Project type: Applied Research.
Research goal: The objective is to create value from CO2 emissions by developing efficient catalytic processes, designing better transformations, for the conversion of CO2 into alcohol, such as ethanol, and ethanol into chemical products, e.g. monomers. Another objective is to generate technologies for the industrial ethanol production segment, developing drop-in compounds, which are produced on a large scale by the petrochemical industry, and thus contribute to mitigating CO2 emissions.
Partnership and financing: Shell Brasil.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the RCGI – Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (23.1.8493.1.9), hosted by the University of São Paulo (USP) and sponsored by FAPESP – São Paulo Research Foundation (2020/15230-5) and Shell Brasil, as well as the strategic importance of the support given by ANP (Brazil’s National Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency) through the R&DI levy regulation.
Area: Biofuel.
Theme: Bioethanol.
Sub topic: Co-products.
Coordinator: Liane Marcia Rossi – Chemistry Institute (IQ)/University of São Paulo. (Resume)
Deputy Coordinator: Pedro Miguel Vidinha Gomes – Institute of Chemistry (IQ)/University of São Paulo. (Resume)