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Cooperation towards a sustainable chemical industry

Objective

Our society depends on thousands of indispensable molecules such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, dyes, and coatings. Such products are synthesized from starting materials that originate from fossil resources, mainly oil. As oil is depleting, alternative starting materials are needed. CO2 is a benign and sustainable carbon source, which in analogy to natural photosynthetic processes can be used to form chemical building blocks. However, despite the potential ascribed to CO2, the scope of chemicals available from CO2 remains narrow. In particular, the number of syntheses leading to carbon-carbon (C-C) bond formation from CO2 is limited, although C-C linkages constitute the core of all organic molecules. The CO2PERATE consortium is a cooperation between 3 industrial and 7 academic nodes, with a simple but essential vision: Training of European researchers in the synthesis of indispensable molecules from sustainable carbon sources and with sustainable catalysts. The main focus is on using CO2 as a synthon in C-C bond formation leading to industrially relevant compounds. In order to develop fully sustainable processes, CO2PERATE will react CO2 with biomass-derived starting materials and will use non-precious metal catalysts. The development of CO2-based synthetic pathways is highly beneficial not only for the chemical industry but also for pharmaceutical applications. In particular, CO2PERATE will have major impact on carbon-based isotopic labelling, which is an area of great economic value. The CO2PERATE research program unites leading expertise in catalysis, organic synthesis, computational modelling, isotopic labelling, process plant development, and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and chemical additives. The research will be complemented by training in transferable skills, including entrepreneurship, patenting, outreach and open science, alongside personally adapted career development, with mentoring, intersectorial exchange, and international mobility.

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.1.3.1. - Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers

Topic(s)

MSCA-ITN-2019 - Innovative Training Networks

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training Networks
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Coordinator

UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET

Address

Hansine Hansens Veg 14
9019 Tromso

Norway

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU Contribution

€ 584 684,64

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Participants (9)

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AARHUS UNIVERSITET

Denmark

EU Contribution

€ 595 044

FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 501 809,76

STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

EU Contribution

€ 281 982,96

UNIVERSITAT ZURICH

Switzerland

EU Contribution

€ 562 553,28

HALDOR TOPSOE AS

Denmark

EU Contribution

€ 297 522

ASTRAZENECA AB

Sweden

EU Contribution

€ 281 982,96

LEIBNIZ - INSTITUT FUR KATALYSE EV AN DER UNIVERSITAT ROSTOCK

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 505 576,80

EVONIK PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GMBH

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 252 788,40

UNIVERSITETET I OSLO

Norway

EU Contribution

€ 292 342,32

Project information

Grant agreement ID: 859910

Status

Grant agreement signed

  • Start date

    1 February 2020

  • End date

    31 January 2024

Funded under:

H2020-EU.1.3.1.

  • Overall budget:

    € 4 156 287,12

  • EU contribution

    € 4 156 287,12

Coordinated by:

UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET

Norway

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Last update: 12 August 2019

Record number: 224719