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Mirica Karlovits

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National Institute of Chemistry

The National Institute of Chemistry in Ljubljana is the second largest natural sciences research institute in Slovenia, with 374 employees, of whom about 331 conduct research in eight departments and two infrastructure centres; 163 of them have a PhD degree. We are members of international multidisciplinary research networks and collaborate with the best research institutions, groups and individuals worldwide.
Basic and applied researches are oriented towards fields which are of long-term importance to global challenges:
1) health, environmental protection, circular economy, sustainable energy, low carbon technology, climate change and analytics;
2) biotechnology, environmental protection, structural and theoretical chemistry, analytical chemistry, materials research, and chemical engineering, through which the Institute is in line with the needs of the domestic and international mainly chemical and pharmaceutical industry.

The Institute exhibits a history of successful collaborations with industrial partners in form of R&D collaborations as well as in the form of consulting. Such collaborations lead to an improved efficiency and benefit for companies, e.g. implementation of new technologies and knowledge for optimizing work processes, establishing new or improving the existing products. The main goal of NIC is building long-term strategic alliances with industrial partners, through which we co-develop new technologies. The company’s own R&D capacities are therefore enriched with the creativity and comprehensive knowledge of our researchers. At the same time, the company has an opportunity to use the top-notch infrastructure, which is essential for new breakthroughs.
The Institute’s work is consistent with the priorities of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, which places the Global challenges and European industrial competitiveness at the top of the strategic planning process. At the forefront are the development of new technologies and advanced materials to facilitate the transition of the society towards the sustainable, low-carbon and sustainable circular economy.

The National Institute of Chemistry will be presented by researchers form the following departments:

  • Department of Materials Chemistry: Modern Battery Systems and Laboratory for Electrocatalysis
  • Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering

Modern Battery Systems is dealing with advancement of electrochemical energy storage by developing novel electrochemical materials and cells and providing insight into electrochemical materials and cell properties. Our mission is to advance the scientific and technological understanding of electrochemical energy storage specifically in the context of a sustainable energy system, in which renewable energy is required to be stored in secondary batteries and (re-)converted into electricity.

Our research is focused on secondary batteries – specifically lithium-ion, lithium-sulfur, magnesium batteries as well as organic battery materials. As a research laboratory we are bridging the gap between fundamental science and applied engineering by combining both academically as well as industrially relevant questions. We are developing and utilizing advanced in situ diagnostic tools to gain insights on material properties and electrochemical processes as well as researching development of new electrochemical materials.
The primary goal of Laboratory for Electrocatalysis is to provide a state-of-the-art and fun working environment as a basis for a successful pursuit of scientific challenges in the field of electrochemical energy conversion.
More specifically, we use a multidisciplinary approach to study the performance of electrocatalysts with an emphasis on stability.
Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering is primarily invested in chemical (process) engineering, reactor and unit operation design and construction, as well as multi-scale process modelling. The Department topics foremost include carbon dioxide and natural gas conversion, hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, biomass valorisation to bio-based compounds, and (bio)pharmaceutical processes.

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