Cod proiect
COFUND-ERANET-ERAMIN-SUPERMET
Contract nr: 48 / 2018
Title
Recovery of Precious Metals from Spent Catalysts by Supercritical CO2 Extraction Assisted by Polymers
Acronym
SUPERMET
Domain
4 – Eco-nano-technologies and advanced materials
Contracting authority
Executive Unit for Financing Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFISCDI)
Abstract
SUPERMET project proposes to explore an eco-friendly disruptive technology for the recycling of precious metals, especially palladium (Pd) and platinum (Pt), from spent catalysts, e.g. from petrochemistry catalysts, by extraction in supercritical CO2 (scCO2) thanks to complexing polymers bringing the insoluble precious metals into the scCO2 medium. Precious metals are used extensively in applications for catalysis not only in the petrochemistry, but also in the field of automotive (three way catalyst) and in the synthesis of fine chemicals. The scarcity of these metals poses a risk for the European countries which do not have this primary resource.
The pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical state of the art techniques developed for the recovery of these metals are energy-intensive, destructive, and generate large volumes of toxic effluents. With our proposed innovative recycling process, the catalytic support and the precious metal remain intact and can be reused as well as the used CO2 and polymer, so that there are no toxic effluents. Due to adjustable solvent properties of scCO2, the dissolved polymer-metal complex can be removed from the CO2 simply by depressurization. So, this new process is eco-efficient and solves a core problem of the state of the art processes.
The SUPERMET project, coordinated by the Charles Gerhardt Institute of Montpellier (ICGM, France), brings together partners from Germany, Romania and France: the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (Fraunhofer ICT, Germany), Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co KG (Heraeus, Germany), the National Institute for Research and Development in Optoelectronics (INOE, ICIA Cluj-Napoca subsidiary, Romania) and the Supercritical Fluids Innovation Association (IFS, France).
Partners
- Project Coordinator: Institute Charles Gerhardt of Montpellier (ICGM), France
Dr Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes - Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT), Germany
- HERAEUS, Germany
- Supercritical Fluid Innovation (IFS), France
Project objective
The SUPERMET objective is to develop an eco-friendly extraction method to recover precious metals (e.g. Pd, Pt) from spent catalysts using supercritical CO2 (scCO2) and complexing polymers as extractants, generating a minimum of secondary effluents.
Estimated results
- Report on testing of virgin catalysts
- Report on testing of spent catalyst
- Report on the pre-treatment of catalysts for the extraction of precious metals
- Report on ability of synthesized polymers to complex metals
- Report on the post-treatment of extracted products (precious metals)
- Product characterization report (for obtained precious metals)
- Participation / organization of meetings within the project, workshop
- Results disseminated through publication of ISI articles and participation in international conferences
Obtained results
Published paper: Lucrare publicată: M. Senila, O. Cadar, T. Janisch, P. Lacroix-Desmazes, “Method Validation for Determining Platinum and Palladium in Catalysts using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry”, International Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (ICACAS 2019), June 20-21 2019, Venice (Italy)
Obtained results Stage 1 – 2018
- Report (stage 1)
- Participation at Kick-off meeting (Montpellier, France, May 23, 2018)
- Participation at project meeting (Hanau, Germany, Octomber 17-18, 2018)
- Visit of project coordinator at ICIA (Cluj-Napoca, Romania, July 23-25, 2018)
- Organization of video meeting (September 4, 2018)
Obtained results Stage 2 – 2019
- Report (stage 2)
- Participation at project meeting (Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 21-22, 2019)
- Participation at project meeting (Pfintzal, Germany, Octomber 14, 2019)
- Participation at videomeetings (January 10, 2019; August 30, 2019)
Obtained results Stage 3 2020
- Participation at videomeetings (January 14, 2020; May 12, 2020)
- Published ISI paper: Andrea Ruiu, Bernhard Bauer-Siebenlist, Marin Senila, Thorsten Janisch, Dominique Foix, Karine Seaudeau-Pirouley, Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes, Promising polymer-assisted extraction of palladium from supported catalysts in supercritical carbon dioxide, Journal of CO2 Utilization, 41 (2020), 101232, IF=5.993, RIS=2.868 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212982020301359
Obtained results Stage 4 2021
- Report (Stage 4)
- Participation at videomeetings (19.01.2021, 21.04.2021, 07.07.2021, 10.09.2021, 04.10.2021)
- Published ISI paper:
- Andrea Ruiu, Bernhard Bauer-Siebenlist, Marin Senila, W. S. Jennifer Li, Karine Seaudeau-Pirouley, Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes, Thorsten Jänisch, Supercritical CO2 Extraction of Palladium Oxide from an Aluminosilicate-Supported Catalyst Enhanced by a Combination of Complexing Polymers and Piperidine, Molecules, 2021, 26, 68, Factor de impact = 4.411, RIS=1.314.
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/3/684
- Andrea Ruiu, Bernhard Bauer-Siebenlist, Marin Senila, W. S. Jennifer Li, Karine Seaudeau-Pirouley, Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes, Thorsten Jänisch, Supercritical CO2 Extraction of Palladium Oxide from an Aluminosilicate-Supported Catalyst Enhanced by a Combination of Complexing Polymers and Piperidine, Molecules, 2021, 26, 68, Factor de impact = 4.411, RIS=1.314.
- Participation at scietific events
- Marin Senila, Oana Cadar, Bernhard Bauer-Siebenlist, Sarah Böringer, Karine Seaudeau-Pirouley, Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes, “Characterization of materials resulted form spent automotive catalysts using spectrometric techniques”, 6th Ed. Smart Materials and Surfaces, 20-22 Octomber 2021, Milano, Italy (on-line conference), poster presentation.
- Patrick Lacroix-Desmazes, Andrea Ruiu, Karine Seaudeau-Pirouley, Marin Senila, Sarah Böringer, Bernhard Bauer-Siebenlist “SUPERMET Project: Recovery of Precious Metals from Spent Catalysts by Supercritical CO2 Extraction Assisted by Polymers”, Workshop organised by French Cluster specialized in Chemistry: AXELERA, 29 June, 2021.
Project start 01/05/2018
Project end 30/10/2021
Project duration 42 months
Number of Romanian institutions: 1
Budget
National funds 489.061,00 RON
Co-financing 0,00 RON
EC funds: 134.289,00 RON
Total budget: 623.350,00 RON
Contact
Dr. Marin Senila, Senior Researcher
Str. Donath nr. 67, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
E-mail: marin.senila@icia.ro; icia@icia.ro
Tel/Fax: +40 264 420590 / +40 264 667
Useful link:
Documents
Participation at scietific events
- M. Senila, O. Cadar, T. Jänisch, P. Lacroix-Desmazes, “Method Validation for Determining Platinum and Palladium in Catalysts using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry”, International Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (ICACAS 2019), June 20-21 2019, Venice (Italy).
- P. Lacroix-Desmazes, A. Ruiu, K. Seaudeau-Pirouley, M. Senila, T. Jänisch, B. Bauer-Siebenlist, “SUPERMET project”, Proceedings – Journées Nationales Supercritiques 2018 (JNSC2018), December 4-5, 2018, Toulouse (France).
- P. Lacroix-Desmazes, A. Ruiu, K. Seaudeau-Pirouley, M. Senila, T. Jänisch, B. Bauer-Siebenlist, “SUPERMET project : Recovery of Precious Metals from Spent Catalysts by Supercritical CO2 Extraction Assisted by Polymers”, Proceedings – International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC 2019), May 13-17, 2019, La Rochelle (France).
- A. Ruiu, K. Seaudeau-Pirouley, M. Senila, T. Jänisch, B. Bauer-Siebenlist, P. Lacroix-Desmazes, “SUPERMET project: recovery of precious metals from spent catalysts by supercritical CO2 extraction assisted by polymers”, Proceedings – European Polymer Federation Congress (EPF2019), June 9-14 2019, Hersonissos, Creta (Grece).
- P. Lacroix-Desmazes, A. Ruiu, K. Seaudeau-Pirouley, M. Senila, T. Jänisch, B. Bauer-Siebenlist, “SUPERMET project: supramolecular assembly for the recovery of precious metals from spent catalysts by supercritical CO2 extraction”, Proceedings – International Polymer Colloid Group Conference (IPCG 2019), June 23-28 2019, Singapur.