Jessop Group, Department of Chemistry

Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
What the facility does

Green chemistry, switchable/smart fluids

Areas of expertise

We develop new applications for waste CO2, including switchable (“smart”) solvents, switchable surfactants, switchable latexes and other solids, supercritical CO2, CO2-expanded liquids and conversion of biomass into useful products. Many of our smart fluids can change their properties upon command, including their polarity, viscosity, osmotic pressure and miscibility.

Research services
  • Chemistry research
  • Molecular design
  • Smart fluid design
  • Biomass conversion
  • Applications of CO2
  • Supercritical fluids
Sectors of application
  • Chemical industries
  • Clean technology
  • Energy (renewable and fossil)

Equipment

Function

GC-MS

Analysis of complex chemical mixtures

React-IR

In situ spectroscopy of liquid or supercritical fluid mixtures, including at elevated pressures

High-pressure vessels and equipment

For testing of reactions and extractions using supercritical or liquid CO2 or gas-expanded solvents

Glove box

For the manipulation of air-sensitive chemicals such as catalysts

Spectrofluorometer

For detection and analysis of fluorescent chemicals, including at elevated pressures

UV/visible spectrometer

For the detection and analysis of chemicals, including at elevated pressures

HPLC, with CD detector

For the analysis of chemical mixtures, including chiral compounds
  • GreenCentre Canada
  • Shell
  • BASF
  • Forward Water Technologies
  • Utilities Kingston
  • BC Research Inc.
  • Solvay
Title URL

NSERC on Jessop technology (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B2MOUj6d0I
Jessop technology used by Forward Water Technologies (video) https://www.forwardwater.com/newsroom