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06 January 2017
More efficient catalysts: ifpen researchers elucidate the mechanism behind defect formation in zeolites
Zeolites are silicon and aluminum-based oxide materials that are of major interest in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and whose properties can be altered due to the presence of structural defects.
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09 December 2016
Inauguration of the BioTfueL® project demonstrator in Dunkirk: 2nd generation biodiesel and biokerosene production up and running
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11 February 2016
Innovation and climate change: role and position of the refining industry (Panorama 2016)
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NMR and Raman imaging: impregnation of catalysts as if you were there
THESIS BY LEONOR CATITA
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HTE in a milli-fixed bed reactor boosts the development of slurry catalysts
THÈSE DE CHARLES BONNIN
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Optimized design of processes: enhanced efficiency, even with ethanol
The optimized design of processes is a complex but promising approach in terms of the expected benefits for the efficiency of industrial systems and their operating performance . It is an area that
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Extrusion: playing the SAXS for success!
Alumina , the archetypal material used for hydrotreatment catalyst supports, has a porous structure at supramolecular scales, determining the transport of oil feeds within it. This structure is
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Boehmite rhapsody! Controlled precipitation
Transition aluminas a , widely used as catalyst supports, play a key role in numerous refining processes. Today, the need to develop new and more efficient catalysts demands, among other things
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Surface characterization at the right TEMPO
The value of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) resides in its capacity to supply information on the surface elementary composition (a few nm) and the chemical environment of the atoms probed
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ROCK sets the rhythm for catalyst activation
The development of more efficient hydrotreatment catalysts , based on molybdenum (Mo), requires advanced characterization methods that allow materials to be studied in conditions that match those of
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Infrared and SOLEIL: good vibrations under the microscope
Improving the reactional performance of a catalytic material (obtained by applying an active phase onto oxide grains) requires a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the reaction . More
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Characterizing catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch: a question of SWING
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is a catalytic process to produce hydrocarbons from a syngas, which could come from biomass. It is therefore an alternative process to help reduce the share of oil in the