REALCAT

Description

REALCAT is a world-unique high-throughput screening platform dedicated to R&D in heterogeneous, homogeneous, and biocatalysis, as well as in ultra-innovative concepts such as hybrid and digital catalysis. Primarily focused on the development of sustainable processes for industrial biorefineries, REALCAT is supported by the Unit of Catalysis and Solid-State Chemistry (UCCS – UMR 8181), the Center for Research in Computer Science, Signal and Automation of Lille (CRIStAL – UMR 9189), and the Charles Viollette Institute (ICV – cross-border UMR 1158 BioEcoAgro). It is located within Centrale Lille on the Cité Scientifique campus in Villeneuve d’Ascq.

REALCAT offers extensive expertise in the field of catalytic materials, which are at the heart of major societal challenges and represent a key response to today’s pressing concerns (energy, health, food, environment, etc.).

Location

Centrale Lille, Cité Scientifique – CS20048 59651 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex FRANCE

Contacts

Platform Manager: Sébastien PAUL

Coordinator of the associated project: Nadine ESSAYEM

Technical specifications

The REALCAT platform includes:

Robots for the automated synthesis of chemical catalysts, novel biocatalysts, and hybrid catalysts.
A full range of high-throughput chemical characterization tools (XRD, IR, Raman, ICP, XRF, etc.).
Numerous tools for evaluating catalytic performance, including a series of versatile parallel continuous and batch reactors/fermenters — suitable for gas-phase, liquid-phase, or multiphase reactions — combined with ultra-fast online analytical tools.
A centralized server for automated data collection and intelligent processing using an integrated LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System).

A detailed description of REALCAT’s equipment is available here: www.realcat.fr