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Project

Valorisation of a nanoparticle-based catalysis platform.

90% of all organic substances are produced by means of a catalysed reaction in the production process. Homogeneous catalysis, wherein the catalyst is in the same phase as the reactants / products is used in many industrial processes. However, the catalyst complexes used for homogeneous catalysis are still not very cost-efficient. Recovery of the catalysts is often not or only partially possible. A homogeneously catalyzed process also requires that the entire reaction vessel is heated to the desired temperature and as a consequence the energy efficiency is greatly lowered. And, finally, since the local concentration of the catalyst is often low, this can result in long reaction times. We propose to valorize a new catalyst platform which consists of a nano-particle system constructed with three components. This platform will be able to address the problems mentioned above (energy costs, reusability, reaction time). The intended result of the project is a strong basic patent that protects the catalytic platform, and possibly several applicative patents related to specific industrially relevant reactions.
Date:1 Oct 2015 →  30 Sep 2017
Keywords:catalyse, nanopartikels
Disciplines:Sustainable chemistry