Professor Jason Love

Professor of Molecular Inorganic Chemistry and Head of School of Chemistry

Biography

Background

Jason Love CChem FRSC is Professor of Molecular Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh and Head of the School of Chemistry. His primary research interests focus on the recovery and recycling of valuable and critical metals, making use of an in-depth chemical understanding to deliver new technologies and processes, a research effort that is supported by UKRI and industry funding. Love has published 162 peer-reviewed articles and patents and has delivered over 90 international, national, and public invited lectures, including ‘Mining the Scrapheap’ at New Scientist Live (2018). He was the winner of the 2020 Ekeberg Prize for his work on tantalum recycling.

Research summary

Metal recovery and recycling, chemistry of the f-elements, catalysis, sustainable chemistry

The Love group carries out fundamental and applied research into coordination and supramolecular chemistry that provides insight and impact across inorganic chemistry. This includes studying the underlying chemistry of metal extraction and recycling processes, the design and synthesis of molecular metal complexes that can promote new and sustainable chemical reactivity, and how metal compounds assemble and interact with substrates.

Expertise: metal recycling; self-assembly; chemical separations; quantitative analysis; process synthesis

Sectors: Environment & Sustainability

My group studies the chemistry that underpins metal separation processes, aiming to enhance the sustainability of current processes and discover and develop new methods and techniques fit for the 21st century. Many of our projects are co-created with industry partners and guided throughout by their local and global challenges. We hold patents in the recycling go gold and other metals from electronic waste and in the separation of platinum group metals and are translating our work into impactful, commercial solutions.

For further information see the links below.

Edinburgh Innovations information on Love group metal refining and recycling technology

Love Group homepage

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