Project description
Innovative membrane solution to revolutionise separation and purification processes
Many of the chemicals we rely on as building blocks for other products or as fuels come from chemical compounds and mixtures from which they must be separated and purified. Today, most separation technologies are highly energy-intensive and are therefore linked to critical emissions and high costs. The features of separation technologies are essential to enhancing purification efficiency and reducing energy consumption and waste while improving the separated products' performance and value. The EU-funded GREENMEM project is supporting Swiss SME UniSieve in the preparation of demonstrators of its customised molecular separation solutions that promise to slash waste to negligible amounts. Combined with an unparalleled low cost, the technology will foster sustainability while boosting the competitive edge of numerous European industries.
Objective
UniSieve is a Switzerland-based cleantech company originating from ETH Zurich. We provide advanced molecular separation solutions for a wide range of applications of different scales, ranging from propylene or hydrogen purification to biogas upgrading. Our priority is to supply customers with a unique separation solution that is well compatible with its existing infrastructure, while effectively contribute to sustainable economic and environmental benefits. Our platform technology enables a unique combination of various “molecular sieving” particles into polymeric membranes, yielding reliable separation solutions. This innovative membrane technology has been developed since 2013 at the Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering of ETH Zurich.
We provide an opportunity for customers to increase product recovery by up to 90% of currently lost resources. As our membrane production process is scalable and compatible with standard roll coating devices, we are able to fabricate membranes at a price point that has never achieved in the industry before. This competitive advantage allows UniSieve to produce at scale. UniSieve is now ready to deliver demonstrators in our customers’ facilities and prepare ramp up for scaled-up production.
UniSieve aims to achieve a 16% share of the chemical and energy industries for its technology in the next 10 years. The GreenMem project will yield a total >€86.3M in additional revenue by 2026. The project is expected to create >290 jobs by the same time. We are fully aligned with Green Deal objectives, contributing to savings of more than 8.15 million tons in CO2 emissions and 5 million tons + of propylene resources recycled per year until 2050.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- engineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologies
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films
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SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinator
8006 ZURICH
Switzerland
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.