Development of porous materials for Energetic and Environmental applications

The main goal of the LabSoP is develop porous materials to be used in Energy and Environmental applications. This subject is in continuous expansion and requires professionals with an integral and sustainable view. In this regard, aspects such as multidiscipline, the generation of new materials and the use of different technics both to characterize and study their applications impose special challenges to the professionals who are inserted in this area. We are interested in the synthesis of materials with porous size in the range of nanometers, to be applied in Adsorption, Catalysis and Electrochemical processes. Complementary studies are made by using computational simulation and software packages. The materials studied in the LabSoP are the type of zeolites, activated carbon, pillared clays, carbon and silica ordered mesoporous materials, hierarchical porous materials and metal organic frameworks, among others. The Lab have the basic instruments to carry out both the synthesis and the characterization and to study its applications. The challenge of the LabSoP is to incorporate studies to scale and transfer these materials as technological products.

Within this project we seek the opportunity to create academic and research networks with professionals from European countries with the goal of promoting the development of porous materials for Energetic and Environmental applications. An additional goal is to create links of cooperation and bilateral Masters or Doctoral programs.