Advanced structured supports
We develop and study optimized structures supports with enhanced heat and mass transfer properties for intensification of key processes for energy transition and emission control.
Research
Process intensification
Process intensification allows to improve productivity and sustainability of catalytic reactors. At LCCP, we are studying new catalyst supports and new reactor concepts that allow to improve productivities, reduce process footprints and possibly combine multiple process steps in a single reactor
Smarter, Smaller, Faster, Greener Processes
In the framework of structured catalysts, our group started to work on innovative thermally conductive supports from 90's and applied them in a variety of heat-transfer limited processes, paving the way towards compact reactors. Recently, the study is interconnected with additive manufacturing availability and computational design in order to generate high-performing structured catalytic supports with tailored transport properties. In the last decade, electrification of catalytic processes emerged among the most interesting lines to reduce the impact associated to CO2 emissions in chemical processes. LCCP group is at the forefront of this theme, proposing innovative solution for electrification of a variety of catalytic processes, in cooperation with key industrial players.
Research lines
Direct electrification
We design innovative reactors for electrification of endothermic processes ( steam reforming, NH3 cracking, RWGS) by combining experimental assessment and numerical modelling
Sorption Enhanced Processes
Combining catalytic reactions and selective adsorption within a single process, developing sorption-enhanced technologies that overcome thermodynamic limitations and deliver higher efficiency and process intensification.
