Project description
A green catalyst delivers a polymer for extreme conditions from petroleum waste
Polymers and composites have revolutionised materials and components in numerous industries. The renewable energy sector, among many other industries, requires high-performance polymeric materials that withstand the extreme conditions associated with environments such as offshore wind farms, yet currently options are limited. The French SME DEMETA has created a synthetic organic polymer for extreme environments in order to meet this demand. NexTene™ resins are produced by the polymerisation of a waste from the petroleum industry with the help of a novel green catalyst developed by the company. The EU-funded i-CARE project is helping DEMETA pave the way to commercialisation and European leadership in the global high-performance polymer market, and is supporting the development of a new European champion in Green Chemistry.
Objective
Energy Majors are looking for new polymeric materials that provide exceptional performance in use (e.g. mechanical properties, durability, easy processing) in extreme environments conditions (offshore equipment, hydrogen storage tanks, etc). Yet, their options are limited as all existing materials have their limitations. Also, sustainability and carbon footprint are increasingly important for them.
DEMETA is an innovative French SME created in 2011 with the ambition to become a global leader in high-performance polymers synthesized through green chemistry. DEMETA will enter the Energy market with project i-CARE.
i-CARE’s disruptive high-performance polymer is branded NexTene™. It relies on a patented, green chemistry compliant catalyst, polymerizing a waste product from the petroleum industry (DCPD).
NexTene™ outperforms existing materials in extreme environments and has a 47% lower carbon footprint than epoxy and other conventional materials. NexTene™ will enable equipment for offshore equipment (windmill structures, pipelines coating, custom coating, buoyancy modules, etc.). To ensure rapid deployment, DEMETA has chosen a fabless business model, outsourcing in Europe its whole production (catalyst production and blending operations).
DEMETA has already started establishing partnerships with Energy Majors and key stakeholders of the energy ecosystem in Europe and abroad. 27 letters of intents from potential clients and stakeholders have been gathered.
Thanks to the Accelerator EIC i-CARE project, DEMETA will accelerate the remaining development and qualification tests to reach TRL 8 on NexTene™ applications. Thanks to the EC investors, we will start market deployment and reach TRL9 before 2022. I-CARE will contribute to Europe worldwide leadership in the high-performance polymers market.
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- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels fossil energy petroleum
- natural sciences chemical sciences polymer sciences
- engineering and technology materials engineering coating and films
- natural sciences chemical sciences catalysis
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
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SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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35000 RENNES
France
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