PEC12-25 CAPEC-PROCESS Industrial Consortium ... - DTU Orbit

Some of the challenges for the future are to use our methods and tools to find alternative
routes for the production of important chemical products in the petrochemical and chemical
sectors using renewable resources; to retrofit or adapt the current processes for changes to
bio-based feed materials; to identify new block/platform chemicals, and, to incorporate in
all problem solutions the issues related to energy, water, environment and green chemistry.
• MultiMod project: This is a EC-funded Marie Curie ITN project in the area of multidiemensional
modeling. Together with Alfa Laval, CAPEC has received funding for
three PhD-scholarships. The project started in 2009 and ends in 2013. The objective
here is to train researchers in the area of modelling.
• OPTICO project: This is a EC-funded research project in the area of modelling and
process intensification. CAPEC has received funding equivalent to 48 man-months of
funding for researchers. The project started in January 2012 and ends in January 2015.
The objective of the project is to develop model based methods and tools in the area of
process intensification.
• QNRF: This is a project funded by the Qatar National Priority Research Program. The
objective is the design of synthetic fuels and value added chemicals derived from
natural gas via combined experimental and process integration methodology. The
project officially starts around September of 2012 and ends in 2015 with the Texas
A&M University at Qatar, the Texas A&M University at College Station (Texas) and
CAPEC as partners.
• EcoDesign MBR: The Danish Council for Strategic Research has founded the
EcoDesign MBR Centre in the period from 2010-2016 together with companies and
universities. As project partner, CAPEC received funding for 1 PhD and 1 postdoctoral
researcher in the area of developing membrane bioreactor(MBR) based technology for
wastewater treatment. CAPEC will be developing process modeling to support
technology development including design, optimization, operation and control as well
as model-based tool for bioprocess scale-up to full-scale applications.
• SWI: Storm- and Wastewater Informatics “SWI” is a strategic Danish Research Project
funded for the period of 2008-2012 with an overall aim to close the knowledge gaps
within prediction and control of current and future conditions in integrated urban
wastewater systems. CAPEC received funding for 1 postdoc. As part of this project,
CAPEC also received an industrial PhD funding from FTP the period 2011 – 2014. The
project will develop optimizing control for integrated sewer and wastewater treatment
plant systems.
• IEA-IETS: This is an EUDP funded project to support Danish participation in IEA-
IETS for the period 2011-2013. This is about particiapting in International Energy
Agency (IEA) implementing agreement on industrial energy related technologies and
systems (IETS). CAPEC has received funding to coordinate a task group on Energy
efficient separation systems.
1.2 The PROCESS Center
The Center for Process Engineering and Technology is focused on the development of new
and innovative production processes for industry. PROCESS works at the interface of a
number of disciplines, including chemical engineering, biotechnology, process engineering
and chemistry. The objective is to provide the necessary infrastructure and support to
evaluate and implement the next generation of processes in the chemical, bio-based and
pharmaceutical sectors in particular. All research is carried out in close collaboration with
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