ECO2CO2

Eco-friendly biorefinery fine chemicals from CO2 photo-catalytic reduction

Coordinatore	POLITECNICO DI TORINO    more  Organization address address: Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 city: TORINO postcode: 10129 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Guido Cognome: Saracco Email: send email Telefono: +39 010904618 Fax: +39 0110904699
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Italy [IT]
Totale costo	4˙711˙872 €
EC contributo	3˙424˙438 €
Programma	FP7-NMP Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
Code Call	FP7-NMP-2012-SMALL-6
Funding Scheme	CP-FP
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-12-01   -   2016-05-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	POLITECNICO DI TORINO  Organization address address: Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 city: TORINO postcode: 10129 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Guido Cognome: Saracco Email: send email Telefono: +39 010904618 Fax: +39 0110904699	IT (TORINO)	coordinator	734˙993.10
2	AVANTIUM CHEMICALS BV  Organization address address: ZEKERINGSTRAAT 29 city: AMSTERDAM postcode: 1014 BV contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ed Cognome: De Jong Email: send email Telefono: +31 6 34347096	NL (AMSTERDAM)	participant	724˙768.40
3	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT  Organization address address: Stevinweg 1 city: DELFT postcode: 2628 CN contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Michiel Cognome: Makkee Email: send email Telefono: 3101530000000	NL (DELFT)	participant	491˙565.75
4	European Research Institute of Catalysis A.I.S.B.L.  Organization address address: Rond-Point Schuman 14 city: Bruxelles postcode: 1040 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Gabriele Cognome: Centi Email: send email Telefono: 390907000000 Fax: 39090391518	BE (Bruxelles)	participant	456˙267.60
5	SOLARONIX SA  Organization address address: CHEMIN DE L'OURIETTE 129 city: AUBONNE postcode: 1170 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Toby Cognome: Meyer Email: send email Telefono: +41 21 8212280 Fax: +41 21 8212289	CH (AUBONNE)	participant	320˙020.75
6	CENTRE TECNOLOGIC DE LA QUIMICA DE CATALUNYA  Organization address address: Carrer Marcel.li Domingo S/N city: Tarragona postcode: 43007 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Jose' Maria Cognome: Montornes Email: send email Telefono: +34 977 256 194	ES (Tarragona)	participant	248˙582.00
7	BIOCHEMTEX SPA  Organization address address: STRADA RIBROCCA 11 city: TORTONA postcode: 15057 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Alessandra Cognome: Frattini Email: send email Telefono: +39 0131 882839 Fax: +39 0131 860491	IT (TORTONA)	participant	225˙205.80
8	REPSOL SA  Organization address address: CALLE MENDEZ ALVARO 44 city: MADRID postcode: 28045 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Ramón Cognome: Peña Email: send email Telefono: 34917538216 Fax: 34917533613	ES (MADRID)	participant	135˙649.00
9	FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE RECERCA DE L'ENERGIA DE CATALUNYA  Organization address address: C/ JARDINS DE LES DONES DE NEGRE 1 city: SANT ADRIA DE BESOS postcode: 8930 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Francisco Cognome: Hernandez Ramirez Email: send email Telefono: 34933562615 Fax: 34933563802	ES (SANT ADRIA DE BESOS)	participant	87˙385.60

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The Eco2CO2 project aims at exploiting a photo-electro-chemical (PEC) CO2 conversion route for the synthesis of methanol as a key intermediate for the production of fine chemicals (fragrances, flavourings, adhesives, monomers,…) in a lignocellulosic biorefinery. A distinct improvement in the ecological footprint of the envisaged chemical industries will thus be achieved by: i) boosting the potential of lignocellulosic biorefineries by exploiting secondary by-products such as furfurals or lignin; ii) providing a small but non-negligible contribution to the reduction of CO2 release into the atmosphere by exploitation of sunlight as an energy source. The most crucial development in the project will be the development of a PEC reactor capable of converting CO2 into methanol by exploiting water and sun light with a targeted conversion efficiency exceeding 6%, with reference to wavelengths above 400 nm, and an expected durability of 10.000 h. The above specifications must be reached without using expensive noble metals or precious materials which should enable costs of the PEC panels lower than 60 Euro/m2 including the installation. Catalytic reactions of methanol and furfural to produce perfuming agents via partial oxidation or methylation, as well as of lignin or lignin depolymerisation derivatives to produce adhesives or monomers (e.g. p-xylene) will undergo a R&D programme to achieve cost effective production of green fine chemicals, proven by the end of the project via lab bench tests of at least 100 g/h production rates. Based on early calculations, if successful, the Eco2CO2 technologies should be capable of inducing avoided CO2 emissions by the year 2020 as high as 50 Mtons/year worldwide.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Researchers are developing an eco-friendly alternative to petroleum for fine-chemical production. Their method uses solar energy to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to methanol, which is then used to produce fine chemicals from plant dry matter.