Pilot scale demonstration of novel CO2 co-polymerisation catalysts in the PU polyol market

Projektinformationen

CO2Catalyst

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 734039

DOI 10.3030/734039

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 5 August 2016

Startdatum 1 Juli 2016

Enddatum 30 Juni 2018

Finanziert unter

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Gesamtkosten € 3 558 238,75

EU-Beitrag € 2 490 767,00

Koordiniert durch

ECONIC TECHNOLOGIES LTD
United Kingdom

Ziel

The European polymer industry is under increasing pressure to produce innovative products at lower cost to compete with overseas imports. Econic Technologies has invented a catalyst that enables replacing up to 40% of petrochemical feedstock in the production of polyurethane polyols, an important polymer segment, with low cost waste CO2, resulting in high performance product.
Econic Technologies is spun out of Imperial College London, where the technology was invented, now grown to a family of patent-protected catalysts whose unique characteristic is high reactive activity and selectivity for polymers under low pressures. The catalysts enable the maximum theoretical uptake of CO2 with far superior reaction rates than their competitors under industry relevant conditions.
The Econic catalyst creates novel value-add polyol building blocks for polyurethanes whilst offering significant feedstock savings: CO2 costs $100/Tonne whereas PO costs $1900/tonne. When competitive technologies require expensive new plant facilities to meet stringent process conditions Econic’s catalyst can be deployed by a low cost retrofit.
The technology is proven in the lab (TRL6) and client-site demonstration (TRL7) has commenced on small scale. The Phase I feasibility study has established that early adopting market leading polyol producers are keen to deploy the technology but they still need to persuade their downstream customers, the polyurethane producers. This will crucially be assisted by demonstrator applications which Phase II will now develop.
Over the first five years after Phase II completion, Econic generates EUR180m catalyst sale revenues. Polyol producers will benefit by increased profit margins to the tune of EUR380m over the same period. Catalyst toll manufacturers will generate turnover of EUR30m+ and carbon capture plants will be able to sell EUR18m worth of CO2. Total expected qualified job creation from the project exceeds 100 over the first five commercial years.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › catalysis
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › carbon capture engineering

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument

Thema/Themen

• SMEInst-11-2016-2017 - Boosting the potential of small businesses in the areas of climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

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Unterauftrag

H2020-SMEINST-2-2016-2017

Finanzierungsplan

SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2

Koordinator

ECONIC TECHNOLOGIES LTD

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 2 490 767,00
• Adresse: BIOHUB BLOCK 19S ALDERLEY PARK ; SK10 4TG MACCLESFIELD CHESHIRE ; Vereinigtes Königreich
• KMU Die Organisation definierte sich zum Zeitpunkt der Unterzeichnung der Finanzhilfevereinbarung selbst als KMU (Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen). Ja:
  Region
  North West (England) › Cheshire › Cheshire East
• Region: North West (England) › Cheshire › Cheshire East
• Aktivitätstyp: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Gesamtkosten: € 3 558 238,75