Project description
China and Europe join forces for CO2-neutral production of polymer building blocks
Olefins are a class of industrially important hydrocarbons, including ethylene, propylene and butylene, that are widely used as chemical feedstocks to produce plastics and as chemical intermediates for polymers and specialty chemicals. Conventionally, they are produced from petroleum refining and natural gas processing. The EU-funded OPTIMAL project will significantly enhance the sustainability of olefin production while strengthening Sino-European ties. The collaboration between the EU and China will harness Big Data and AI to develop technology enabling the capture and use of CO2 to produce olefins in a CO2-neutral production process.
Fields of science
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencebig data
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringcarbon capture engineering
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning
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Coordinator
S10 2TN Sheffield
United Kingdom
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Participants (6)
9000 Gent
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7491 Trondheim
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HU6 7RX Hull
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7034 Trondheim
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RG1 7SR Reading Berkshire
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9052 Zwijnaarde Gent
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Partners (5)
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200237 Shanghai
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210096 Nanjing
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410082 Changsha
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71049 Xi'an
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211111 Nanjing
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.