Catalysis Research Group

Catalysis is the key technology in the oil and gas downstream industries. UBD’s Catalysis Research Group aims for new innovative technologies and catalyst products for the development of oil and gas downstream industries in Brunei. Furthermore, the Catalysis Research Group brings together research experts for more collaborative and focussed research areas, manpower training and building up research facilities for catalysis research.

At present, the group has built strong collaboration across the science and engineering faculties and research centres in UBD and also world-leading catalysis research experts from UK (Oxford University and Cardiff University), Hong Kong (Hong Kong Polytechnic University and City University of Hong Kong), China (Xiamen University and Beijing University of Chemical Technologies) and Singapore (National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University). Through our research activities, we have developed catalyst products which shows promising efficiency towards processes involved in natural gas downstream industries and have engaged relevant stakeholders for the commercialisation of the products.

In addition to the oil and gas downstream industries, the Catalysis Research Group is also focussing on developing green and carbon-neural technologies such as green hydrogen production and storage and carbon capture and utilisation.