Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion

Since 2014, the MCEC research center has been conducting impactful research in the field of catalysis, focusing on innovative solutions for sustainable energy conversion.

MCEC brings together chemists, physicists, materials scientists, and chemical engineers from Utrecht University, University of Twente, and Eindhoven University of Technology.

Our research explores how catalysis can transform substances like such as CO2 or municipal waste into useful chemical building blocks and materials. Through innovative catalytic technologies, we enable cleaner, more efficient chemical processes, driving progress toward a sustainable future.

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Acknowledgement

The Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion (MCEC) is an NWO Gravitation programme funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the government of the Netherlands.

​This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska‐Curie grant agreement No. 801359.

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What we do

Because catalysis can be studied at different length scales, different scientific disciplines are involved in catalysis research. The main objective of MCEC is that chemists, physicists materials scientists and chemical engineers can work together, both within and outside their own discipline, to find answers to important questions in the field of energy transition.