CED2 Carnot Institute

The research interests of CED2 teams are centred on the elaboration, characterisation and the functional properties of molecules and materials for applications in energy and fuel production, "Green Chemistry", resources conservation, protection of the environment and health:

• energy with inorganic and polymer membranes for fuel cell applications, catalytic materials, materials for electrochemical energy storage, synthetic fuels and biofuels, hydrogen,
• protection of the environment through the implementation of “green and sustainable chemistry": process intensification, catalysis to prevent and palliate pollution, degradable biopolymers, chemicals and materials from renewables, inorganic and polymer functional membranes, separation with membrane processes,
• health research into development of biomolecules, biomaterials, biopolymers and hybrids and composites, nanostructured materials for the transport and controlled release of drugs.

Collaborative Research

• 80 partners half of which are SMEs
• EUR 4200 K of research in partnership, EUR 2400 K of which in direct contracts
• a technical characterisation platform including 12 high performance entities
• 375 international level publications in 2012
• 59 theses begun
• 53 ANR (National Research Agency), FP6&7 and FUI contracts under way in 2012.

 Customers and markets

• Energy, refining and fuel
• Chemical industry
• Automobile industry
• Construction materials
• Pharmaceutical industry