INT-27049-UPGRADE OF LOW-VALUE GAS STREAMS VIA CATALYTIC PLASMA PROCESSING

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• An organization with a passion for impact and strong RDI partnerships in Luxembourg and Europe that works on responsible and independent research projects
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• 32 days’ paid annual leave, 11 public holidays, 13-month salary, statutory health insurance

Internship contract | Belval | 6 Months

Are you passionate about research? So are we! Come and join us

How will you contribute?

Plasma technology enables decentralised chemical transformations using only electrical energy. Therefore, plasma reactors can be deployed in a modular fashion to treat low-value streams from several industrial processes and convert them into commodity chemicals (Waste-to-X route). This approach prevents waste generation, while supporting sustainable manufacturing through consumption of renewable power.

This internship focuses on the conversion of a biogas mixture (CH4+CO2) into value-added chemicals via a catalytic plasma process.

The student will:

• Study the dry reforming of methane (DRM) process in gas-phase plasma processing
• Assess the performance of different catalysts in the DRM process by estimating product selectivity and throughput
• Perform analytical measurements of the gas stream and characterisation of the catalyst particles
• Estimate the energy efficiency of the process based on the dissipated plasma power

This project will contribute to ongoing research on plasma catalysis for sustainable chemical manufacturing.

An internship report written in English will be required at the end of the training period.

Is Your profile described below? Are you our future colleague? Apply now!

Education

• Level of education required and covered topics: Bachelor’s degree obtained

Experience and skills

• Hard skills: Experimental design, safety in a chemical laboratory, prior research experience in the fields of plasma processing and/or catalysis will be an asset
• Soft skills: Excellent communication of results, openness to learn new techniques and methods

Language skills

• Fluency in English, both oral and written.