The present research is in the context of the development of biofuels second generation. It will aim at establishing the fundamental parameters governing the reactivity in cracking, hydrocracking and hydrodeoxygenation of model compounds of pyrolysis oils from lignocellulosic biomass (oxygenated or not) on hydrocracking catalysts for the production of biofuels second generation.

A fully funded 36 months PhD position has become available at the Laboratory of Catalysis and Spectrochemistry (LCS), ENSICAEN / University of CAEN, Normandy (France)

Research in LCS is in three main themes, all using the specific spectroscopic tools designed in the laboratory: • Catalysis for Energy and for Chemistry (production of fuels and chemical intermediates from fossil or sustainable sources) • Surfaces et Environment (Surface properties of solids, for adsorption and catalysis) • Porous materials: from preparation to advanced

Le prix 2012 de la Division Catalyse de la SCF a été attribué à Arnaud Travert. Arnaud Travert, 39 ans, est Maître de Conférences à l’Université de Caen Basse Normandie et effectue ses recherches au Laboratoire Catalyse et Spectrochimie (UMR ENSICAEN – Université de Caen – CNRS). Il a réalisé ses travaux de thèse portant

[dropcap]March 1st, 2012 Caen, France[/dropcap] Workshop with : Prof. A. Corma Prof. J. Martens Prof. T. Bein Dr. F. Fajula Prof. B. M. Weckhuysen Dr. S. Mintova Prof. J.-P. Gilson Dr. V. Valtchev Cliquez on the picture to download the flyer.

The advances in the synthesis of tailored zeolitic materials are seen by the editors of Science in 2011 as one of the top ten breakthrough areas of the year. Science 335, 70 (2012); DOI : 10.1126/science.1214798 This article reports on the preparation of ultra small nanocrystals of large-pore EMT type zeolite with very high crystalline yield from template-free precursor suspension at low temperature (30 °C)….