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13 November 2020
Shedding light on the external surface of zeolites by quantum calculation
Thanks to quantum modeling calculations conducted on the ZSM-5 zeolite, IFPEN’s research has nevertheless demonstrated the existence of a much larger variety of active sites on the surface than in the internal nanoporosity.
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07 July 2020
How zeolites convert cyclic molecules
To improve catalyst selectivity and optimize refining process, a research thesis conducted at IFPEN focused on studying the conversion of cyclic molecules...
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11 May 2020
Spectroscopy and quantum calculations uncover the secrets of alumina supports
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07 August 2019
Catalysis: IFPEN actively involved in the 2nd edition of the FCCat conference
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19 April 2019
An IFPEN researcher receives an award for her thesis on zeolites
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Reaction dynamics in zeolites under the quantum calculation spotlight
Zeolites are nanoporous solids widely used as acid catalysts for the conversion of hydrocarbon molecules. However, determining the rates of the elementary steps of reaction mechanisms...
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Metal nanoparticles living on the edge
Platinum nanoparticles supported on chlorinated γ-alumina are used in bifunctional heterogeneous catalysts, which are central to numerous industrial processes. An atomic-scale study...
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Charles-Philippe LIENEMANN
Charles-Philippe Lienemann - Scientific Advisor at the Physics and Analysis Division
Charles-Philippe Lienemann graduated at the University of Geneva (Switzerland) in 1993. He then joined University of Lausanne (Switzerland) within the group of D. Perret and Prof. J-C. Bünzli for his
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Céline PAGIS
Research Engineer in Heterogeneous Catalysis – PhD in Material Sciences
Céline Pagis completed a MSc degree from the engineering school of Centrale Marseille in 2015. In 2018, she received her PhD in Material Sciences and Catalysis at IRCELYON and IFP Energies Nouvelles
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Damien HUDEBINE
Research Engineer
Damien Hudebine obtained his degree in Chemical Engineering (ENSIC) in 1999 before completing his PhD in the kinetic modeling group of IFPEN in collaboration with ENS Lyon until 2002. He then joined
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In trickle bed reactor simulators, hydrodynamics count!
Improvements in chemical processes are regularly achieved as a result of the introduction of new internal geometries within reactors. Conventionally, fixed bed reactor models use an overly simple
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Gerhard PIRNGRUBER
Gerhard Pirngruber
Research scientist, Project Leader
Research scientist, Project Leader
I studied Technical Chemistry at the TU Vienne, Austria (1990-1995). After my graduation I moved to Twente University, Netherlands, as a PhD student (1995-1999). Under the supervision of Prof. Lercher
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Faujasite zeolite: a new generation is born
THESIS OF CÉLINE PAGIS, YVES CHAUVIN PRIZE 2019
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The ROAD4CAT chair one year in
The 1 st industrial chair within the IdexLyon project a, ROAD4CAT (RatiOnAl Design for CATalysis), launched in June 2018, brings together IFPEN and the Chemistry Laboratory at École Normale Supérieure
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Céline CHIZALLET
Project Leader, ab initio calculations for Catalysis
After a PhD in heterogeneous catalysis (Paris 6 Univ., 2003-2006), during which I acquired skills in mineral synthesis, spectroscopies, catalytic testing and computational modelling, I chose to