Current programs and projects
- Research programme: Nanoporous materials (2015-2020) - Principal investigator: Prof. Dr. Nataša Zabukovec Logar
- Research programme: Chemistry of catalysts for clean air (2022-2027) - Principal investigator: Prof. Dr. Nataša Novak Tušar
- Research programme: Integrated approach to water pollution prevention (2020-2025) - Principal investigator: Dr. Albin Pintar
- N1-0252 Catalytic and solid state NMR spectroscopic study of bimetallic catalysts: synergisms between Lewis acid and transition metal sites in carbonylation and transfer hydrocyanation reactions (2022-2025)- Principal investigator Prof. Dr. Gregor Mali
- J7-3151 Development of advanced nanostructured catalysts for hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol (2021-2024) - Principal investigator: Dr. Albin Pintar
J1-2472 (D) Metal-decorated ZnO for photocatalytic removal of emerging pharmaceutical contaminants (2020-2022) - Principal investigator: Dr. Andraž Šuligoj
J2-1726 Thermocatalytic and photocatalytic low temperature CH4 reforming with CO2 over nanoshaped Ni/CeO2 and PM-Ni/CeO2-TiO2 materials (2019-2022) - Principal investigator: Dr. Petar Djinović
EU COST action CA20126 (2021-2025) Network for research, innovation and product development on porous semiconductors and oxides (NETPORE) – Management committee member: Prof. Dr. Nataša Novak Tušar
- Horizon 2020 project StoRIES (1.11. 2021) StoRIES – Storage Research Infrastructure Eco-System, Horizon 2020, EERA. RI provider: Dr. Alenka Ristić
- Industrial project: NESTE Finland (2019-2022): Isomerization of isobutene/isooctane with an ion exchange catalyst Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Nataša Novak Tušar (collaboration D09 and D13, representatives D13: Assist. Prof. Blaž Likozar and Matic Grom) in the frame of EU project REWOFUEL
UNESCO participation programme (2020-2022): Training of young scientists in innovative approaches for CO2 capture and utilization towards circular economy – Principal investigators: Prof. Dr. Nataša Novak Tušar and Prof. Dr. Nataša Zabukovec Logar
- Interreg project "Improved Environment and Resource Efficiency through Use of Life Cycle Instruments for Implementation of Regional Policies of the European Union" (LCA4Regions, PGI05889) - Principal investigator: Dr. Albin Pintar - GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE (in Slovene)
- Bilateral research project with CSIR-National environmental engineering research institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur, Republic of India (2022-2024) - Principal investigator: Dr. Gregor Žerjav
- Bilateral research project with the Centre for Energy Research, Department of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Budapest, Hungary (2021-2023)- Principal investigator: Dr. Albin Pintar
Other cooperation
Industry
- SILKEM, Kidričevo, Slovenia: research of synthetic zeolites and aluminates and their applications
- CINKARNA, Celje, Slovenia: raziskave s TiO2 funkcionaliziranih poroznih katalizatorjev
- AXENS, France: adsorbent research
- KRKA, Novo mesto, Slovenia: structural determinations and surface analysis of pharmaceutical products
- NOVARTIS, Ljubljana, Slovenia: structural determinations and surface analysis of pharmaceutical products
- AQUAFILSLO, Ljubljana, Slovenia: product analysis
- DONIT, Medvode, Slovenia: product analysis
- CALCIT, Kamnik, Slovenia: product analysis
- SALONIT, Anhovo, Slovenia: product analysis
- JAFRAL, Ljubljana, Slovenia: product analysis
- ACIES BIO, Ljubljana, Slovenia: product analysis
Foreign academic institutions
- The University of Queensland, Avstralia
- KU Leuven, Belgium
- University of Cambridge, GB
- Universita degli Studi di Palermo (UNIPA), Italy
- AEE INTEC, Avstria
- ISE Fraunhofer, Germany
- CIC energiGUNE, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Institut de mécanique et ingénierie de Bordeaux, France
- Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Laboratory for Catalysis and Spectrochemistry, ISMRA-CNRS, Caen, France
- University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
- University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Bulgarien Acadamy of Science, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, GB
- ZAE Bayern Garching, Germany
- TU Wien, Avstria
- ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Czech Republic
- Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, Cyprus