Multi Sector
Switchable solvents
These "switchable" solvents can extract oils, waxes or other organics from mixtures and then can be separated from those organics and reused without need for distillation.
Field of Expertise
solvents, separations, carbon dioxide utilization, biomass conversion, water purification
Expertise
Dr. Philip Jessop is the Canada Research Chair of Green Chemistry at Queen’s University in Canada and the Executive Research Director of Forward Water Technologies Inc. His research interests include green solvents, biomass conversion and the chemistry of CO2. Distinctions include the NSERC Polanyi Award (2008), Canadian Green Chemistry & Engineering Award (2012), the Eni Award (2013), NSERC Brockhouse Prize (2019), and Fellowships in the Royal Society of Canada and the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is the Chair of the Editorial Board for the journal Green Chemistry, has chaired three major international conferences and helped create two spin-off companies and GreenCentre Canada, a centre for the commercialization of green chemistry technologies. He has published 197 journal papers, 3 books, 18 book chapters, and 23 patent applications (many granted).