Bifunctional ZSM-5 Catalyst Internship: Sugars to Furanics

IFP Energies Nouvelles Group; France; Remote; EUR 8,900 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

IFP Energies Nouvelles Group offers a Master internship in catalysis and materials science to explore bifunctional Sn/Al‑ZSM‑5 catalysts for sugar conversion to furanic compounds. The project focuses on how acidity and pore structure influence selectivity, with close collaboration to a third-year PhD student.

You will synthesize catalyst series, characterize composition, structure, textural properties and acidity, and evaluate performance using HPLC and NMR, contributing to a scalable catalyst

Qualifications

• Master student in chemistry, catalysis, materials science, or physical chemistry.
• Interest in catalysis and green chemistry.
• Third-year PhD collaboration will be involved during the internship.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize a series of Sn/Al-ZSM-5 catalysts.
• Characterize composition, structure, textural properties and acidity.
• Evaluate catalysts for the conversion of sugars into furan derivatives.
• Quantify products by HPLC and NMR.
• Correlate characterization data with catalytic performance to guide design.

Skills

Catalysis

Chemistry

Materials science

Green chemistry

Education

Master's degree in chemistry, catalysis, or related field

Tools

HPLC

NMR

XRD

BET analysis

Job description

IFP Energies Nouvelles Group offers a Master internship in catalysis and materials science to explore bifunctional Sn/Al‑ZSM‑5 catalysts for sugar conversion to furanic compounds. The project focuses on how acidity and pore structure influence selectivity, with close collaboration to a third-year PhD student.

You will synthesize catalyst series, characterize composition, structure, textural properties and acidity, and evaluate performance using HPLC and NMR, contributing to a scalable catalyst