Preparation of mixed oxide catalysts (bulk and supported) and of sulfides; multicomponent catalysts; multiphases: acid and base catalysts, redox catalysts.
Materials
- high specific surface area oxynitrides
- supported noble metals catalysts, perovskites, hexaaluminates
- model catalysts (oxides, noble metals, etc.) (thin films)
- heteropolyacids
- bio-catalysts
Preparation methods
- impregnation, grafting, coprecipitation, citrate method, sol-gel, micro-emulsion
- catalysts activation
- functionalisation of the support surface: deposition of active phases on monoliths
- non-hydrolytic sol-gel
- aerosol processing
- enzyme immobilisation
Shaping
- "Scaling-up": study of scale transposition (size and form), extrusion, pelletizing
Study of catalytic reactions
- selective oxidation
- selective dehydrogenation of parafins, olefins, alcohols
- hydrocarbons ammoxidation
- total oxidation of organic compounds: VOC, methane, chlorinated compounds (dioxins)
- acid catalysed reactions (hydroisomerisation), esterifications
- base catalysed reactions (condensation, i-butane and i-pentane dehydrogenation), transesterifications
- hydrogen production from methane, ethane, propane, butane, methanol, ethanol: partial oxidation, steam and dry reforming
- catalytic combustion of methane, ethane, propane, butane; heat production via catalytic combustion (catalytic burner)
- decarboxylation reactions
- selective reactions of organic molecules (fine chemistry)
- hydrodesulfuration, hydrodenitrogenation, hydrodeoxigenation
- olefin metathesis
- bio-fuel synthesis via fatty acids esterification
Characterisations of complex composition divided solids
Concepts: study of the reaction mechanisms
- dynamic reactions at the catalysts surface
- gaseous dopes effects in the feed
- Deactivation and regeneration of catalysts
- In-situ study of catalysts (operando)