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High-throughput screening of catalysts for the direct conversion of CO2 into synthetic fuels


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Organisation

The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.

Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.

The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
  

Reference

SL-DES-26-0612  

Thesis topic details

Category

Condensed Matter Physics, chemistry, nanosciences

Thesis topics

High-throughput screening of catalysts for the direct conversion of CO2 into synthetic fuels

Contract

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Job description

This doctoral project aims to develop an innovative high-throughput screening approach for catalysts for the direct conversion of CO2 into synthetic fuels, known as CO2-FTS. This approach will combine a catalyst screening platform with in situ/operando characterization techniques and artificial intelligence methods to accelerate the discovery and optimization of high-performance catalysts. It aims to identify doped FeOx-type catalysts for the CO2-FTS reaction (>50% conversion, high selectivity towards C8-C16). Several high-throughput screening campaigns will allow for iterative optimization of compositions and reactive conditions. A numerical model of the parametric landscape will then be developed. This model will subsequently be coupled with multi-scale modeling from the active site to the reactor level. The developed catalysts will contribute to the energy transition by enabling a circular carbon economy.

University / doctoral school

Sciences de la Matière, du Rayonnement et de l’Environnement (SMRE)
Ecole Centrale Lille

Thesis topic location

Site

Grenoble

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2026

Person to be contacted by the applicant

CHATELIER Corentin corentin.chatelier@cea.fr
CEA
DES/DTNM//LCHC
17 avenue des Martyrs
38000 Grenoble
0438782010

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

PAUL Sébastien sebastien.paul@univ-lille.fr
Centrale Lille
Unité de catalyse et de chimie du solide
Université de Lille - Centrale Lille/ENSCL

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