The group works on the development and study of materials with chemical functionality (photo-catalysts) in powder form, or in the form of coatings or films on different substrates, with the aim of their use in environmental photocatalysis applications.

New energy sources, renewable energies development and intensification of all involved energy production processes will optimize the energetic efficiency and minimize GHG emissions, paving the road to mitigate global warming. Research lines for accomplishing this objective are developed by our group. The synthesis, characterization, shaping and testing of catalytic devices for energetic and environmental processes are considered. Hydrocarbon reforming, mainly the so-called non-conventional gas, hydrogen cleanup processes, as well as valorization of the reforming streams through GTL processes.

Design, processing and characterization of ceramic and polymeric materials with improved properties for the generation and efficient use of energy, preparation of bioplastics and non-toxic lacquers and management of hazardous industrial waste.

This group was created in 1986 with the purpose of carrying out kinetic studies of solid state reactions, provided the interest of the knowledge of the mechanism of these reactions for the synthesis of materials with controlled structure and texture. The group has developed instrumentation for intelligent control of temperature for the sample itself which allow greater discrimination in the reaction mechanism that has been later included into most of the thethermogravimetric equipment currently available in the market.

Research activities related with characterization, synthesis and processing of advanced ceramic materials with high thermo-mechanical properties; diagnostic and conservation state of Cultural Heritage materials; Archaeometry of ceramic and glass materials. The core of the Group at ICMS is part of the R+D Group, Research Groups approved by the Regional Government (Junta de Andalucía), Group TEP 204. This Group was founded and evaluated in june 2001 and consolidated next years. At the moment, the Group is formed by 5 PhD members (1 is the Research Head at the ICMS).

The research activity of the Colloidal Materials Group is focused on the synthesis and surface modification of new colloidal functional materials with controlled characteristics (particle size and shape, crystallinity, composition, specific surface area), their characterization and the evaluation of their properties for application in biomedicine, ceramics and optoelectronics.

The mission of the research group "Nanotechnology on Surfaces" is the development of high level scientific research within the frame of surface engineering and nanotechnology, as well as the transfer of the acquired knowledge to the industry and other social stakeholders.

The Multifunctional Optical Materials Group of the ICMS is devoted to the development of new photonic structures in which several functionalities are combined. Materials design, preparation, and characterization, as well as device integration, are all performed within the group to yield a full approach to the problems addressed and give rise to creative solutions.

The work focuses on the synthesis and preparation of biomaterials and their processing into functional structures for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Working task at the ICMS includes chemical synthesis and materials processing, materials characterization and acellular essays in vitro to study the structure-properties-function relationships of the materials in biological systems. Other important activity of the Group is the multidisciplinary collaboration with other biologist and clinicians to advance in the materials biocompatibility response.

Complete information: http://nanomatmicro.icmse.csic.es/ General Strategy: Development of nanostructured coatings, thin films and nanoparticles by fabrication methods based mainly in the magnetron sputtering methodology and surface treatments by plasmas. Chemical and microstructural characterization at the nano-scale in order to understand the behaviour and final properties. 1. - Development of nanoporous films with gases trapped at high density. The group has been a pioneer in the development of these materials. 2.