IFP has built up a significant body of research and development expertise in these areas.

Many scientific and technological obstacles still need to be overcome. IFP has adopted a multidisciplinary approach which draws on its expertise in:

• catalysis and separation,
• process engineering,
• physics and analysis,
• physical chemistry.

The development of innovative solutions should result in reduced reliance on petrol within the transport sector. As a result, it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly CO2.

This research is being conducted in the framework of cooperative partnerships with, among others:

• the BFH research centre in Hamburg,
• the University of the Ruhr at Bochum,
• the INRA (Institut national de la recherche agronomique),
• the CEA (Atomic Energy Commission),
• CIRAD (Centre de coopération international en recherche agronomique pour le développement),
• ESIGEC (Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Chambéry),
• the IRC (Institut de recherche sur la catalyse),
• the Laboratoire de catalyse de Lille,
• the LSGC (Laboratoire des sciences du génie chimique de Nancy),
• the University of Strasbourg,
• the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

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