Project

Sustainable Alternatives for the Production of Conventional Energy Carriers and Chemicals

Code
01J05708
Duration
01 January 2008 → 31 October 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Analytical chemistry
    • Macromolecular and materials chemistry
  • Engineering and technology
    • Catalysis and reacting systems engineering
    • Chemical product design and formulation
    • General chemical and biochemical engineering
    • Process engineering
    • Separation and membrane technologies
    • Transport phenomena
    • Other (bio)chemical engineering
Keywords
high-throughput hydroconversion kinetics energy catalysis
 
Project description

Our society is facing important challenges in preserving the current welfare in a sustainable manner. The dependence on non-renewable, fossil sources is huge. Fischer Tropsch synthesis represents an alternative production method which can start from biomass. Fischer Tropsch products, however, do not represent the severe quality requirements and need further upgrading.