// ADVANCED HIGH-THROUGHPUT TECHNOLOGIES PLATFORM FOR BIOREFINERIES CATALYSTS DESIGN

REALCAT consists of a high-throughput platform, unique in the world, devoted to innovation in heterogeneous, homogeneous catalysis and biocatalysis as well as their combination under the ultra-efficient novel concept of “hybrid catalysis”.

At full capacity, REALCAT is able to cover each of the steps of a catalyst development: The platform is actually equipped with robots for automated synthesis of catalysts and biocatalysts, rapid characterization tools, and ultra-fast tools for catalytic performance evaluation.

At REALCAT, high-throughput techniques are most often combined with statistical methods

(i.e. experimental designs) in order to carry out the development of new catalytic processes in an even more streamlined and rapid manner. This has the advantage of reducing the number of tests required while ensuring excellent reliability and reproducibility of the results obtained.

A PLATFORM AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY...

...SUPPORTED BY MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPERTS

// THE HIGH-THROUGHPUT DIMENSION OF THE PLATFORM ALLOWS A SHARP REDUCTION IN THE TIME OF DEVELOPMENT AND COST OF NEW CATALYTIC PROCESSES

The combination of the multidisciplinary skills of our experts (chemistry, biotechnology, mathematics, computer science and statistics) with the speed of the HT equipment and the well-defined screening strategy constitutes the real strength of REALCAT to drive innovation in the field of catalysis.

A dedicated engineering staff operates last generation HT robots, fast analysis and HT characterization tools following a well-defined screening strategy.

A DEDICATED TEAM AT YOUR SERVICE

REALCAT CONSORTIUM

Dr. Egon Heuson Prof. Cédric Lhoussaine

Prof. Franck Dumeignil

Prof. Renato Froidevaux

Dr. Svetlana Heyte Prof. Philippe Vanheeghe Prof. Pascal Dhulster

Dr. Joelle Thuriot-Roukos

Dr. Pascale Dewalle

Dr. Marcia Araque Marin

General coordinatorProf. Sébastien Paul

experts in Ht experiments experts in data treatment experts in biocatalysis

expert in biomass valorisation

Julien Poulain

tecHnician

// REALCAT ENABLES THE FAST DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF CATALYSTS

secretaryZohra Gueroui

THEY TRUST REALCAT

OUR ONLY LIMIT: YOUR IMAGINATION !

A MAJOR INNOVATION: THE HYBRID CATALYSIS

With its extraordinary potential, REALCAT stands as a leading stakeholder in all the domains related to catalysis such as environment, energy, health or nutrition. Irrespective of your project, REALCAT is open to external users, including academic and/or industrials. This versatile platform is open to research collaborations or provisions of services, with respective staggered access fees under a secured and confidential environment. The only limitation of this fantastic tool is your imagination.

One of the major fundamental scientific projects underlying the REALCAT creation consists in the development of a new scientific field called “hybrid catalysis”. This concept comprises the one-pot coupling of biotechnological catalytic systems with chemical catalysts to take advantages from both technologies. The combination of bio- and chemo-catalysis offers new perspectives for reaching outstanding performances in the frame of an eco-friendly design.

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TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF REALCAT

BIOCATALYSIS CHEMICAL CATALYSIS

Today, REALCAT offers to the researchers involved in R & D in catalysis, research collaborations or services in line with their needs. The proposed formulas are flexible and may include, for example, experimental work done on REALCAT by your own collaborators.

The platform includes :

Robots for the automated synthesis of chemo-, bio- and hybrid catalysts. A complete range of rapid characterization tools for chemicals and biochemicals. A serie of tools for the evaluation of the catalyts performances, including versatile

parallel continuous and batch reactors and bioreactors, combined with ultra-fast on-line analytical tools at the top of the state-of-the-art for products analysis.

Catalysts synthesisCatalysts testing

Catalysts characterization

Data treatment

SAFETY

MULTIDISCIPLINARITY

RELIABILITY

EFFICIENCY

CONFIDENTIALITY

COLLABORATION

// REALCAT, A ONE-OF-A-KIND HIGH-THROUGHPUT PLATFORM FOR CATALYSTS DEVELOPMENT

The REALCAT platform is benefiting from a governmental subvention administrated by the French National Research Agency (ANR) within the frame of the ‘Programme d’investissement

d’avenir’ (PIA), with the contractual reference ‘ANR-11-EQPX-0037’.The Hauts-de-France Region and the FEDER as well as the Centrale Initiatives Foundation are thanked for their financial contributions to the acquisition of the equipments of the platform.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CONTACTcontact@realcat.frSébastien Paul: +33 (0)3 20 33 54 57

Centrale LilleCité scientifique - CS 2004859651 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex - FRANCE

www.realcat.fr

// CATALYSIS FOR PROGRESS !

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