NOVACAM

NOVel cheap and Abundant Materials for catalytic biomass conversion

Coordinatore	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN    more  Organization address address: DEN DOLECH 2 city: EINDHOVEN postcode: 5612 AZ contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Laurent Cognome: Nelissen Email: send email Telefono: +31 40 2473000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Netherlands [NL]
Sito del progetto	http://novacam.eu/
Totale costo	2˙415˙573 €
EC contributo	1˙786˙842 €
Programma	FP7-NMP Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
Code Call	FP7-NMP-2013-EU-Japan
Funding Scheme	CP-FP
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-09-01   -   2017-02-28

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN  Organization address address: DEN DOLECH 2 city: EINDHOVEN postcode: 5612 AZ contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Laurent Cognome: Nelissen Email: send email Telefono: +31 40 2473000	NL (EINDHOVEN)	coordinator	658˙293.00
2	CARDIFF UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: Newport Road 30-36 city: CARDIFF postcode: CF24 ODE contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Rebecca Cognome: Blackwell Email: send email Telefono: +44 29 20879196 Fax: +44 29 20874189	UK (CARDIFF)	participant	541˙297.00
3	AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS  Organization address address: CALLE SERRANO 117 city: MADRID postcode: 28006 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: María Angeles Cognome: López Vázquez Email: send email Telefono: +34 915681462 Fax: +34 915681573	ES (MADRID)	participant	493˙312.00
4	CHEMISTRY INNOVATION LIMITED  Organization address address: BURLINGTON HOUSE PICADILLY city: LONDON postcode: W1J 0BA contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Claire Cognome: Claessen Email: send email Telefono: +44 7785622433	UK (LONDON)	participant	93˙940.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'NOVACAM addresses the development of novel technology to enable the substitution of critical metals in industrial catalysts (call objective). The project will aim to develop catalysts using non-critical elements for the conversion of biomass to chemicals and fuels. Catalysts are one of the six major uses of critical metals that are produced as byproducts of mining of primary metals, e.g. platinum group metals and lanthanides. Many industrial heterogeneous catalysts have been developed empirically, such that the role of these critical metals in affecting catalyst performance is not clearly understood. NOVACAM will develop innovative catalysts by applying a “catalysis by design” approach, integrating the complete chain of knowledge from fundamental research to proof of concept. The prototype catalysts will be benchmarked against current catalyst technology. Industrial use of biomass is at an early stage and presents an opportunity to develop the next generation of cheap and abundant catalysts. The main objectives of the project are (i) to understand by a “catalysis by design” approach the requirements for inorganic catalyst systems to speed up elementary reaction steps and valorise biomass with a focus on conversion of cellulose into fuels and chemicals; (ii) using these nanoscale insights to develop novel catalysts based on abundant elements for the conversion of biomass and (iii) to develop three proof of concept studies at laboratory scale to convert cellulose/sugar feedstocks into fuels and chemicals - specific attention will be paid to catalyst robustness. In this way, the extensive knowledge base acquired in catalysis research will be employed to design novel inorganic catalytic systems. The project will be carried out with a partner consortium in Japan with complementary expertises in the field of innovative catalyst research. An industrial advisory committee will be integrated into the project in order to maximise exploitability of the project results.'