Introduction
The CATREN team is dedicated to heterogeneous catalysis for the energy transition
Research areas
- Heterogeneous catalysis for C1 conversion
- Power-to-chemicals
- Conversion of bio and fossil resources
Through those axes, while conventional catalysis dedicated to the refining of fossil resources is declining, we develop new applications of heterogeneous catalysis to energetic issues. We are interested in the catalytic valorization of biomass and related platform-molecules to produce biofuels and intermediates such as olefins and aromatic coumpounds. We also focus on dihydrogen production and CO2 reduction through thermocatalytic, photocatalytic and electrocatalytic routes.
Permanent staff
Bastien Lunardelli: reactor engineering, automation
Chantal Lorentz: analytical methods, gas chromatography, GCXGC
Christophe Geantet: refining, (bio)fuels, characterization methods, products analysis
Dorothée Laurenti: catalytic hydroconversion, biomass catalytic conversion, metal sulfide catalysts, lignin, micro-algae, conversion of catalytic vapors, complex mixture characterization
Eric Puzenat: photocatalysis, solar fuels, artificial photosynthesis, UV-vis spectroscopy, oxide synthesis, kinetics
Jean-Marc Millet: oxidation catalysis, platform molecules, process intensification, Mossbauer spectroscopy
Laurent Piccolo: metals and alloys, nanoalloys, surface science, nanocatalysis, single-atom catalysis, selective hydrogenation, CO oxidation, CO2 hydrogenation, operando methods
Luis Cardenas: Electronic structure of catalysts, Ultra-violet Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Near Ambient XPS
Mathieu Prévot: (photo)electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, solar fuels, water splitting, CO2 reduction, oxide and chalcogenide thin films
Pavel Afanasiev: catalyst synthesis, sulfide catalysts, characterization methods, theoretical modeling, X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Ruben Checa: analytical methods, separation techniques, mass spectrometry, automation
Stéphane Loridant: catalysis by oxides, redox and acidic properties, structural dynamics, nanoscale intimacy, IR and Raman spectroscopies
Research projects
International ERANET-ACT3 NEXTCCUS project (partner) 2021-2024
Next generation electrochemical system for sustainable direct CO2 capture and utilization/storage as clean solar fuel
European HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2 unLOHCked project (participant) 2023-2026
Unlocking the potential of LOHCs through the development of key sustainable and efficient systems for dehydrogenation
National ANR-PRCE project NACELL (coordinator) 2022-2026
Development of a membrane-cell for in situ NAP-XPS characterization
National ANR-PRC project OXZEO (coordinator) 2023-2026
OXide-ZEOtype bifunctional catalysts efficient for the conversion of CO and CO2 to light olefins
National ANR-PRC project ISAC (coordinator) 2023-2027
Rational design of innovative single-atom catalysts for selective hydrogenation reactions
National ANR-PRCE project Biopoliol (coordinator) 2022-2026
Bio-based polymers from lignin oligomers
National ANR-PRCE project POP (partner) 2022-2026
Post-Oil Pavement
National ANR-PRC project MEGOPE (partner) 2022-2026
Mass spectrometry for the green electrocatalytic production of biomass-derived molecules
National ANR-PRC project DuCaCO2 (partner) 2021-2025
Development of dual functional catalytic materials for integrated CO2 capture and conversion
National ANR-PRC project SAFHYR (participant) 2022-2026
New catalysts for the safe restitution and use of hydrogen
National ANR-PRC project MOOSE (participant) 2022-2026
Molybdenum OxySulfides tribology and Environment
Regional Inter-Labex iMUST-MANUTECH PHOTONIL project (coordinator) 2022-2024
Micro-nanopatterned films prepared by NIL sol-gel method for photocatalytic solar fuel generation
Regional LabEx iMUST project PinCell (coordinator) 2022-2024
Développement d’une cellule multi-pinhole pour la caractérisation XPS in situ
Partnerships
Main international collaborations
- INTE Barcelona (Spain)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany)
- National Nanotechnology Center (Nanotec), Bangkok (Thailand)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago (Chile)
Main industrial partners
Research networks
GDR ThermoBio (coordinator) 2018-2027
GFSV (board member) since 2012
FR SPE (board member) since 2020
Experimental and instrumental capabilities
The team relies on complementary skills covering most aspects of heterogeneous catalysis, from the conception of multifunctional catalysts to the conversion of real feedstocks. Via a fundamental approach of practical problems, we develop and utilize spectroscopic techniques (Raman, DRIFTS, XAS, Mössbauer) allowing for in situ or operando characterization, and advanced analytical methods such as GCxGC-FID/MS for understanding complex mixtures. Our multidisciplinary expertise covers hydrotreating (sulfide catalysts, thioresistant bifunctional catalysts), selective oxidation and dehydration (oxide catalysts), selective hydrogenation (nano- and single-atom catalysts) and photo/electro-catalysis for energy applications.
Staff
Researchers and University professors
Personnels techniques (en)
Publications
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Molinet-Chinaglia C., Cardenas L., Vernoux P., Piccolo L., Loridant S.
Tuning the metal loading of Pt/CeO2 catalysts for the water-gas shift reaction
Materials Today Catalysis, 2024, 4, p. 100046
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Molinet-Chinaglia C., Vera E., Vernoux P., Piccolo L., Loridant S.
Influence of redox treatments on the low-temperature water gas shift reaction over Pt/CeO2 catalysts
CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 2024, p.
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Aguirre-Abarca D., Pazo-Carballo C., Laurenti D., Karelovic A., Dongil A., Escalona N.
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 2024, 48(31), pp. 14056-14066
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Dos Passos J., Lorentz C., Laurenti D., Royer S., Chontzoglou I., Biller P.
Hydrothermal liquefaction of plastic marine debris from the North Pacific Garbage Patch
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING, 2024, 209, p.
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Browning B., Batalha N., Gomes M., Laurenti D., Lebaz N., Geantet C., Tayakout-Fayolle M.
Hydrotreatment of Sewage Sludge-Derived Hydrothermal Liquefaction Biocrude. Part I: Experimental
ENERGY & FUELS, 2024, p.
