Description du projet
Des concepts de réacteurs et de microréacteurs durables pour des dispositifs innovants
Les technologies des réacteurs jouent un rôle essentiel dans plusieurs processus chimiques et biologiques, offrant une voie de transition vers l’abandon des combustibles fossiles tout en favorisant l’autonomisation numérique et la croissance économique. L’université du Minho (UMINHO) est à l’avant-garde de la recherche innovante dans le domaine des processus biomoléculaires et cellulaires. Le projet REACTORS 5.0 financé par l’UE, entend élaborer de nouveaux concepts de réacteurs et de microréacteurs durables à l’aide de technologies de pointe, y compris, mais sans s’y limiter, l’apprentissage automatique et la modélisation informatique, afin de contribuer à positionner l’UE en tant que leader mondial dans le domaine des dispositifs et processus verts et numériques basés sur des réacteurs. L’ambitieux programme interdisciplinaire de recherche et d’innovation technologique stimulera l’excellence, attirera des talents internationaux exceptionnels et mènera au développement d’outils transformateurs ayant un impact mondial dans trois domaines clés: l’alimentation, la durabilité environnementale et la santé.
Objectif
Reactor technologies are core to many chemical and biological processes, therefore enablers of defossilisation, digital empowering, and economic growth. E.g. new reactor designs are required for manufacturing of chemicals from solar light and advanced microreactor designs are key to meet needs in personalised medicine. The design of reactors and microreactors share fundamental concepts, such as mass and heat transfer and reaction kinetics, often referred to as first principles. The University of Minho (UMINHO) has built international reputation for innovative fundamental research in biomolecular and cellular processes, with multiple researchers ranked in the top 1% of most cited. By accessing a range of world-class analytical, microfabrication and supercomputing facilities and deploying machine learning and computational modelling driven by experimental big data sets, REACTORS_5.0 will demonstrate and deliver a number of new sustainable reactor and microreactor concepts in full respect of first principles. These technologies will be disseminated and exploited to enable innovative green and digital devices and processes and foster economic growth, directly contributing to Sustainable Development Goals and setting EU as a global leader in the development of green and digital reactor/microreactor based innovations. The ERA Chair will bring expertise in reaction engineering and an international interdisciplinary network from non-widening countries to nurture at UMINHO a transformative research, training, and technology innovation programme that will boost Excellence and attract and mobilise outstanding talents. This will advance UMINHOs long-term ambition of establishing a world-class Centre of Excellence and innovations based on molecular-to-cellular-to-reactor nexus, driving the development and implementation of transformative tools and devices able to generate global impact in three key areas of intervention of the institution: food, environment, and health.
Mots‑clés
Programme(s)
Régime de financement
HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinateur
4704 553 Braga
Portugal