Consortium

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Avantium N.V. develops novel sustainable materials and processes, as well as providing advanced catalysis services and systems for companies in the chemical, oil, gas and renewable sectors. Avantium Support, a subsidiary of Avantium N.V., focuses on more early stage research topics in the field of sustainable materials and feedstocks. Within this project, Avantium collaborates in the scaling up of CO2 chemical conversion into cyclic-carbonates, CO2/polyols conversion into green syngas and hydroxycarboxylic acids, and participates in the tests at lab scale for intermediate products validation and qualification.

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NOVAMONT is an Italian industrial company whose roots lie in the Montedison School of Materials Science and which was set up to implement the ambitious project of some researchers from the chemical corporation: to integrate chemistry, agriculture and the environment. Founded in 1990, it is now a Benefit Company, certified B Corporation, world’s leader in the bioplastics sector and in the development of biochemicals and bioproducts from renewable origins. Within this project, NOVAMONT will valorise intermediates derived from biogenic CO2 for the production of biomaterials and bioproducts, and participates in the definition of the full value chain and process requirements.

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NADIR S.r.l. is a small enterprise headed by some experienced researchers that focused their activities in the development and applications of a proprietary atmospheric plasma technology and innovative nanocomposites polymers materials with active and smart functionalities. Nadir researchers have a proved experience in biobased and biobased biodegradable polymer compounding for the development of biopolymer compounds with enhanced properties. Within this project, NADIR participates in the validation of CO2 derived intermediates into final applications including the development of guidelines for future standardization/certification.

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HERA holding habitat, ecologia y restauracion ambiental S.L. is a group of companies dedicated to providing integrated environmental solutions focused to the responsible management of the environment and sustainability expert. The HERA Group is actively involved in R&D projects, in a strong commitment to innovation and the development of self-technologies. Within this project, HERA leads the works on the definition of the full value chain and process requirements, and develops the replication feasibility studies in EU countries and industrial sites.

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Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (BBEPP) is an independent, state-of-the-art facility that operates from a laboratory level to a multi-ton scale. Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is a service provider for process development, scale-up and custom manufacturing of biobased products and processes. A wide and flexible spectrum of modular unit operations enables it to translate biobased lab protocol into a viable industrial process, bridging science and industrial production. Within this project, the pilot scale process validation and the scale-up of the CO2-derived intermediates will take place at BBEPP.

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RINA is a global corporation that provides services across the Energy, Marine, Certification, Transport & Infrastructure and Industry sectors. As the engineering consultancy division of RINA, RINA Consulting provides a wide range of services covering the whole project life cycle from feasibility and specialized technical studies to conceptual and detailed design, prototyping and testing, project management, site engineering as well as operation and maintenance management. Within this project, RINA is leading the replicability studies, the business plan, market, Health & Safety analyses, and the regulatory framework and social acceptance measurements. Furthermore, they collaborate in the definition of case studies, exploitation strategy and in the analysis quantification of end products.

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Fundación CARTIF is a leading Spanish Applied Research Centre in terms of R&D and technology transfer activities. Its main mission is to provide innovative solutions to enhance industries’ processes, systems and products, improving their competitiveness and creating new business opportunities with special focus on developing new low-carbon processes and products. Being a multidisciplinary centre, CARTIF works in multiple knowledge fields addressing main societal challenges, such as biotechnology and sustainable chemical processes, clean, efficient & safe energy, circular economy, nature-based solutions, etc. CARTIF coordinates CO2SMOS project and participates in the development of novel lab-scale solutions based on a combined gas-liquid-fermentation process to convert biogenic CO2 emissions and electro-syngas into added-value chemicals for further applications in advanced polymers and biomaterials.

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The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is the largest public research institution in Spain and one of the most renowned institutions in the European Research Area (ERA). It is affiliated to the Ministry of Science and Innovation. Within this project, CSIC’s Biological Research Centre (CIB) and The Instituto de Tecnología Química (CSIC-ITQ) lead the work on the primary conversion of CO2 into bioacetate and green syngas, and the development of a bio-based platform to produce CO2-derived intermediates and monomers.

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The Foundation for Development and Technological Innovation (FUNDITEC), is a private not-for-profit-foundation based in Madrid committed to stimulate and foster innovation and technology advancement as key propellers for the economic and social promotion of our clients. On an applied research basis and hands-on approach, it develops innovative and efficient solutions for its industrial clients in three main research areas: Advanced Materials, AgroFood and Cybersecurity. Within this project, FUNDITEC main research activity it is focused in the thermocatalytic conversion of CO2 to cyclic carbonates, using either efficient heterogeneous catalysts or catalysts of bio-origin. These cyclic carbonates will be used in the synthesis of polymers, like polycarbonates or polyurethanes.

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SINTEF AS is an independent non-profit multidisciplinary contract research organisation that performs research and development in sustainable technologies for national and international industry and public sector. The department involved in this project is "Sustainable Energy Technology", which has R&D activities focusing on materials, manufacturing, testing and processes development for low and high temperature electrochemical devices, relevant for the CO2SMOS technologies development.

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The University of Twente is a young, entrepreneurial research university. Together, 3,300 scientists and professionals carry out ground-breaking research, bring about socially relevant innovation, and provide inspiring teaching for more than 9,000 students. Research ultimately combines scientific excellence with a sharp eye for economic and societal impact. The university's business park (Novel T), encourages and assists entrepreneurs to start new companies. Within this project, University of Twente participates in the optimisation and integration of the electrocatalytic reactor for syngas production.

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The Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) is one of the eight institutes of the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. HIMS performs internationally renowned chemistry and molecular research, curiosity-driven as well as application driven, within four recognizable themes: Computational and Analytical Chemistry, Synthesis & Catalysis, and Molecular Photonics. Within this project, HIMS collaborates in the technological development and optimisation of electrocatalysts for glycols oxidation, and of paired co-electrolysis cell (PCEC) for polyols oxidation and CO2/H2O conversion into CO/H2 and hydroxycarboxylic acids.

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CO2 Value Europe is the industry-driven association committed to develop CO2 Capture and Utilisation (CCU) into a new industrial sector making a significant contribution to Europe’s low carbon economy. It is the only association entirely dedicated to the subject with a mission to promote the development and market deployment of sustainable industrial solutions that convert CO2 into valuable products, in order to contribute to the net reduction of global CO2 emissions and to the diversification of the feedstock base. Within this project, CO2 Value Europe leads the communication and dissemination activities, and contributes to the development of recommendations for regulatory measures that support the deployment of CCU.

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The Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) is one of the leading research centres in Greece, and listed among the TOP-20 E.U. research institutions with the highest participation in competitive research grants. Its mission is to promote the triplet Research – Development – Innovation by conducting high quality research and developing innovative products and services, while building strong partnerships with industry, academia and other research and technology organisations. CERTH participates with one Institute, CPERI (Chemical Process & Energy Resources Institute) which pursues scientific and technological excellence in selected advanced areas of Chemical Engineering, including Energy, Environment, Materials and Process Technologies. Within this project, CERTH/CPERI leads the efforts on the measurements of the project impact, evaluating the techno-economic and sustainability assessment for the new value chains.

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Established in 1870, RWTH Aachen University is one of eleven German Universities of Excellence. An interdisciplinary research approach enables its more than 6,000 academic staff to tackle questions at the frontiers of science and address global challenges through innovation and curiosity. RWTH also offers a world-class university education to its more than 47,000 students enrolled in 150 courses. Within this project, RWTH participates in many activities to ensure the inclusion of human factors and researches the social perception and acceptance of CO2SMOS innovation and bio-products.