Instituto de Tecnología Química,
Univ. Politécnica de Valencia

Introduction

ITQ is a joint Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)-Technical University of Valencia centre created in 1991 whose main research activity is focused on the synthesis of materials that can be used as heterogeneous catalysts for petrochemistry and fine chemicals. The current ITQ research staff is 25 that belong in approximately equal number to CSIC and the University of Valencia. In addition there are about 10 technical staff in charge with experimental techniques and four persons in charge with the administrative tasks. The techniques currently available include electron microscopy, scan tunnelling microscopy, isothermal gas adsorption, thermogravimetry, thermoprogrammed desorption, analysis by atomic absorption spectroscopy, combustion analysis and X-ray fluorescence, powder and crystal X-ray diffraction, spectroscopic techniques (UV-Vis-NIR, FT-IR, Raman, solid-state and liquid multinuclear NMR, EPR, MS) and high performance chromatography in gas and liquid phase.

The role in NEXT-GTL

The main role of ITQ in the project will be WP3 and, specifically Task 3.1, where novel hierarchically-organized catalysts for methane aromatization will be developed.

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