The Instituto de Tecnología Química (CSIC-UPV) leads a work that describes a new method for the industrial purification of ethylene, one of the largest chemical processes in the world and the basis for a multitude of chemical products in our daily lives. Experiments carried out at NOTOS beamline of ALBA contribute to the results.
In recognition of the facility's strategy to implement the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, the ALBA Synchrotron has been given the HRS4R Award. The next three years, ALBA will implement a detailed action plan aimed at improving the quality and impact of research and promoting policies and practices to select, develop and retain staff.
A team from the Materials Science Institute of Madrid -CSIC) leads an international research that synthetized a zeolite with extra-large pores by expanding and connecting silica chains. This material has applications in water and gas decontamination and catalysis. Experiments carried out at the MSPD beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron had a key role in determining the structure of the zeolite.
X-rays produced at the ALBA Synchrotron have enabled to determine 1,000 protein structures in a decade. Number 1,000 is part of a study led by CSIC scientists that can contribute to design new therapies. XALOC beamline at ALBA, devoted to macromolecular crystallography, has made possible this achievement.
It will offer a unique platform of 69 infrastructures, including synchrotron, electron microscopy, laser, ion beam, neutron, clean room, and soft matter research infrastructures as well as high performance computing. ALBA is one of the partners of the project. The kick-off meeting took place in Hamburg (Germany) on 14-15 March 2024.
