The Consortium
Under coordination of Fundacio EURECAT, the Consortium brings together 13 Partners of 9 Countries among which companies, research centers and Universities (see Figure 1 below).
FUNDACIO EURECAT (Spain) Coordinator
The Coordinating Institution of the BiZeolCat project is Eurecat.
Eurecat is currently the leading Technology Centre in Catalonia, and the second largest private research organization in Southern Europe. Eurecat manages a turnover of 43M€ and more than 600 professionals, is involved in more than 160 R&D projects and has a customer portfolio of over 1.000 companies.
UNIVERSITETET I OSLO (Norway)
University of Oslo (UiO)
The University of Oslo (UiO) is the second largest and oldest University in Norway, having more than 25 000 students. The Department of Chemistry at UiO is ranked as the premier academic research institute in chemistry in Norway.
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN (The Netherlands)
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a research university specialized in engineering science & technology. The research group Inorganic Membranes and Membrane Reactors is part of the faculty of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at the Eindhoven University of Technology.
SINTEF AS (Norway)
SINTEF is one of Europe’s largest independent research institutes with approximately 2100 employees and an annual revenue of about 310 M€, mainly originating from bilateral industrial research contracts and participation in publicly-funded European and Norwegian research projects.
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE – CNRS (France)
CNRS, “Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique” (French National Centre for Scientific Research)
CNRS, “Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique” (French National Centre for Scientific Research) is the largest fundamental research organization in Europe, with 33,000 tenured researchers, engineers, and support staff and carries out research in all fields of knowledge under the responsibility of the French Ministry of Education and Research.
KEMIJSKI INSTITUT (Slovenia)
The National Institute of Chemistry has 300 employees, of which around 266 carry out the research work in 13 departments and 2 centres; 136 of these have the doctorate of science degree.
TURKIYE PETROL RAFINERILERI ANONIM SIRKETI (Turkey)
Tüpraş, Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.Ş.
Tüpraş is Turkey’s largest industrial enterprise, with 28.1 million tones crude oil processing capacity. Tüpraş has four refineries operating in four different cities with more than 5000 employees.
PERSTORP AB (Sweden)
Perstorp A.B.
Perstorp is based in Sweden and is one of the world leading specialty chemical companies focusing on sustainable coating, adhesives, feed and food and plastic material market segments. Furthermore, Perstorp AB is a world leader in a number of sectors for specialty chemicals in a multitude of applications.
STRANE INNOVATION SAS (France)
Strane Innovation
Strane Innovation is a SME start-up studio aiming to generate tomorrow’s sustainable growth. It is specialized in the sectors of sustainable development (energy, water, transport, environment, smart systems). It has been created in 2013 and employs 12 people including CEO, Startup makers, Entrepreneurs, Researchers and Project managers, Its headquarters are located in Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
EUROPEAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS, A.I.S.B.L. (Belgium)
European Research Institute of Catalysis A.I.S.B.L. (ERIC)
The “European Research Institute of Catalysis A.I.S.B.L.”, is an international non-profit Belgian association, gathering together 22 major European Institutions with large interest on catalysis related activities.
ASOCIACION ESPAÑOLA DE NORMALIZACION (Spain)
Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE)
The Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE) is a non profit-making, private, independent and multisectoral organisation, recognised at National, European and International level. Through the development of technical standards helps improve the quality and competitiveness of companies, products and services.
NEXTCHEM (Italy)
NextChem
NextChem is the Maire Tecnimont Group’s company for green chemistry and energy transition, founded in 2018. With Operative Headquarters in Rome and two other branches in Milan and L’Aquila, NextChem has more than 90 employees and 8 subsidiaries. The company has a portfolio of about 30 technological projects, including proprietary technologies, exclusive licensed technologies, technology integration platforms, EPC contracts. NextChem plays partner and coordinator role in more than 10 international research projects. NextChem’s roadmap is focused in three areas of activity: Greening the Brown – technologies for the reduction of pollutant and GHG emissions released from existing plants; Circular Economy – technologies for the mechanical and chemical recycling of plastic waste and other discarded materials; Green-Green – technologies which use biomass or biological raw materials to produce intermediates, bio-fuels and bio-plastics.
CEPSA (Spain)
Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U. (CEPSA)
Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U. (CEPSA) is a global, integrated company operating across the entire oil and gas value chain that develops its businesses across five continents. CEPSA has more than 10.000 professionals across the world and is one of the leading energy companies in Spain.