Overview
ELCAT is a research group at the University of Antwerp focused on applied electrochemistry and catalysis. The group's core research goal is the development of state-of-the-art electrochemical reactors and catalysts for large-scale industrial development in industrial electrification in a green and sustainable way. Key activities include electrochemical CO₂ conversion, electrochemical hydrogen production, redox flow batteries, power-to-chemicals, and engineering services including electrosynthesis and electrochemical analysis.
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- 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 (𝐞-𝐎𝐀𝐓) 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐎𝐄𝐑) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥 (𝐎𝟐 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧) 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞?🤔 Selective oxygenation of C=C and C–H bonds to epoxides and alcohols are flagship processes in the chemical industry. Electrifying them can replace expensive or dangerous chemical oxidants with
- This Wednesday in Palma: an invited talk on nanoporous copper catalyst layers 🎤 At MATSUS Fall 2026, Dr. Daniel Choukroun presents "Insights into Nanoporous Copper Catalyst Layer Performance for CO2 and CO Electroreduction" in Symposium C1: Multiscale Insights into Solid-Liquid Interfaces for Sustainable Energy Technologies. How a catalyst layer is built up decides how well CO2 and CO are converted into valuable products. Daniel will show what nanoporous copper layers reveal about that relationship. 📅 Wednesday 28 October,
- 𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐀𝐓 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚-𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚! 🎤 Prof. Jonas Hereijgers and Dr. Hao Yu participated in the 3rd China-Africa Green Energy Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation & Talented Young Scientist Program Forum (Jinan, 23-25 October). Jonas, in the session on Advanced Energy Storage Technologies: "Improved Redox Flow Battery Performance through Flow Engineering". Redox flow batteries can store renewable electricity for many hours, but their performance
- Can the polyester in your clothes start as CO2? 🧵 On 5 November 2026, the THREADING-CO2 Academy Day brings research and industry together via a hybrid event at LUT University (Lappeenranta, Finland). The programme will spotlight the textile industry’s environmental impact and explore innovative pathways towards circularity. One promising approach? Transforming CO2 waste streams into polyester, turning emissions into valuable resources for a more sustainable textile industry. ELCAT contributes by developing and scaling up CO2
- We are excited to share that our latest review article, “Truly three-dimensional lithium-sulfur battery cathodes: A review of materials chemistry, fabrication strategies, and device integration”, has been published in Progress in Materials Science! 🎉 Lithium-sulfur batteries offer exciting prospects for lightweight, high-energy storage using abundant sulfur. However, poor electrical conductivity, polysulfide shuttling, and substantial volume changes during cycling continue to limit their practical performance. These challenges
- CONGRATULATIONS to our doctoral researcher, Xavier Moyson, for receiving his PhD fellowship grant from the Research Foundation Flanders - FWO! 🎉 Xavier, under the supervision of Prof. Jonas Hereijgers, will work on advancing cerium-titanium redox flow batteries (Ce-Ti RFBs) by addressing key challenges in their development. His research will focus on improving electrolyte stability and solubility while optimizing electrode performance to enhance the overall efficiency of the system. In parallel, he will investigate strategies to
- ELCAT would like to welcome a visiting researcher to the group: María Teresa Pinés Pozo!🎉 María Teresa is currently doing a PhD at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM, Spain) under the supervision of Prof. Francisco Jesús Fernández Morales and Prof. Ester López Fernández. Her current research focuses on the recovery of metals from waste within the project Integrated Circular Economy for Remediation and Recycling of Solid Waste with High Metal Content (GEOCENTRIC).
- We want to welcome our new postdoctoral researcher, Sravan Kumar (Ph.D.), to the ELCAT group!🎉 🔹Sravan joins us with a BOF postdoctoral fellowship. He will work with Prof. Dominik H. on the electro-oxidation of olefins to epoxides. His research will focus on developing a cleaner and more efficient electrochemical route to these valuable chemicals.
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