Objective CEOPS project will focus on a sustainable approach for the production of methanol from CO2, which is a precursor for fine chemicals products. The approach will reinforce the link between large CO2 emitters and fine chemical industries at the European level. The concept relies on two chemical pathways, CO2 to CH4 and CH4 to CH3OH with the intermediate carbon vector: methane. Methane benefits from the extended and existing natural gas network infrastructure. Its distribution will prevent additional CO2 emissions (rail & road transportation). This approach will favour the emergence of small and flexible production units of fine chemicals from methanol.The technological work is based on advanced catalysts and electro-catalytic processes. CEOPS will develop advanced catalysts for application in three promising electro-catalytic processes (Dielectric barrier discharge plasma catalysis, Photo-activated catalysis and Electro-catalytic reduction) to increase their efficiency overtime for both pathways. The performances of the studied catalyst and process schemes will be benchmarked and the most efficient one, for each pathway, will be selected for a prototype. This prototype will be realised at a scale of 3m3.h-1 of methane, it will validate the concept and generate the required data for the techno-economic assessment.The consortium merges the skills of 2 research organisations, 3 universities, 1 SME, 1 non profit organisation, 2 industries and 1 cluster. The project is led by CEA-LITEN. Italcementi, GSER and CCB will bring respectively their expertise in CO2 emissions, CH4 injection and transportation and on methanol use for the fine chemical industry. They also contribute to the techno-economic and environmental assessments. IST, IREC, OMNIDEA will develop advanced catalysts. UPMC, CEA, IREC, NOVA will develop electro-catalytic processes. CEA assisted by the consortium will implement the prototype. EMSR and CCB will ensure the dissemination of the CEOPS concept and results. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gasnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryalcoholsnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compounds Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) NMP.2012.2.1-2 - Fine chemicals from CO2 Call for proposal FP7-NMP-2012-SMALL-6 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES EU contribution € 775 348,00 Address RUE LEBLANC 25 75015 PARIS 15 France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Betty Patoux (Mrs.) 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 C.T.G. SPA Italy EU contribution € 117 834,00 Address VIA STEZZANO 87 24126 BERGAMO See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Bergamo Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Danika Locatelli (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO Portugal EU contribution € 398 877,00 Address AVENIDA ROVISCO PAIS 1 1049 001 Lisboa See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Maria Isabel Ribeiro (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OMNIDEA LDA Portugal EU contribution € 165 512,00 Address TRAVESSA ANTONIO GEDEAO 9 3510 017 VISEU See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Manuela Morais (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FACULDADE DE CIENCIAS E TECNOLOGIADA UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA Portugal EU contribution € 225 176,00 Address QUINTA DA TORRE 2829 516 CAPARICA See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Luís Gaspar (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GDF SUEZ ENERGY ROMANIA SA Romania EU contribution € 16 968,00 Address BULVARD MARASESTI 4-6 SECTOR 4 040251 BUCURESTI See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Olivier Maigrot (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE RECERCA DE L'ENERGIA DE CATALUNYA Spain EU contribution € 489 554,00 Address C/ JARDINS DE LES DONES DE NEGRE 1 08930 Sant Adria De Besos See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jose Miguel Sanjuan (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EUROPEAN MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY France EU contribution € 111 535,00 Address Rue du Loess 23 67037 STRASBOURG See on map Region Grand Est Alsace Bas-Rhin Activity type Other Administrative Contact Rodrigo Martins (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CHEMIE CLUSTER BAYERN GMBH Germany EU contribution € 150 499,00 Address SCHWANTHALERSTR. 100 80336 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Daniel Gottschald (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE - PARIS 6 France EU contribution € 211 283,00 Address Place Jussieu 4 75252 PARIS See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anaïs Desclos Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data