Projects

ZEOcat-3D

Development of a bifunctional hierarchically structured zeolite based nano-catalyst using 3D-technology for direct conversion of methane into aromatic hydrocarbons via methane dehydroaromatization

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Title of Programme Horizon 2020
Financing Code for Project 814548
Project start year - end year 2019 - 2022
Financing organisation H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2018-2020/H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2018
Coordinator OPTIMIZACION ORIENTADA A LA SOSTENIBILIDAD SL (IDENER)
Other partners
TECNOLOGIA NAVARRA DE NANOPRODUCTOS SL (TECNAN)

NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH "DEMOKRITOS" (NCSR)

L'UREDERRA, FUNDACION PARA EL DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO Y SOCIAL

(LUREDERRA)

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. (VITO)

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN (TU/e)

3D-CAT BV (3D-cat)
Aerosol and Particle Technology Laboratory (APTL)
MITSIOLIDIS - MITSOPOULOS - BOZATZIDIS TZIAKAS SA (BEN)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS (CNRS)

KNEIA SL (KNEIA SL)

HYBRID CATALYSIS BV (HYBRID)

DCS COMPUTING GMBH (DCS)

FUNDACION CARTIF (CARTIF)

ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY (IAUSDJ)

ELLINIKA PETRELAIA AE (ELPE)
 
Budget / APTL Budget 6.764.020,00 € /  281.200,00 €
Scientific Manager / Project researcher S. Lorentzou
Project website

https://www.zeocat-3d.eu/

Summary
The goal of the project ZEOCAT-3D is the development of a new bi-functional (two types of active centers) structured catalysts, achieving for the first time a tetramodal pore size distribution (micro-, meso1-, meso2-, macro-porous) and high dispersion of metal active sites for the conversion of methane, coming from different sources as natural gas and biogas, into high value chemicals such as aromatics (benzene, naphthalene, among others) via methane dehydroaromatization (MDA).