HYDROCAT

Hydrothermal Biomass Upgrade into Carbon Materials and Levulinic Acid for Sustainable Catalysis

Coordinatore	QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON    more  Organization address address: 327 MILE END ROAD city: LONDON postcode: E1 4NS contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Greg Cognome: Dow Email: send email Telefono: +44 20 7882 2569
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	100˙000 €
EC contributo	100˙000 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2013-CIG
Funding Scheme	MC-CIG
Anno di inizio	2014
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2014-03-01   -   2018-02-28

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON  Organization address address: 327 MILE END ROAD city: LONDON postcode: E1 4NS contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Greg Cognome: Dow Email: send email Telefono: +44 20 7882 2569	UK (LONDON)	coordinator	100˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The goal of this proposal is the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into both nanostructured materials as well as valuable chemical platforms for biofuels production. This will be accomplished in one single hydrothermal treatment step. The resulting nanostructured carbons will be used as heterogenous catalysts for the conversion of the bio-derived chemicals from the liquid phase into biofuels. We will particularly focus on the conversion of biomass-generated levulinic acid into levulinate esters, gama-valerolactone and valerate esters using low cost biomass-derived carbon catalysts. This will offer a closed cycle on biomass upgrade where both solid carbonaceous materials as well as liquid chemicals can be easily produced and further exploited for renewable energy purposes with zero emissions.'