Laboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Processing

The Laboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Procedures at EPFL focuses on reaction engineering at fluid solid interfaces, with applications in biomass conversion, heterogeneous catalysis, lignin chemistry, biocatalysis, green solvents, and bioplastics. They have developed novel bio-based polymers from xylose, a polar aprotic solvent from biomass, and models for enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass. Additionally, the unit works on catalyst synthesis for renewable molecule production, aiming to control surface functionalities through atomically precise metal oxide deposition.