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Research Group on Heterogeneous Catalysis - IQCATAL

Description

The Group of Heterogeneous Catalysis integrated in the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Universitat of València focuses its activity on the study of alternative catalytic reactions to those currently developed at industrial level and the design of new catalysts that are efficient in different industrial processes. Thus, it studies those catalytic processes in which the aim is:

  • to revalorise starting materials of low economic value or
  • to eliminate toxic and polluting compounds through their transformation.

The different fields of research in which the group is working are shown below. The group works specifically in:

  • Elimination of toxic and polluting compounds,
    • Total oxidation of volatile organic compounds.
    • Elimination of CO by oxidation to CO2.
  • Processes of interest in the petrochemical industry:
    • Selective oxidation of hydrocarbons into high value-added compounds.
    • Dehydrogenation of saturated hydrocarbons.
  • Processes of interest in the refining industry:
    • Catalytic cracking and hydrocracking reactions.
    • Solid catalyst alkylation.
    • Disproportionation of aromatics.
  • Processes for obtaining and using hydrogen:
    • Obtaining hydrogen from hydrocarbons by alternative methods.
    • Dehydrogenation of saturated compounds.
    • Obtaining hydrogen peroxide from hydrogen and molecular oxygen.
Goals CT
  • Development of catalytic processes that are applicable to the industry.
  • Synthesis of active, selective and stable catalysts.
  • Design of alternative catalytic reactors.
Research lines
  • Catalysis: petroleum and natural gas:

    In this line, the aim is to:

    • Improve the quality of motor fuels, by means of different processes (cracking, alkylation, isomerisation...).
    • Obtaining high added value products from petroleum/natural gas and its derivatives.
  • Environmental catalysis

    In this line, the elimination of polluting compounds, mainly volatile organic ones and carbon monoxide, is studied using catalysts that can work at the lowest possible temperatures with high catalytic activity.

Management
  • SOLSONA ESPRIU, BENJAMIN EDUARDO
  • PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
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Members
  • DEJOZ GARCIA, ANA MARIA
  • PDI-Titular d'Universitat
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  • LLOPIS ALONSO, FRANCISCO
  • PDI-Titular d'Universitat
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  • SANCHEZ TOVAR, RITA
  • PDI-Titular d'Universitat
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  • MIGUEL DOLZ, PABLO JOAQUIN
  • PDI-Titular d'Universitat
  • Coordinador/a Curs
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  • SANCHEZ GARCIA, GINEBRA CRISTINA
  • Doctorand.
  • Alumn.-Servei de Formacio Permanent
  • Alumn.
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  • ERANS MORENO, MARIA
  • PI-Invest Cont Ramon y Cajal
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Collaborators
  • MIGUEL DOLZ, PABLO JOAQUIN
  • PDI-Titular d'Universitat
  • Coordinador/a Curs
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  • FERNANDEZ DOMENE, RAMON MANUEL
  • PDI-Ajudant Doctor/A
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  • SOLSONA ESPRIU, BENJAMIN EDUARDO
    PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
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  • DEJOZ GARCIA, ANA MARIA
    PDI-Titular d'Universitat
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  • LLOPIS ALONSO, FRANCISCO
    PDI-Titular d'Universitat
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  • FERNANDEZ DOMENE, RAMON MANUEL
    PDI-Ajudant Doctor/A
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Associated structure
Contact group details
Group of Heterogeneous Catalysis (IQCATAL)

Burjassot/Paterna Campus

Av. Universitat, s/n

46100 Burjassot (Valencia)

+34 963 543 735

Geolocation

iqcatal.blogs.uv.es

benjamin.solsona@uv.es

Contact people
  • SOLSONA ESPRIU, BENJAMIN EDUARDO
  • PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
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