dioxide. So why is @skdh so wrong? 🧵
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"review of 12 large-scale projects reveals a litany of cost-overruns and missed targets, with a net increase in emissions." Fossil Fuel Companies Made Bold Promises to Capture Carbon. Here’s What Actually Happened. desmog.com/2023/09/25/fossil… @DeSmog @LMicalBuchsbaum Edward Donnelly
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Our first venture into artificial metalloenzymes, and fortunate to collaborate with Swiss colleague Tom Ward @WardGroupBS. Led by @weijinwan. The first Mn transfer Hydrogenases through chemo-genetic optimizations. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @EPFL_CHEM_Tweet @NCCR_Catalysis
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Water and hydroxide transport are critical for membrane electrode assembly electrolyzer for CO electroreduction. We report methods to tailor this transport for high efficiency, leading to 1 A/cm2 at 2.4 V, and c2 yield of > 90%. authors.elsevier.com/a/1hlmf… @EPFL_CHEM_Tweet
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Our latest publication demonstrating durable and high efficiency AEM electrolyisis. Led by @chen_nanjun Read in open access here: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102… @EPFL_CHEM_Tweet @ACSEnergyLett
6 Sep 2023
NovaMea’s materials enable record performance in anion exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolyzers, as reported by the lab of Prof. Xile Hu at EPFL. Read it here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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Thanks to my coworkers and collaborators, I am grateful to receive the IUPAC’ green chemistry international award 2023. actu.epfl.ch/news/xile-hu-wi… @EPFL_en @NovaMea2023
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It might seem my career is of glories, going from one paper to another award all the time. But the reality is far from it. We all have ups and downs, and more often downs. The day I received news of this award, I also learned the rejection of a major grant, two years in a row.
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Knowing that your work is appreciated by your peers and the field is certainly a great feeling that keep us going. I am honored to join the league of Prof. David Milstein, the previous laureate and a scientist I admire. @IUPAC
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It is great that he is linked to chemistry by the « Keanumycin ».
2 Sep 2023
In honor of Keanu Reeves' birthday today: “This is Matrix movie star Keanu Reeves. He was abandoned by his father at the age of 3 and grew up with 3 different stepfathers. He is dyslexic. His dream of becoming a hockey player was shattered by a serious accident. His daughter passed away at birth. His wife passed away in a car accident. His best friend, River Phoenix, passed away of an overdose. His sister battled leukemia. No bodyguards, no luxury houses. Keanu lives in an ordinary apartment and likes wandering around town and is often seen riding a subway in NYC. When he was filming the movie "The Lake House," he overheard the conversation of two costume assistants, one crying as he would lose his house if he did not pay $20,000 - On the same day, Keanu deposited the necessary amount in his bank account. In his career, he has donated large sums to hospitals, including $75 million of his earnings from “The Matrix” to charities. In 2010, on his birthday, Sept 2nd, Keanu walked into a bakery & bought a brioche with a single candle, ate it in front of the bakery, and offered coffee to people who stopped to talk to him. In 1997, some paparazzi found him walking one morning in the company of a homeless man in Los Angeles, listening to him and sharing his life for a few hours. In life, sometimes the ones most broken from inside are the ones most willing to help others. This man could buy everything, and instead, every day he gets up and chooses one thing that can not be bought: To be a caring person. Simple Acts of Kindness Share this — who knows, maybe Keanu will see it for his birthday!” Tara Bull
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The award is all due to my research group and collaborators. It reminds me how privileged we are to be able to do research as a university professor.
Congratulations to my colleague @HuLab_EPFL @EPFL_CHEM_Tweet @NCCR_Catalysis for the EFCAT Grasselli award 2023! Great lecture, I learned a lot!
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Fuel cells currently depend on platinum group metals (PGM). We use a nitrogen-doped carbon support to promote the activity of PGMs, resulting in the highest PGM-utilization rate in anion exchange membrane fuel cells. rdcu.be/dkR5G A tour de force study led by @NiWeiyan
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A true collaborative work with 17 authors! First results were obtained 4 years ago. Key points: Porous nitrogen-doped carbon (pN-C) promotes Ru due to charge transfer tolower HBE of Ru,, and promotes Pt by inducing Pt single atoms which leads to more favorable water structure.
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Our Startup is growing! Welcome on board Alex. We are thrilled to have you.
18 Aug 2023
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Alexander P. Muroyama will join us as a Principal Engineer on Oct. 1. Dr. Muroyama has a PhD degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and he is an expert in Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrochemical Engineering.
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Xile Hu 胡喜乐 retweeted
Not one, not two, but three positions for tenure-track assistant professors @EPFL_CHEM_Tweet in Physical Chemistry, Catalysis and Green Synthesis/Bioengineering. Looking forward to meeting all candidates and welcoming our new colleagues! More info here: epfl.ch/about/working/page-2…

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Join us @epfl! We have an open position for a Faculty Position in Green Synthesis and Bioengineering: epfl.ch/about/working/page-2… Apply here or spread the word!

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A perspective article jointly published with our lab.
14 Aug 2023
NovaMea scientists publish an article describing our breakthrough membrane materials in the official magazine of the Swiss Chemical Society Chimia. Read it open-access here:  chimia.ch/chimia/article/vie…
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Just published: our work in Cu-catalyzed benzylic C-H functionalization of genuine lignin monomers. It is challenging to work with real substrates with no protection! chemistry-europe.onlinelibra… @NCCR_Catalysis
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