Departments

• 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
   
• J2-50058 Synergistic Effect of Noble Metal Dispersion and Metal-Support Interactions in Anion-Exchanged Layered Metal Hydroxides for Efficient CO2 Hydrogenation Catalysis (2023-2026); responsible at NIC: Dr. Albin Pintar
   
• J1-50020 Investigating the role of defects in adsorption mechanisms of metal-organic frameworks and fabrication of crystal-glass composites (2023-2026); Principal investigator: Dr. Andraž Krajnc
   
• Janko Jamnik basic research project: High-temperature NMR study of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (2023-2025); Principal investigator: Dr. Andraž Krajnc
   
• J7-4636 Fundamental understanding of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction for a new generation of nickel-based electrocatalysts in alkaline water and chlor-alkali electrolysis (2022 - 2025); Principal investigator: Dr. Dušan Strmčnik (KI D10), responsible at D09: Dr. Ksenija Maver
   
• J2-4444 Solar-assisted photocatalytic degradation of perfluorinated compounds in water (2022 – 2025); Principal investigator: Prof. Dr. Urška Lavrenčič Štangar (FKKT, UL), responsible at NIC: Prof. Dr. Nataša Novak Tušar
   
• J2-4441 Dual-functional Nb2O5 and Nb2O5-TiO2 materials for simultaneous CO2 reduction and organic substance oxidation to value-added compounds (2022 – 2025); Principal investigator: Prof. Dr. Andrijana Sever Škapin (ZAG), responsible at NIC: Prof. Dr. Nataša Novak Tušar
   
• N2-0310 Izdelava hibridnih kompozitov Z-sheme s CNT in načrtovanje fotokatalitičnega reaktorja za čiščenje industrijske odpadne vode (2023 – 2025); Principal investigator: Dr. Blaž Likozar (KI D13), responsible at D09: Dr. Andraž Šuligoj
   
• J7-4638 Unlocking the Selective Catalytic Conversion Processes of CO2 to Ethanol – UliSess (2022 – 2025); Dr. Blaž Likozar (KI D13), responsible at D09: Dr. Petar Djinović
   
• N2-0265 Photocatalytic reduction of CO2: ambitions beyond C1 chemistry (2022 – 2025); Principal investigator: Dr. Petar Djinović

• 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 Dr. Andraž Krajnc
   
• J7-3151 Development of advanced nanostructured catalysts for hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol (2021-2024) - Principal investigator: Dr. Albin Pintar
   
• European Space Agency (ESA) project O/1-11503 to SIR3_08: “Mitigation of CO2 levels with the confined space by advanced metal-organic framework foam adsorbent” (2023-2024). Principal investigator: Dr. Matjaž Mazaj
   
• EU project UPSTERAM, HORIZON-MISS-2022-OCEAN-01-04 (2023-2027) "Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination and Monitoring Technologies" EU project partner: Dr. Sebastijan Kovačič
   
• EU project MUSPELL, HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDER CHALLENGES (2023-2027) »Medium to long term thermal energy storage system with embedded heat pumping capability", WP leader for TCM development: Dr. Alenka Ristić (L20)
   

• 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
   
• Bilateral project: scientific research cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and Bosna in Hercegovina (1.1.2024-31.12.2025). Circular economy: use of waste raw materials for the synthesis of zeolites. Principal investigator: Dr. Alenka Ristić
   
• Bilateral project: scientific research cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia (1.4.2023-31.3.2025). SS-NMR study of supramolecular and covalent-organic porous frameworks and their functionalised analogues. Principal investigator: Dr. Andraž Krajnc
   
• Bilateral project: scientific research cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Serbia (1.7.2023-30.6.2025). Doped high porosity carbon foams. Principal investigator: Dr. Sebastijan Kovačič
   
• Bilateral research project with CSIR-National environmental engineering research institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur, Republic of India (2022-2024) - Principal investigator: Dr. Gregor Žerjav

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