ZeolCat group is dedicated and experienced in the synthesis and characterization of advanced and multifunctional materials, including hierarchical porous zeolite materials and metal-supported heterogenous catalysts. Our group uses alternative synthesis methods together with advanced characterization techniques, to develop and design new catalysts with targeted properties for:
Crude oil refinement and petrochemistry,
Biomass valorization,
Photocatalysis.
Synthesis methods include hydrothermal conditions, microwave-assisted heating and top-down, bottom-up synthesis strategies. Advanced spectroscopic techniques like Infrared and UV-Visible are used to characterize more in depth the different catalytic systems, under (in-situ) controlled conditions or under reaction, in order to give a better understanding of the relationship between the materials structure and their reactivity.
