Catalysis, Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy

Catalysis, Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy: New Technologies for Novel Business Opportunities offers new possibilities for businesses who want to address the current global transition period to adopt low carbon and sustainable energy production. This comprehensive source provides an integrated view of new possibilities within catalysis and green chemistry in an economic context, showing how these potential new technologies may become useful to business. Fundamentals and specific examples are included to guide the transformation of idea to innovation and business.Offering an overview of the new possibilities for creating business in catalysis, energy and green chemistry, this book is a beneficial tool for students, researchers and academics in chemical and biochemical engineering.
- Discusses new developments in catalysis, energy and green chemistry from the perspective of converting ideas to innovation and business- Presents case histories, preparation of business plans, patent protection and IP rights, creation of start-ups, research funds and successful written proposals- Offers an interdisciplinary approach combining science and business

INTRODUCTION AND SETTING THE SCENE1. The vision of future Sustainable Energy, Catalyst and Chemistry: Opportunities for Innovation and BusinessA. Basile - CNR/ITM, G. Centi - Univ. Messina, M. De Falco - University "Campus Bio-Medico" of Rome, G. Iaquaniello - Processi Innovativi2. How green chemistry is going to change chemical engineeringG. Iaquaniello - KT3. Building the future of green chemistryA. Susa - Tecnimont4. Engineering of nano materialsP. Ciambelli Univ. Salerno5. Process simulation for design and optimizationM. De Falco - University "Campus Bio-Medico" of Rome6. Calculate the production costs of your own process schemeE. Palo - KT7. Bio Refinery: the ENI ConceptG. Rispoli - ENI
SELECTED EXAMPLES AND CASE HISTORIES ON CATALYSIS, GREEN CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING8. Making a new chemistry with CO2K.J. Schouten - Avantium9. Waste-to-chemicals: an example of circular economyA Salladini -Processi Innovativi10. Ultra-compact Bio-fuels catalytic reforming processes for distributed renewable hydrogen productionV. Palma - Univ. Salerno11. Novel bio-processes and technology using membranesA Basile - CNR/ITM12. Oleo-chemistry: opportunities and ChallengesA. Zarli - Processi Innovativi13. Algae based PolymersF. Pagnanelli - UNIROMA La Sapienza14. Bio- Polymers EngineeringM. Barletta - UNIROMA III15. Biorefinery concept: strategies for new green solventsM. Bravi - Uniroma 116. Fermentation and Bio Chemical Eng. and principlesV. Piemonte - University "Campus Bio-Medico" of Rome17. Design of catalyst and electrode for photo-catalytic water splittingYongdan Li - University of Tianjin18. Fuel cells: opportunities and challengesS. Campanari - PoliMilano
MAKING BUSINESS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES19. How to make a business planB. Masciocchi - Processi Innovativi20. How to protect I.P. and write patentsJ. W. Goedemakers - MT21. The Role of start-Up companies in creating job opportunitiesG. Bardazzi - Maire Tecnimont22. Creating a winning start-up in green chemistryP. De Stefanis23. Writing competitive research proposals and Fund raisingP. De Stefanis