Laboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Processing

Can plastic be replaced? Solutions? Yes. Miracle? No.

Published:25.02.26 — Plant-based alternatives are promising, but none will be effective unless we also rethink our production methods in a way that supports a sustainable transition – and the costs that come with it.

Safer receipt paper from wood

Published:05.01.26 — EPFL researchers have developed formulations for the kind of paper used in cash receipts or shipping tags using wood-based chemicals that reduces reliance on toxic bisphenols while keeping print performance.

Precise layering in catalysts for building sustainable chemicals

Published:30.10.24 — EPFL chemical engineers have developed a way to build metal clusters – with near atomic precision – in a method that has the potential to improve catalysts and accelerate chemical reactions including turning carbon dioxide into high value chemicals like methanol.