Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering
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.
Co-workers
Researchers
- dr. Tahir Mahmood Ahmed
- dr. Filipa Alexandra Andre Vicente
- dr. Monika Arnič
- dr. David Bajec
- dr. Tilen Berglez
- dr. Miša Mojca Cajnko
- dr. Urška Dermol
- izr. prof. dr. Miha Grilc
- dr. Brigita Hočevar
- doc. dr. Matej Huš
- dr. Stanislav Iakushkin
- dr. Edita Jasiukaityte Grojzdek
- dr. Mirica Karlovits
- dr. Igor Karlovits
- dr. Sabina Kolbl Repinc
- dr. Andrii Kostyniuk
- doc. dr. Ana Kroflič
- dr. Vesna Kuralt
- dr. Andraž Lamut
- izr. prof. dr. Blaž Likozar
- dr. Nina Lokar
- dr. Yufei Ma
- dr. Katja Makovšek
- dr. Dušan Materić
- dr. Khaja Mohaideen Kamal Musthafa
- doc. dr. Uroš Novak
- dr. Ondrej Panak
- dr. Matic Pavlin
- dr. Andraž Pavlišič
- dr. Anže Prašnikar
- dr. Tina Ročnik
- dr. Kristina Stevanović
- prof. dr. Blaž Stres
- dr. Janvit Teržan
- dr. Giorgio Tofani
- dr. Anja Verbič
- dr. Jure Voglar
Emeritus Professors
Young Researchers
- Assya Bellaadem
- Tamara Bizjak
- Tomislav Blagec
- Anej Blažič
- Lennart Dreisewerd
- Maja Gabrič
- Marko Gabrovšek
- Sergey Girshevich
- Jurij Golobič
- Matic Grom
- Marcell Gyurkač
- Yasmeen Iqbal
- Dimitrij Ješič
- Timofey Karnaukhov
- Bahador Kazemi
- Aleksa Kojčinović
- Ajda Kunavar
- Žan Lavrič
- Luca Maffei
- Dana Marinič
- Maša Ošlak
- Gessica Panzardi
- Jakov Stjepan Pavelić
- Rok Pogorevc
- Andrej Race
- Emilija Rakić Krstić
- Alen Rupnik
- Jan Šiler Hudoklin
- Vojtěch Škopek
- Dimitra Škrekovski
- Sunčica Srzentić
- Katja Vodlan
- Leon Žagar
- Aleksandra Zamljen
- Taja Žibert
- Matej Žula
Technical Staff
Representative Publications
1. KOZLICA Dzevad K., FINŠGAR Matjaž, MARTINS Pedro Farinazzo Bergamo Dias, HUŠ Matej, GENORIO Boštjan, CONNELL Justin G., MARTINS Milena, HÝVL Matěj, ŽIBERT Taja, VARDA Katja Andrina, OSMIĆ Azra, BELE Marjan, LIKOZAR Blaž, TOMC Blaž, GABERŠČEK Miran, STRMČNIK Dušan. The Role of Individual Nickel Surface Species in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Nickel in Alkaline Electrolytes. Nature Catalysis, 2026, 9, 1036–1047.
nature.com/articles/s41929-026-01605-9
2. LORBER Kristijan, SHVALYA Vasyl, VENGUST Damjan, ZAVAŠNIK Janez, HUŠ Matej, LIKOZAR Blaž, MAZAJ Matjaž, DJINOVIĆ Petar. Visible Light Suppresses Carbon Formation on Ni/CeO2 Catalyst in Methane Dry Reforming Reaction. Nature Communications, 2026, 17, 1–11.
nature.com/articles/s41467-026-77706-7
3. 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.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202424747
4. 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
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.202305804
5. 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.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352554126000318