Heterogeneous Catalysis for the Energy Transition (CATREN)

The CATREN team is dedicated to heterogeneous catalysis for the energy transition

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

International ERANET-ACT3 NEXTCCUS project (partner) 2021-2024

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

National ADEME-DIELIX UCOME2B100 project (partner) 2021-2023
Raffinage de biodiesel issus d’huiles de cuisson

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

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

IRN Nanoalloys (board member) 2018-202?

GDR ThermoBio (coordinator) 2018-2027

GFSV (board member) since 2012

FR SPE (board member) since 2020

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.

Researchers, Visiting professor and Junior Professor Chair
- Pavel Afanasiev
  
  Researcher
  
  445 466 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P306
  
  Pavel Afanasiev
- Christophe Geantet
  
  Researcher
  
  445 336 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P207
  
  Christophe Geantet
- Dorothee Laurenti
  
  Researcher
  
  Heterogeneous catalysis, Hydrotreating, Hydrodesulfurization, Hydrodeoxygenation, Transition metal sulfide catalysts, Biomass, Lignin, Micro-algae, bio-oils, GCxGC, NMR
  
  445 327 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P310
  
  Dorothee Laurenti
- Stephane Loridant
  
  Researcher
  
  Oxides catalysts, Selective oxidation catalysis, Acid-base catalysis, Alkanes and biosourced molecules, in situ/operando Raman and IR spectroscopies
  
  445 334 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P311
  
  Stephane Loridant
- Jean-Marc Millet
  
  Researcher
  
  445 317 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P326
  
  Jean-Marc Millet
- Laurent Piccolo
  
  Researcher
  
  Surface science, Heterogeneous catalysis, CO2 valorization, CO oxidation & PROX, hydrogenation, Selective ring opening, Metals, Nanoalloys, Single-atom catalysts
  
  445 324 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P302
  
  Laurent Piccolo
- Mathieu Prevot
  
  Researcher
  
  Electrocatalysis, Photoelectrochemistry, Solar Fuels, Biomass valorization
  
  445 443 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-322
  
  Mathieu Prevot
- Eric Puzenat
  
  Researcher
  
  445 347 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P309
  
  Eric Puzenat

Technical and administrative staff
- Luis Cardenas
  
  Technical and administrative staff
  
  445 314 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P205
  
  Luis Cardenas
- Ruben Checa
  
  Technical and administrative staff
  
  445 326 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P304
  
  Ruben Checa
- Chantal Lorentz
  
  Technical and administrative staff
  
  445 339 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P206
  
  Chantal Lorentz
- Bastien Lunardelli
  
  Technical and administrative staff
  
  445 471 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P304
  
  Bastien Lunardelli

Postdoctoral fellows
- Jerome Capitolis
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-308
  
  Jerome Capitolis
- Wasipim Chansiriwat
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-328
  
  Wasipim Chansiriwat
- Gwendoline Grave
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 443 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-312
  
  Gwendoline Grave
- Javier Ivanez
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 325 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-405
  
  Javier Ivanez
- Felix Taulou
  
  Visiteur
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-328
  
  Felix Taulou

PhD students
- Marina Benmansour
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-406
  
  Marina Benmansour
- Lou Bossert
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-308
  
  Lou Bossert
- Nolwenn Daridon
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-328
  
  Nolwenn Daridon
- Cyril Hachemi
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-300
  
  Cyril Hachemi
- Hugo Lilti
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-300
  
  Hugo Lilti
- Lucie Riviere
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  3 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-312
  
  Lucie Riviere
- Daria Ryaboshapka
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-301
  
  Daria Ryaboshapka
- Antoine Salichon
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-300
  
  Antoine Salichon
- Yilong Yan
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-301
  
  Yilong Yan

Interns
- Nelson Bermudez
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-304
  
  Nelson Bermudez
- Catarina Dos Reis Cruz De Vasconcelos Cipriano
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-326
  
  Catarina Dos Reis Cruz De Vasconcelos Cipriano
- Bruno Magalhaes
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 326 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-304
  
  Bruno Magalhaes
- Loic Pendu
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-312
  
  Loic Pendu
- Darika Permporn
  
  Student or nonpermanent staff
  
  445 300 (Switchboard + 33 [0] 472 445 300)
  
  P-300
  
  Darika Permporn