Projects
European Projects
Synthesis of methanol from recovered carbon dioxide using precursor electricity (SPIRE, Horizon 2020).
Synthesis of methanol from CO2 extracted from iron furnaces for marine fuels.
Finishing processes to ensure successful biotechnological conversions. nextbiopharmdsp.eu
Advanced reactors for raw material and energy-efficient methane upgrades. www.spire2030.eu/adrem
Biorefinery and biotechnological exploitation of marine biomass.
Biovaluation of wastewater from olive mills to microbial lipids and other products.
A supra-regional technology platform for the transfer of advanced biopolymers from research to the market.
Portable energy self-handling devices for military use.
Development of the next generation of biological drugs and vaccines.
We are associate members of EERA JP Bioenergy.
Connection to new value chains according to the principles of economics of completed material flows.
We are subcontracted to OPERH2. The development of new technological solutions for industrial glass melting with partial use of leading and shortened use of control with a new lower melting glass furnace.
Bifunctional Zeolite Based Catalysts and Innovative Process for Sustainable Hydrocarbon Transformation (H2020-NMBP-ST-IND 2018, 2018-2022).
Software Platform for Multiscale Modelling of Reactive Materials and Processes (H2020-NMBP-TO-IND 2018, 2018-2022).
CarbON Valorisation in Energy-efficient Green fuels, H2020-LC-SC3-2018-RES, 2018-2022.
The ERC project entitled 'Towards Nanostructured Electrocatalysts with Superior Stability' or '123STABLE' will explore how the atomic structure of electrocatalyst nanoparticles changes when operating in low-temperature fuel cells and electrolysers.
Strengthening crossborder R&I capacities in advanced hydrogen technologies by developing synergies between enterprises, R&D centres and higher education.
Implementation pathways for sustainable Green Carbon production in the Alpine Region
ARRS Projects
Program leader dr. Blaž Likozar.
Upgrading furfural to higher value added chemicals.
Electrochemical recycling of precious metals.
Designing and implementing a completely new methodology of electrocatalyst investigation, the so-called floating electrode cell approach. This methodology is expected to replace the existing wide-spread approach of catalyst evaluation, the so-called thin film rotating disc electrode (TF-RDE).
Direct conversion of methane to higher hydrocarbons using super-acid catalysts.
Development of a new reactor concept for microkinetic studies and its use for selective oxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes and methane coupling.
Catalytic Lignin Conversion to Bio-based Polymer Blocks with CO2 Utilisation (CaLiBration).
Process development for lignin valorisation to aromatic building blocks and further production of bio-based polymers.
Foto-katalitska redukcija dušika do amonijaka za aminacijo aromatov biomase.
Utilization of waste biomass for catalytic conversion to glucaric acid: from multiscale reaction modelling to reactor production.
Multiscale modeling of photocatalytic CO2 reduction with computer intensive simulations (multiPHOCOS).
CaMBio - Carbohydrates, Biofuels and Energy by Processing of Microalgae Biomass.