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Photoelectrocatalytic device for SUN-driven CO2 conversion into green CHEMicals

Descripción del proyecto

Reactores solares para transformar CO2 en productos químicos valiosos

El empleo de CO2 como materia prima química podría reducir significativamente las emisiones anuales de gases de efecto invernadero a nivel mundial. El proyecto SunCoChem, financiado con fondos europeos, se propone desarrollar una tecnología integral y competitiva que ayude a eliminar de manera activa el exceso de CO2 de la atmósfera. En concreto, el proyecto diseñará un reactor fotocatalítico en tándem que empleará exclusivamente luz solar, agua y CO2 para producir productos químicos de gran valor. El objetivo es alcanzar el nivel de preparación tecnológica 5. El proyecto aspira a lograr la producción de tres productos químicos, a saber: ácido glicólico (que se utiliza como componente esencial en la síntesis de polímeros), valeraldehído (un aromatizante) y Limoxal TM (un ingrediente de perfumes).

Objetivo

SunCoChem will have an important impact in reduction of the dependence of the European Chemical Industry (ECI) on carbon feedstock by producing a competitive and integrated solution enabling the carbon-netural production of high valuable chemicals from solar energy, H20 and CO2.
SunCoChem will provide a solution based on a competitive tandem photoelectrocatalytic reactor (TPER) to efficiently produce oxo-products from CO2, water and sunlight. This will be achieved by process intensification coupling a sun-driven carbon dioxide reduction to CO/water oxidation to O2 with C-C bond carbonylation reaction catalysed by novel multifunctional hybrid photoelectrocatalysts (PEcats)
SunCoChem is focused on the production of 3 main oxo-products of interest for three important chemical industries in Europe: i) Glycolic Acid, used as polymers building block and of interest to AVANTIUM CHEMICALS BV; ii) Valeraldheyde, a flavor ingredient of interest to and produced by DOW CHEMICALS; and iii) LimoxalTM a fragrance ingredient of interest to and produced by IFF.
The TPER will be demonstrated at a TRL5 scale of 1m2 and validated by a set of 3 case studies corresponding to the 3 selected products, representing real chemical industry needs from the 3 mentioned industrial partners. The sustainable and efficient technology for oxo-products production will be demonstrated by addressing the recycling CO2 flue gas and by-products from Dow Chemicals and IFF, with an improved chemical energy conversion efficiency (≥10%) and CO2 emissions reduction (≥50%). The advantages of the SunCoChem technology in terms of social and environment impact will be analyzed with respect to conventional production routes of the same target products.
Maximum impact will be ensured through the involvement of the mentioned three industrial end users in the validation of the technology, a well-balanced dissemination, standardization, communication, stakeholders engagement and exploitation of the different results.

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2018-2020

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Convocatoria de subcontratación

H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2019

Régimen de financiación

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinador

FUNDACIO EURECAT
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 1 188 586,36
Dirección
AVENIDA UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA 23
08290 Cerdanyola Del Valles (Barcelona)
España

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Región
Este Cataluña Barcelona
Tipo de actividad
Research Organisations
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Coste total
€ 1 188 586,36

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