Novel nano-scale catalytic reactors developed with EU support enable much more efficient processes. Benefits include less energy consumption, lower costs and increased safety.
Catalysis in which a compound (catalyst) increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being modified itself is at the heart of innumerable industrially relevant chemical production processes. EU-funded scientists have developed a pioneering new nanoreactor and process chain to speed throughput, lower costs and enhance safety through the project INCAS (Integration of nanoreactor and multisite catalysis for a sustainable chemical production).
Further details: Nano-scale channels guide catalytic reactions