Departments

Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering is primarily invested in chemical (process) engineering, reactor and unit operation design and construction, as well as multi-scale process modelling. The Department topics foremost include carbon dioxide and natural gas conversion, hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, biomass valorisation to bio-based compounds, and (bio)pharmaceutical processes.

1. KLEMENČIČ Klara, KRAJNC Andraž, PUŠKARIĆ Andreas, HUŠ Matej, MARINIČ Dana, LIKOZAR Blaž, ZABUKOVEC LOGAR Nataša, MAZAJ Matjaž. Amine-functionalized triazolate-based metal–organic frameworks for enhanced diluted CO₂ capture performance. Angewandte Chemie,2025, 64, e202424747.

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2. HUŠ Matej, GRILC Miha, TERŽAN Janvit, GYERGYEK Sašo, LIKOZAR Blaž, HELLMAN, Anders. Going beyond silver in ethylene epoxidation with first-principles catalyst screening. Angewandte Chemie, 2023, 62, 31, e202305804

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3. HOČEVAR Brigita, PRAŠNIKAR Anže, HUŠ Matej, GRILC Miha, LIKOZAR Blaž. H₂‐Free Re‐Based Catalytic Dehydroxylation of Aldaric Acid to Muconic and Adipic Acid Esters. Angewandte Chemie, 2021, 60, 1244-1253.

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4. ARNIČ Monika, ANDREJC Kristina, MARTINS Mónia A.R., SOSA Filipe H.B., COUTINHO João A.P., LIKOZAR Blaž, VICENTE Filipa A. Repurposing orange peel waste for limonene extraction using deep eutectic solvents for cosmetic applications. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2026, 50, 102339.

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5. LAVRIČ Žan, TERŽAN Janvit, KROFLIČ Ana, ZAVAŠNIK Janez, OLSZÓWKA Joanna E., VAJDA Štefan, HUŠ Matej, GRILC Miha, LIKOZAR Blaž. Selective glucose oxidation to glucaric acid using bimetallic catalysts: lattice expansion or electronic structure effect? Applied catalysis. B, Environmental. 2024, 343, 123455

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