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Welcome to the Catalytic Processes and Materials group
From new concepts towards innovative processes
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One of the oldest and most intriguing chemical phenomena, catalysis, has become indispensable for living over the past three centuries. People would even not exist without catalysis, since the body is a complex catalytic factory using very efficient biocatalytic reactions. Moreover, about 70% of all industrial processes make use of catalysts, while approximately 90% of produced chemicals are prepared with the aid of catalysts. A few examples where to encounter catalysis, or products made by catalysts, in daily life, are: exhaust catalysis, batteries, detergents, gasoline, food (beer, wine, and cheese), polymers (and products made out of them).
The universal principle of catalysis - defined by Berzelius as the phenomena that the rate of a reaction changes due to a catalysts without the catalyst being altered - can be found in many different disciplines within the field of chemistry. Examples are biochemistry (biocatalysis), organic and organometallic chemistry (homogeneous catalysis), inorganic chemistry and materials science (heterogeneous catalysis).Catalysis is multidisciplinary and connects many issues: from inorganic chemistry for catalyst preparation, to surface science, physical chemistry and reactor- and process- design. In other words, catalysis provides challenges for scientists with a broad interest.
Catalytic Processes & Materials group (CPM) is a member of the Dutch national research school on catalysis, NIOK. The drive towards catalytic processes, design of catalytic materials and devices, e.g. microreactors, is reflected in CPM’s membership in MESA+.
CPM is one of the four research groups in the domain Catalytic Systems & Micro-devices, within the Faculty Science and Technology. This is highlighted in the collaborations with catalysis colleagues in the group Photo-catalytic Fuel Synthesis (PCS) headed by Prof. Mul , as well as with our partners on micro-devices in the Mesoscale Chemical Systems (MCS) group headed by Prof. Gardeniers and the group Soft Matter, Fluidics and Interfaces (SFI) lead by Prof. Lammertink.
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Latest news
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Arturo Susarrey-Arce awarded for one of best posters NCCC-XII ... read more |
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Most Cited Author 2003-2007, K. Seshan "Elementary steps of NOx adsorption and surface reaction on a commercial storage-reduction catalyst" |
