After graduating in chemistry from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Francesc Penas specialized in computational and theoretical chemistry. He completed an M2 in synthesis, catalysis and molecular design at the same university, in collaboration with the Catalan Institute for Chemical Research, in the same field.
After studying the electrophilic oxidation of thioethers, catalyzed by polyoxometalates, he turned his attention to the study of these systems applied to other processes, includingCO2 reduction. During his PhD, he will not only focus on polyoxometalates, but will also study other systems of interest for the catalytic reduction ofCO2.
