Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen Sample Clauses

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen. Three institutes of RWTH have contributed to Carbon4PUR: the Catalytic Center (CAT), the chair of Fluid Process Engineering (AVT.FVT) and the chair of Communication Science at the Human-Computer Interaction Center (HCIC). RWTH-CAT’s main task has been the development of efficient catalyst systems for the CO/CO2 ring expansion of propylene oxide (PO) and ethylene oxide / propylene oxide (EO/PO) mixtures to yield intermediates for polyol synthesis and polymerization strategies. As a result of this work stream, novel catalysts for the conversion of CO to polyol intermediates have been obtained. The of the developed catalytic systems have been transferred to COV, as discussed in section 5.1.1. Concerning AVT.FVT, the institute has co-developed together with COV a new conceptual process of for the formation of CO2- and CObased PET-PES polyols. This conceptual process design was the basis for LCA and TEA by WP 6 and the industrial symbiosis analysis by WP 7. Lastly, HCIC has explored the social perception and acceptance of CCU insulation boards to provide insights into the societal readiness and communicative requirements for its market introduction. Potential consumers of the PUR insulation boards made from CO/CO2-based polyols in Germany and the Netherlands were selected as the target group of this study. Outcomes of the study have shed light on the market potential and acceptance of the insulation boards as one example of the Carbon4PUR innovative products helping, thus, the industrial partners to set tailored communication and engagement strategies with end-users, aiming at enhanced social and market adoption. Due to RWTH institutes’ participation in Carbon4PUR, RWTH can promote further its research competencies and scientific reputation in catalysis, conversion processes and interdisciplinary research. 1 PhD position on model-based design of multi-phase reaction processes has been created by RWTH-AVT and 2 post doc positions have been created by RWTH-CAT, whereas 1 master thesis has been submitted related to the social perception and acceptance study.