PhD Studentship in Thermal and Microwave-Assisted Catalysis for CO₂ and Biomass Valorisation at University of Lyon University of Lyon in France

This postdoctoral project develops the chemical-catalysis component of the ANR TOOLS4HYBCAT project, which targets the conversion of biomass-derived D-glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF). The research will focus on the acid-catalysed dehydration of D-fructose, the intermediate produced by enzymatic isomerization of D-glucose. The postdoctoral researcher will identify suitable chemical catalysts, assess their stability and compatibility with the intended operating conditions, and evaluat...

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is offering a Master Thesis in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, geoscience, and related fields focused on the synthesis and characterization of NiAl layered double hydroxides as precursors for Ni-based CO₂ methanation catalysts . The project is rooted in power-to-gas technologies and the Sabatier reaction , aiming to convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide into synthetic methane. The research goal is to understand the structure-activity relationship o...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Heterogeneous Catalysis at the University of Stavanger (UiS), Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering. The position is part of the Horizon Europe project BioHAVEN: Boosting H2 production from high water content biowaste with negative carbon emissions . The research focuses on heterogeneous catalysis , hydrogen production , hydrothermal gasification , methane pyrolysis , biowaste conversion , and related catalyst development and tes...

New PhD studentship at the University of Leicester via CENTA (Central England NERC Training Alliance) , co-supervised by Patricia Rodriguez Macia and developed in collaboration with Dominik H. The project focuses on Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) and how they influence proton transfer and selectivity in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction , especially in competition with hydrogen evolution . Research will combine non-precious metal porphyrinoid synthesis , electrochemistry , and spectroscopy , and will...

CNRS is advertising a PhD-level opening based at IRCELYON (Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l'Environnement de Lyon) in Villeurbanne, France . The project is part of the ECOCHEM mission within PEPR SPLEEN and focuses on understanding the parameters that optimize the photocatalytic response under pressure and temperature . The work combines chemistry , materials science , catalysis , and environmental science . Main tasks include oxide photocatalyst synthesis via sol-gel, hydrothermal, o...