PECEE

ICMPE’s PhotoElectroCatalysis for Energy and the Environment (PECEE) group develops processes for the elimination and recovery of pollutants such as ammonia and urea (e.g. collected urine), nitrates (e.g. industrial or agricultural liquid effluents) or CO2 (industrial gaseous effluents). To this end, it is developing electrode materials composed of photoactive semiconductors and supported bimetallic catalysts, with optimized composition and nanostructuring. A parallel activity concerns the recycling of battery materials by hydrometallurgy methods in the context of the development of urban mines.