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Green & Sustainable Chemistry
Luigi Ambrosio
Department of Chemical Science and Materials
Technology
National Research Council of Italy
Piazzale A. Moro, 00186 Roma
Email: direttore.dpm@cnr.it
www.dpm.cnr.it
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SCIENZE E TECNOLOGIE MOLECOLARI
MILANO, Padova e Perugia
CHIMICA INORGANICA E DELLE SUPERFICI
PADOVA
CHIMICA DEL RICONOSCIMENTO MOLECOLARE
MILANO e Roma
SCIENZE E TECNOLOGIE DEI MATERIALI CERAMICI
FAENZA
STUDIO DELLE MACROMOLECOLE
MLANO, MMilano, Genova, Biellae Bi
SINTESI ORGANICA E LA FOTOREATTIVITA'
BOLOGNA e Ferrara
CHIMICA DEI COMPOSTI ORGANO-METALLICI
FIRENZE, Bari e Pisa
STUDIO DEI MATERIALI NANOSTRUTTURATi
ROMA, Palermo, Bologna
CRISTALLOGRAFIA
BARI e Roma
METODOLOGIE CHIMICHE
ROMA
BIOSTRUTTURE E BIOIMMAGINI
NAPOLI e Catania
CHIMICA E TECNOLOGIA DEI POLIMERI
NAPOLI e Catania
MATERIALI COMPOSITI E BIOMEDICI
NAPOLI e Pisa
CHIMICA BIOMOLECOLARE
NAPOLI, Sassari, Catania, Roma e Padova
TECNOLOGIA DELLE MEMBRANE
COSENZA e Padova
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- Biopharmaceutical properties
- Drug delivery
- Drug discovery
- Biomaterials & Tissue
Engineering
- Biosensors
- Computational modeling
- New catalysts
- Enzymatic reactions
- Hydrogen generation
and storage
- Renewable energy sources
- Processes with low
environmental risk
Health
Sustainability
- Nanostructures, nanomaterials
- Photonics, optoelectronics
- Polymer composites
- Materials technologies
- Surface technologies
- Computational modelling
- Sensors
Converging Technologies
Molecular Design for Social and Economic Needs
Pharmaceuticals
Food
Security
Transport
Industrial Processes
Next Manufacturing
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PROJECTS/PLATFORMS
1. New molecules with specific biochemical properties
2. Polymer systems for functional and structural properties
3. Novel products and processes for sustainable chemistry
4. Nano-structured systems with electronic properties
5. Molecular based design and modification of coatings
6. Enabling technologies for drug discovery
7. Predictive modeling of functionalities
The project strategy
Improve the existing
(catalytic) processes
SUSTAINABLE
CHEMISTRY
Design and development,
of new synthetic
processes
Progetto PM-P03
“Innovative products
and processes for
sustainable
chemistry“
STRATEGIC
OBJECTIVES
Sustainable
production
of energy
Hydrogen
technology
Energy
Alternative fuels
Efficiency
and selectivity
Environmental
issues
Reuse and
Recycle of waste
materials
Valorization
and abatement
of pollutants
Process
optimization
Biorefinery
Valorization of
renewable
resources
Photovoltaic
Conversion of
renewable
feedstock
F
I
R
E
N
Z
E
Red bacteria
Solar
energy
HYDROLAB
Highlights
Organic
acids
Lacto
bacteria
Vegetal
wastes
compost
H2
H2 PHOTOBIOLOGICAL
PRODUCTION FROM NON
SULFUREUS RED BACTERIA
FROM VEGETAL WASTES
AND SOLAR ENERGY
Project Ve.Li.Ca. – Bioraffinary from Linen e Kanapa
www.velica.org
Hydrolyzed protein
Oil
IBC
ω-3
IBC
ISTM
Pressatura
Biolubricants
Polyols
Glicerol
Genotype
Selection
ISMAC
Biopolymers
IBBA
Packaging
Fibres
Biomass
Oligomers and carbohydrates
ICRM
ISMAC
The Twelve Principles of GREEN CHEMISTRY
Sustainability:
"Meeting the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their needs.“
is the goal
Green Chemistry:
Technologies that are energy efficient, minimise or
preferably eliminate the formation of waste, avoid
the use of toxic and/or hazardous solvents and
reagents and, where possible, utilise renewable,
raw, materials.
is the mean
SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY
Safer Reactions
Catalysis
& Reagents
Solvent
-
Separation
Processes
Replacement
Sustainable
chemistry
Use of
Renewable
Feedstocks
Energy
Waste
Efficiency
Process
Intensification
Minimisation
SOCIETAL CHALLANGES
Enhanced global warming
Depletion of resources (not only
fuels!)
Food shortages
Shortages of potable water
Population growth - aging
Waste & pollution
FOOD +70% by 2050
KEY ENANBLIG TECHNOLOGY
In 2009, European Member States and the European
Commission identified Key EnablingTechnologies (KETs)
for their potential impact in strengthening Europe's
industrial and innovation capacity.
Six KETs
 nanotechnology
 micro and nanoelectronics
 advanced materials
 photonics
 industrial biotechnology
 advanced manufacturing systems
THE “VALLEY OF DEATH”
Whilst European R&D is generally strong in new KET technologies, the HLG has
observed that the transition from ideas arising from basic research to competitive
KETs production is the weakest link in European KET enabled value chains.
The gap between basic knowledge generation and the subsequent
commercialization of this knowledge in marketable products, has been commonly
identified across the KETs and is known in broad terms as the "valley of death"
issue.
This “Valley of Death” has been identified in many competitor countries, including
the USA, China and Taiwan. All have established coordinated programmes in
strategically important areas that cover the full innovation chain addressing basic
and applied research, demonstrators, standardization measures, deployment and
market access, all at the same time and, significantly, in a logical joined-up
manner.
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO KETS FOR FUTURE
COMPETITIVENESS: THREE PILLAR BRIDGE MODEL TO
PASS ACROSS THE "VALLEY OF DEATH "
The technological research pillar based
on technological facilities supported by
research technology organisation;
The product development pillar based on
pilot lines and demonstrator supported
by industrial consortia
The competitive manufacturing pillar based on
globally competitive manufacturing facilities
supported by anchor companies.
Key Enabling Technologies…..
……..multidisciplinary and transsectorial, cutting across many
technology areas with a trend
towards convergence, technology
integration and the potential to
induce structural change
INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
“the application of science and technology to living organisms, as well as
parts, products and models thereof, to alter living or non-living materials for
the production of knowledge, goods and services.”
Main biotechnology techniques :
 DNA/RNA.
 Proteins and other molecules
 Cell and tissue culture and engineering.
 Process biotechnology techniques.
 Gene and RNA vectors
 Bioinformatics
 Nanobiotechnology
Emerging Trend
Biological Intermediates substituting petrochemical
building blocks
Synthetic biology
 very important step forward, since it allows designing
chemicals that would not occur by natural pathways.
 to obtain “unnatural” products by modifying bacteria (i.e.
Escherichia coli) or modifying yeasts opens a wide new
field for the production of tailor made chemicals for very
different purposes.
 Advanced research synthetic biology,
- At present the genetic modification of bacteria allows to
obtain for example tailor recombinant polymers (protein,
polysaccharides ect.) or foreseen applications as
elimination of toxic residues ect.
………still limitation in process sustainability
-
Sources
Energy balance in different processing steps
Environmental impact in the processing steps (chemicals, etc)
Economic balance
Product stability
Interfaces
Regulation
Ethical Issue
To overcome the limitation of actual process sustainability
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………Fully exploit the scope of relevant R&D
definitions in its programmes which support
the full and simultaneous implementation the
innovation chain, from basic research,
through technological research, product
development and prototyping up to globally
competitive manufacturing.
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