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06 January 2017
More efficient catalysts: ifpen researchers elucidate the mechanism behind defect formation in zeolites
Zeolites are silicon and aluminum-based oxide materials that are of major interest in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and whose properties can be altered due to the presence of structural defects.
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Boehmite rhapsody! Controlled precipitation
Transition aluminas a, widely used as catalyst supports, play a key role in numerous refining processes. Today, the need to develop new and more efficient catalysts demands, among other things, better
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Surface characterization at the right TEMPO
The value of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) resides in its capacity to supply information on the surface elementary composition (a few nm) and the chemical environment of the atoms probed
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ROCK sets the rhythm for catalyst activation
The development of more efficient hydrotreatment catalysts, based on molybdenum (Mo), requires advanced characterization methods that allow materials to be studied in conditions that match those of
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Infrared and SOLEIL: good vibrations under the microscope
Improving the reactional performance of a catalytic material (obtained by applying an active phase onto oxide grains) requires a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the reaction. More
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Characterizing catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch: a question of SWING
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is a catalytic process to produce hydrocarbons from a syngas, which could come from biomass. It is therefore an alternative process to help reduce the share of oil in the
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IFPEN Catalysis Rewarded
July 2015 The Edith Flanigen Award is presented annually to an exceptional young female scientist, in the eight years following graduation. The 2015 Awards have honored Celine Chizallet, researcher at