Objective The main scope of the DoubleNanoMem project is the development of nanostructured membranes based on the most appropriate combination of nanofillers with well-defined size and porosity, dispersed in advanced high free volume polymers with inherent nanoporosity for application in specific gas and vapour separations. This approach is driven by the main requirement for successful replacement of traditional gas and vapour separation processes by membrane-based separations: a radical improvement of the permeability and selectivity compared to state-of-the-art commercially available membranes.The use of nanocomposite and nanostructured membrane materials is seen as one of the few approaches with the real potential to achieve this goal and in this respect several combinations of polymers and nanoparticles will be tested. Different types of nanoparticles will be used, which are all able or have the potential to create preferential channels for mass transport: both single wall and multi wall carbon nanotubes, zeolites, mesoporous silicas and cucurbituril derivatives. The idea is to create a scientific basis for the combination of advanced polymers with suitable nanoparticles, compatible with the corresponding polymers, leading to membranes with unique separation properties. The principle targets of the project are:- Development of membranes with tailored separation performance based on innovative materials- Experimental characterization and development of structure-performance relationships.- Modelling of transport phenomena and of the material’s structure to provide a better scientific understanding of gas and vapour transport phenomena and separation processes.- Applied research in a select number of consolidated and emerging areas of gas separation and pervaporation, such as CO2 separation from flue gas, natural gas processing, biofuel production.- Demonstration of the practical applicability of the developed principles and dissemination of the main achievements. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gasengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialsengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuelsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringnanocomposites Keywords Free volume Gas separation membrane bioethanol carbon dioxide nanofiller permeability Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) NMP-2008-2.1-1 - Nanostructured membrane materials NMP-2008-2.1-2 - Processing and upscaling of nanostructured materials Call for proposal FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE EU contribution € 498 726,00 Address PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 00185 Roma Italy See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Maria Annunziata Liberti (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all A.V. TOPCHIEV INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS - RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Russia EU contribution € 229 212,00 Address LENINSKY PR 29 119991 MOSKVA See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alexey Volkov (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT Netherlands EU contribution € 282 367,00 Address STEVINWEG 1 2628 CN Delft See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lily Tunggal (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution € 297 120,00 Address OUDE MARKT 13 3000 Leuven See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Maria Vereeken (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VYSOKA SKOLA CHEMICKO-TECHNOLOGICKA V PRAZE Czechia EU contribution € 269 828,00 Address TECHNICKA 5 166 28 Praha See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anna Mittnerova (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DELLA CALABRIA Italy EU contribution € 346 048,00 Address VIA PIETRO BUCCI 7/11/B 87036 Arcavacata Di Rende See on map Region Sud Calabria Cosenza Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Giovanni Golemme (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER United Kingdom EU contribution € 320 422,00 Address OXFORD ROAD M13 9PL Manchester See on map Region North West (England) Greater Manchester Manchester Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Liz Fay (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Closed Joint Stock Company Scientific and Technical Center Russia EU contribution € 154 121,00 Address B. Nizhegorodskaya Str. 77 600016 Vladimir See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Vladimir P. Dubyaga (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CARDIFF UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 380 890,00 Address NEWPORT ROAD 30 36 CF24 0DE Cardiff See on map Region Wales East Wales Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nick Bodycombe (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECNO PROJECT INDUSTRIALE SRL Italy EU contribution € 221 266,00 Address VIA ENRICO FERMI 40 24035 Curno See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Bergamo Administrative Contact Ugo Moretti (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
