The Catalysis, Reactors and Control Group (CRC) of the University of Oviedo offers two predoctoral contracts associated with research projects.
Its characteristics, requirements and deadline/procedure are detailed below:
PROJECT: OPTIMIZATION OF CO2 RECOVERY, BOTH IN POST-COMBUSTION STREAMS AND IN DIRECT AIR CAPTURE, FOR RECOVERY IN DIMETHYL ETHER (DME)
- EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT: 4 years
- PROFILE OF THE CANDIDATES: Training at the level of a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, or degrees with specific subjects in Chemical Engineering (Chemistry, Biotechnology, etc.). Candidates may be those students who, while currently studying for a master's degree, are in a position to enrol in the doctorate on the start date of the contract, having passed at least 300 ECTS between the Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
- DEADLINE AND PROCEDURE: The University of Oviedo will launch the call from November 15. Those interested in this offer are requested to contact the Principal Investigator of the Project (Eva Díaz, diazfeva@uniovi.es) to specify information on the call, deadlines and application procedure.
- TASKS TO BE CARRIED OUT:
The general objective of the project is the capture and concentration of CO2 both from post-combustion gases, and direct capture from air, to obtain dimethyl ether (DME), which can be used as fuel in vehicles.
The contractor will carry out his Doctoral Thesis within the framework of this project, working in a multidisciplinary environment, which includes the synthesis of materials for use as adsorbents and catalysts, in addition to catalytic and adsorption tests and the modelling of these processes.
The project contributes to the mitigation of climate change, in addition to proposing a fuel, DME, that generates low emissions.
PROJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CATALYTIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE VALORIZATION OF PYROLYSIS OIL BY MEANS OF AROMATIZATION AND PARTIAL OXIDATION REACTIONS
- EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT: 4 years
- PROFILE OF THE CANDIDATES: Training at the level of a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, or degrees with specific subjects in Chemical Engineering (Chemistry, Biotechnology, etc.). Students who are currently studying for a master's degree and are in a position to enrol in the doctorate on the start date of the contract may be candidates.
- DEADLINE AND PROCEDURE: The University of Oviedo will launch the call from November 15. Those interested in this offer are requested to contact the Principal Investigator of the Project (Salvador Ordóñez, sordonez@uniovi.es) to update them with information on the call, deadlines and procedure.
- TASKS TO BE PERFORMED:
The general objective of the project is the development of catalytic technologies to produce chemicals and high value-added oils from various pyrolysis oils, as well as compounds recovered from them (cresols). The project includes the preparation and evaluation of novel chemical hydrogen carriers and the synthesis of aromatic carboxylic acids from these streams.
The contractor will carry out his Doctoral Thesis within the framework of this project, carrying out experimental studies on condensation reactions in the gas phase to produce mono- and bi-aromatic compounds from pyrolysis oils, as well as partial oxidation reactions of alkylphenolic compounds recovered from pyrolysis oil to produce aromatic organic acids.
These tasks will include the preparation and characterization of heterogeneous catalysts of different types, the performance of catalytic studies in fixed-bed and agitated tank reactors, and kinetic modelling and chemical reactor design.
