Název projektu:
Exhaust Gas Purification without Precious Metals (12 LU 87GA 3O7E)
Popis:
A large US company is looking for proposals for joint development partners to implement catalysts for exhaust gas purification without using precious metals.
They are interested in joint/contract development, technology licensing.
Today, with heightened awareness of environmental protection, automobile exhaust gas purification technologies with high efficiency are desired. The client is pursuing development with the goal of improving the exhaust gas purification efficiency of converters.
Exhaust gas purification generally uses catalysts that employ precious metals, but recently the prices of precious metals have been greatly increasing. In order to reduce cost as well as conserve resources, reducing the use of precious metals has become an urgent issue.
The client has been developing catalysts that can achieve a high purification ratio without using precious metals, but in order to rapidly develop such technology they believe it would be effective to engage in joint development with an organization that has a promising technology.
Therefore, they have decided to look widely for joint development partners.
Research on catalysts that do not use precious metals is progressing not just in the automobile industry but also in other fields such as fuel cells, petroleum refining, and synthesis of medical products. Therefore, promising technologies are also anticipated from other fields.
The following lists the roles played by precious metals, and the problems associated with them, with regard to the functions 1 to 3. Anticipated technologies include, but are not necessarily limited to, those that can solve these problems:
1 Purification
Role: Reaction active sites
Problems:
With oxides alone the activity is insufficient, or the activity greatly degrades due to heat.
Compound oxides are crystalline compounds, so the surface area is limited and the number of active sites is insufficient. It is also difficult to increase the surface area.
2 NOx adsorption
Roles:
Oxidize the NO emitted by engines to NO2
Promote the adsorption of NO2
Problems:
Existing materials are poor at adsorbing NO, or at oxidizing it to NO2 .
The adsorption ability is low at high temperature ranges (around 400°C).
If the contact time is short, the adsorption efficiency greatly decreases.
In materials that use elements with low melting points, the stability is low at high temperatures.
3 Oxygen Storage Capacity
Role:
Improve the oxygen storage/release speed of OSC materials
Problems:
CeO2"ZrO2 systems require the assistance of precious metals.
Surface area reduction due to thermal degradation
Compound oxides are crystalline compounds, so it is difficult to increase their surface area.
Proposals are also welcomed for any type of approach that develops new materials by modifying their compositions or structures, or that modifies the manufacturing methods of existing materials.
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
For this Request, there are three distinct applications of interest, and respondents should indicate which application(s) their technology addresses. Requirements and goals are indicated throughout the document for each application listed below (1, 2, and 3). The client's goal is to achieve a high level of performance without using precious metals (Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Ru, and Au) for: 1 Purification: HC oxidation, CO oxidation, NOx reduction 2 NOx adsorption: adsorption of NOx in an atmosphere of excessive oxygen 3 Oxygen Storage Capacity (OSC ): improving the oxygen storage/release performance of OSC materials controlling the amount of oxygen in exhaust gas in order to promote the reactions in 1.
Final Goal
The client's final goal is to implement materials that have high performance with regard to 1 through 3 listed above, without using precious metals. The following specifications are for the performance and thermal stability desired in a final product:
Performance
1 Purification
›90% at 200°C to 300°C
2 NOx adsorption› 50% at 400°C
No permanent poisoning degradation due to sulfur
3 Oxygen Storage Capacity
Superior to "precious metal + CeO2"ZrO2 materials" at 300°C to 450°C
Thermal Stability: 700°C (max. temperature).
Required Performance at the Present Time
Proposals are anticipated from organizations that satisfy the following conditions:
"Have research and development experience with at least one of 1 to 3 above, and at the present time have a candidate material or manufacturing technology"Have technology with the potential to achieve the above final goal through joint development with the client"Have technology that meets the and thermal stability listed below at the present time, or can logically explain the possibility of achieving them.
Performance
1 Purification
› 90% at 300°C
2 NOx adsorption› 30% at 400°C
3 Oxygen Storage Capacity
Superior to "precious metal + CeO2"ZrO2 materials" at 500°C
Thermal Stability: 500°C
Even if at the present time the target values have not been achieved or the performance is unknown, proposals for promising technologies will be considered.
They are interested in joint/contract development, technology licensing.
Today, with heightened awareness of environmental protection, automobile exhaust gas purification technologies with high efficiency are desired. The client is pursuing development with the goal of improving the exhaust gas purification efficiency of converters.
Exhaust gas purification generally uses catalysts that employ precious metals, but recently the prices of precious metals have been greatly increasing. In order to reduce cost as well as conserve resources, reducing the use of precious metals has become an urgent issue.
The client has been developing catalysts that can achieve a high purification ratio without using precious metals, but in order to rapidly develop such technology they believe it would be effective to engage in joint development with an organization that has a promising technology.
Therefore, they have decided to look widely for joint development partners.
Research on catalysts that do not use precious metals is progressing not just in the automobile industry but also in other fields such as fuel cells, petroleum refining, and synthesis of medical products. Therefore, promising technologies are also anticipated from other fields.
The following lists the roles played by precious metals, and the problems associated with them, with regard to the functions 1 to 3. Anticipated technologies include, but are not necessarily limited to, those that can solve these problems:
1 Purification
Role: Reaction active sites
Problems:
With oxides alone the activity is insufficient, or the activity greatly degrades due to heat.
Compound oxides are crystalline compounds, so the surface area is limited and the number of active sites is insufficient. It is also difficult to increase the surface area.
2 NOx adsorption
Roles:
Oxidize the NO emitted by engines to NO2
Promote the adsorption of NO2
Problems:
Existing materials are poor at adsorbing NO, or at oxidizing it to NO2 .
The adsorption ability is low at high temperature ranges (around 400°C).
If the contact time is short, the adsorption efficiency greatly decreases.
In materials that use elements with low melting points, the stability is low at high temperatures.
3 Oxygen Storage Capacity
Role:
Improve the oxygen storage/release speed of OSC materials
Problems:
CeO2"ZrO2 systems require the assistance of precious metals.
Surface area reduction due to thermal degradation
Compound oxides are crystalline compounds, so it is difficult to increase their surface area.
Proposals are also welcomed for any type of approach that develops new materials by modifying their compositions or structures, or that modifies the manufacturing methods of existing materials.
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
For this Request, there are three distinct applications of interest, and respondents should indicate which application(s) their technology addresses. Requirements and goals are indicated throughout the document for each application listed below (1, 2, and 3). The client's goal is to achieve a high level of performance without using precious metals (Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Ru, and Au) for: 1 Purification: HC oxidation, CO oxidation, NOx reduction 2 NOx adsorption: adsorption of NOx in an atmosphere of excessive oxygen 3 Oxygen Storage Capacity (OSC ): improving the oxygen storage/release performance of OSC materials controlling the amount of oxygen in exhaust gas in order to promote the reactions in 1.
Final Goal
The client's final goal is to implement materials that have high performance with regard to 1 through 3 listed above, without using precious metals. The following specifications are for the performance and thermal stability desired in a final product:
Performance
1 Purification
›90% at 200°C to 300°C
2 NOx adsorption› 50% at 400°C
No permanent poisoning degradation due to sulfur
3 Oxygen Storage Capacity
Superior to "precious metal + CeO2"ZrO2 materials" at 300°C to 450°C
Thermal Stability: 700°C (max. temperature).
Required Performance at the Present Time
Proposals are anticipated from organizations that satisfy the following conditions:
"Have research and development experience with at least one of 1 to 3 above, and at the present time have a candidate material or manufacturing technology"Have technology with the potential to achieve the above final goal through joint development with the client"Have technology that meets the and thermal stability listed below at the present time, or can logically explain the possibility of achieving them.
Performance
1 Purification
› 90% at 300°C
2 NOx adsorption› 30% at 400°C
3 Oxygen Storage Capacity
Superior to "precious metal + CeO2"ZrO2 materials" at 500°C
Thermal Stability: 500°C
Even if at the present time the target values have not been achieved or the performance is unknown, proposals for promising technologies will be considered.
Požadavky na partnera:
Requested Cooperation: License Agreement, Joint further development
Responses from companies (large or small, startups, etc.), hospital or academic researchers, contract research institutes, pharmacologists, nutritionists, medicinal chemists, drug formulators, biochemists, physiologists, alternative or traditional medicine providers, etc., from around the world are all welcome.
ANTICIPATED PROJECT PHASES OR PROJECT PLAN
The client will review submitted proposals, possibly ask clarifying questions or request supporting data before selecting the most suitable candidates for collaboration. The client will execute nondisclosure agreements (NDA) with selected respondents, seek further information disclosure, and discuss specific supply or development targets.
The client will select the best candidate through evaluations of supporting information, samples, face to face meetings, conference-call, etc.
The client will execute necessary agreement(s) with the selected respondent(s) and kick off the project. Specifics of any collaboration will be determined through consultation with the concerned parties.
Note that this profile requires a convincing solution proposal. Please contact your local EEN to get the Response template and find more information on the specific process here: http://www.us-eu-match.com/index.cfm?action=processFlow
Responses from companies (large or small, startups, etc.), hospital or academic researchers, contract research institutes, pharmacologists, nutritionists, medicinal chemists, drug formulators, biochemists, physiologists, alternative or traditional medicine providers, etc., from around the world are all welcome.
ANTICIPATED PROJECT PHASES OR PROJECT PLAN
The client will review submitted proposals, possibly ask clarifying questions or request supporting data before selecting the most suitable candidates for collaboration. The client will execute nondisclosure agreements (NDA) with selected respondents, seek further information disclosure, and discuss specific supply or development targets.
The client will select the best candidate through evaluations of supporting information, samples, face to face meetings, conference-call, etc.
The client will execute necessary agreement(s) with the selected respondent(s) and kick off the project. Specifics of any collaboration will be determined through consultation with the concerned parties.
Note that this profile requires a convincing solution proposal. Please contact your local EEN to get the Response template and find more information on the specific process here: http://www.us-eu-match.com/index.cfm?action=processFlow
Obchodní firma/fyzická osoba:
Technologické inovační centrum s.r.o.
Sídlo/Místo podnikání:
Vavrečkova 5262
760 01 Zlín
760 01 Zlín
Kontaktní osoba:
Lenka Kostelníková
Email:
Telefon:
+420 739 570 792
