The Instituto de Tecnología Química (CSIC-UPV) leads a work that describes a new method for the industrial purification of ethylene, one of the largest chemical processes in the world and the basis for a multitude of chemical products in our daily lives. Experiments carried out at NOTOS beamline of ALBA contribute to the results.
Researchers from TU Wien have studied the structural evolution of gold nanoclusters catalysts during pretreatment and reaction conditions. The results, published in the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, are the first reported from NOTOS beamline.
The 10th ALBA beamline is fully operational and hosted last week its first experiment from experts users. Researchers from the ICMAB-CSIC, involved in the CSIC PTI-Transener+, were studying different types of materials for batteries. NOTOS is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
On the 12th and 13th of February 2021, the 10th beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron has received the first photons. The commissioning of the beamline ran very smoothly, reaching 250 mA in only four hours. NOTOS will be available for users in the next experiments' cycle starting in June this year, helping to solve problems in several scientific disciplines such as chemistry, catalysis, energy, nanomaterials, condensed matter and environmental science. The project is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
A research led by ITQ (UPV-CSIC) has demonstrated the possibility to replace molecular catalysts in solution for all-solid catalysts based on isolated metal atoms for selective gas-phase ethylene hydroformylation, an important industrial chemical reaction. The discovery paves the way for greener chemical processes, with greater energy efficiency and lower carbon footprint, for the valorization of unconventional raw materials, alternative to crude oil. To test the designed catalyst, synchrotron light techniques have been used, among others, at the ALBA Synchrotron.
