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.

• Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
• Investigation activities