CO2 to light olefins conversion by cascade reactions over bifunctional nanocatalysts: an ‘all X-ray’ approach

Información del proyecto

CASCADE-X

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 793423

DOI

10.3030/793423

Proyecto finalizado el 24 Enero 2019

Fecha de la firma de la CE 19 Marzo 2018

Fecha de inicio 1 Julio 2018

Fecha de finalización 30 Junio 2020

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 196 400,40

Aportación de la UE

€ 196 400,40

Coordinado por

UNIVERSITETET I OSLO
Norway

Objetivo

In a waste-to-value perspective, CO2 can represent a sustainable carbon source to produce light olefins, representing key building blocks for petrochemical industry. CASCADE-X proposes an ultimate approach to directly convert CO2 to light olefins through cascade reactions over a bi-functional catalyst, obtained by molecular scale integration of an active metal alloy for the CO2-to-methanol reaction onto a zeotype catalyst for selective methanol-to-olefins conversion. Such a single-reactor cascade approach enables a simplified process scheme while overcoming the thermodynamic restrictions of the methanol synthesis by its sequential conversion. The action will generate fundamental knowledge on properties-performances relationships for the combined system, providing a rational for the optimization of catalyst and process conditions, as well as an improved understanding of key fundamental issues in both hydrogenation and methanol-to-olefins chemistry (restructuring, deactivation mechanisms, confinement effects). These goals will be pursued by an ‘all-X-ray’ approach, synergizing in situ and operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy and diffraction/scattering at the laboratory and large-scale facility level in combination with complementary physico-chemical methods, to identify activity/selectivity/stability descriptors for the bifunctional catalyst. Multi-modal synchrotron nano-mapping of individual catalyst particles will elucidate the space-resolved dynamics of restructuring and deactivation phenomena. Integrating the applicant’s experience in X-ray spectroscopy, the Host’s excellence in structural analysis, testing and rational optimization of zeotype catalysts, as well as the industrial know-how of the private sector partner (a leading Company in recycling and manufacturing precious metal catalysts, where a Secondment is planned), CASCADE-X provides a unique platform to diversify the proponent’s individual competences and to promote trans-sectoral knowledge transfer.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › química inorgánica › química organometálica
• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › química inorgánica › compuestos inorgánicos
• ciencias naturales › ciencias físicas › óptica › espectroscopia › espectroscopia de absorción
• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › química orgánica › alcoholes
• ciencias naturales › ciencias químicas › catálisis

Palabras clave

• methanol synthesis
• methanol to olefins
• supported metal nanoparticles
• zeotype catalysts
• synchrotron characterization

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2017 - Individual Fellowships
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2017

Coordinador

UNIVERSITETET I OSLO

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 196 400,40
• Dirección: PROBLEMVEIEN 5-7 ; 0313 Oslo ; Noruega
• Región: Norge › Oslo og Viken › Oslo
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 196 400,40