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• The CEZIRENCAT Project is aimed at developing an in-depth basic research program on the textural, chemical, and nanostructural properties of ceria/zirconia mixed oxides (CeZrMO) and the corresponding oxide supported noble metal model catalysts (NM/CeZrMO). From our results, the next generation of Three Way Catalysts (TWC's), the one fitting the requirements established in Phase 3 (1999) of the EU Regulation on the exhaust emissions from motor vehicles, would be designed on much firmer scientific basis. Compared to the ceria based TWC’s currently in the market, significant improvements should be achieved in three major aspects: 1) The cold start operation conditions. 2) The widening of the Air/Fuel (A/F) ratio operation window. 3) The resistance against deactivation.
• Our Project brings toghether Rhône-Poulenc, one of the largest world producers of rare earth oxides, as well as eight academic teams, with a long previous experience in the field, and reputated expertise in very powerful, highly complementary experimental techniques. The application of such a battery of techniques in the framework of a Joint Research Program with common well defined targets, and standarized experimental procedures would highly potentiate the intrinsic usefulness of any individual project to be developed on the subject.

• Within the framework of this research, extended training activity for young researcher has been realised through the provision of several postdoctoral positions, as outlined in the following table. All such postdoctoral are currently filled. For more information about the postgraduate researchers involved in the project, please consult the links below.

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LABORATORY No. 1: DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIA DE LOS MATERIALES INGENIERÍA METALÚRGICA Y QUÍMICA INORGÁNICA. UNIVERSIDAD DE CÁDIZ (UCA).

• Responsible (and Coordinator of the Project): Prof. Serafín Bernal Márquez - Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica Facultad de Ciencias Apartado 40 Puerto Real. 11510 Cádiz, SPAIN.
• Telephone No.: +34-56-830828, Fax No.: +34-56-834924; e-mail address: serafin.bernal@uca.es

• Responsible: Dr. Michèle Pijolat - Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines 158 Cours Fauriel . 42023 Saint Etienne Cedex-2, FRANCE.
• Telephone No.: +334-77420152, Fax No.: +334-77420000; e-mail address: mpijolat@emse.fr

• Responsible: Dr. Vincent Perrichon - Laboratoire d’Application de la Chimie à l’Environnement (LACE) UMR 5634 CNRS-UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD-LYON I 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918. 69622 Villeurbanne CEDEX, FRANCE.
• Telephone No.: +334-72431587, Fax No.: +334-78941995; e-mail address: primet@cpmol.univ-lyon1.fr

• Responsible: Dr. Jean Claude Lavalley - Laboratoire de Catalyse et Spectrochimie. ISMRA/CNRS 6, Boulevard du Maréchal Juin 14050 Caen Cedex, FRANCE.
• Telephone No.: +332-31452814, Fax No.: +332-31452822; e-mail address: LAMOTTE@ISMRA.UNICAEN.FR

• Responsible: Dr. Joseph Riga - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Spectroscopie Electronique (LISE) Facultés Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix rue de Bruxelles, 61 B-5000 Namur, BELGIUM.
• Telephone No.: +32- 81724595, Fax No.: +32-81230391; e-mail address: joseph.riga@fundp.ac.be

• Responsible: Dr.Gilbert Blanchard - Rhône-Poulenc Recherches 52, rue de la Haie Coq F-93308 Aubervilliers Cedex, FRANCE.
• Telephone No.: +33-1-49376439, Fax No.: +33-1-49376100

• Responsible: Prof. Juán R.González Velasco - Facultad de Ciencias P.O. Box 644 48080 Bilbao, Bizkaia, SPAIN.
• Telephone No.: +34-4-4647700, Fax No.: +34-4-4648500; e-mail address: iqpgovej@lg.ehu.es

• Responsible: Dr. Jan Kaspar - Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Trieste, Via Giorgieri, IT-34127 Trieste, ITALY.
• Telephone No.: +39-40-6763960, Fax No.: +39-40-6763903; e-mail address: kaspar@dschsun1.univ.trieste.it

• Responsible: Prof. Diek C. Koningsberger - Department of Inorganic Chemistry University of Utrecht, Sorbonnelaan 16 P.O. Box 80083 3508 TB, Utrecht, THE NETHERLANDS.
• Telephone No.: +31-30-2537400, Fax No.: +31-30-2511027; e-mail address: d.c.koningsberger@anorg.chem.ruu.nl

Last update: 23-Oct-'98