Use of supercritical conditions for developing eco-efficient processes in chemical industry

Project Information

SUPER

Grant agreement ID: G5RD-CT-2001-00519

Project closed

Start date 1 August 2001

End date 31 July 2004

Funded under

• Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Total cost € 1 669 822,00

EU contribution € 1 287 934,00

Coordinated by

INSTM - CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO NAZIONALE PER LA SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI
Italy

Objective

This project investigates the possibility of developing innovative processes for a sustaillable chemistry exploring new synthetic catalytic routes in supercritical fluids (SFCs) as alternative reaction media which provides environmental friendly approaches to improve the environmental impact of current commercial processes and be a breakthrough technology towards super selective catalysis. Specifically, this project will demonstrate the techno-economical feasibility of two classes of large- scale reactions of industrial relevance in supercritical conditions:
(1) transal- kylation of alkylaromatics and
(2) oxidation of alkylaromatics.
The use of SCFs (scCO2) as environmental friendly solvents in catalytic reactions is pointed out.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• natural sciences › chemical sciences › electrochemistry › electrolysis
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › catalysis

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Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

INSTM - CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO NAZIONALE PER LA SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via le Risorgimento 4 ; 40136 BOLOGNA ; Italy
• Total cost: No data

Participants (5)

L'AIR LIQUIDE SA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Chemin de la Porte des Loges 1, Les Loges en Josa ; 78354 JOUY-EN-JOSAS
• Total cost: No data

LONZA S.P.A.

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via del Pruneto 40 ; 52027 SAN GIOVANNI VALDARNO
• Total cost: No data

POLIMERI EUROPA SRL

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via E. Fermi 4 ; 72100 BRINDISI
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: S/N,Avenida de la Complutense S/N Ciudad Universitaria ; 28040 MADRID
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF READING

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Whiteknights ; RG6 2AD READING / SILCHESTER
• Total cost: No data