Porous materials and molecular capsules
Manu Lahtinen's research group focuses on the development of metal-coordinated and supramolecular compounds, varying e.g. from molecular and ionic compounds to polymeric metal-organic porous materials (MOFs). New materials can be applied e.g. in carbon capture, mining wastewater treatment, green hydrogen production and storage, as well as on various metal/ion recovery methods developed for circular economy tehnologies. Chemical synthesis, structural chemistry, spectroscopic and thermoanalytical methods and methods based on supramolecular self-assembly are used in the research.
Overview
Core fields of research
Basic natural phenomena and mathematical thinking
Research areas
Functional Molecules and Materials
Chemical Nanoscience
Circular Economy
Faculty
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department
Department of Chemistry
Research group description
Current research projects in the group:
- Hiili - haitasta hyödyksi / Carbon - form harm to benefit (HiHaCO2)
- Project period: 2025-2027
- Organizations: Consortium project; JY (chem, bio-env, IT-faculty), Jamk
- Funder: EU Regional Development Fund, JY and Jamk
- Porous Metal-organic framework (MOFs) materials in the direct capture of carbon dioxide from the air
- Project period: 2020-2025,
- Organizations: consortium project; VTT, JY and LUT
- Funder: Academy of Finland and JY (doctoral program of the department of chemistry), Culture Foundation
- https://www.dac2.fi/
- Recovery of xanthates from mine waste waters using MOF adsorbents
- Project period: 2022-2025
- Organization: JY
- Funder: Finnish Natural Resources Research Foundation
- Development of biocarbon-based 3D printed electrodes and MOF/biopolymer based ion-exchange membranes in vanadium flow batteries (BitKein)
- Project period: 2023-2026
- Organizations: VTT and JY
- Funder: EU Just Transition Fund and JY (Department of Chemistry)
- https://www.bitkein.fi/
- Development of MOF- and carbon-based hydrogen storage materials, and green hydrogen production methods based on anionic ion-exchange resin membranes (HyPER):
- Project period: 2024-2025
- Organizations: VTT and JY
- Funder: EU Just Transition Fund and JY (Department of Chemistry)
- https://www.hyperproject.fi/
- Development of precious metal recovery methods for LED lamp waste (KRIIT)
- Project period: 2023-2025
- Organization: JY
- Funder: EU Regional Development Fund and JY (Department of Chemistry)
- Production of green hydrogen by water electrolysis using 3D printable MOF-based electrodes
- Project period: 2023-2027
- Organization: JY
- Funder: Fortum and Neste Foundation
- Photocatalytic production of green hydrogen with MOF-based catalysts
- Project period: 2022-2026
- Organization: JY
- Financer: Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation
- Recovery of arsenic containing ions from drinking water by MOF/biopolymer hybrid materials
- Project period: 2021-2025
- Organization: JY
- Funder: JY (doctoral school program of the Department of Chemistry), Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation
Other research topics:
- Supramolecular and metal coordinated cage structures
- Weak interactions (e.g. hydrogen and halogen bonds) in molecular and ionic compounds
Current
Members
Research group
Group leaders
Members
External members
Tuuli Luimula
Master thesis worker
University of Jyväskylä, Department of Chemistry
Mette Altti
Master thesis worker
University of Jyväskylä, Department of Chemistry
Eetu Innanen
bachelor student
University of Jyväskylä
Sissi Vesterinen
Bachelor sudent
University of Jyväskylä
Helmi Pirttimaa
Bachelor student
University of Jyväskylä
Paula Sarkkinen
Bachelor student
University of Jyväskylä