CO2Chem Grand Challenge Network

CO2chem网络成立于2010年4月，作为二氧化碳捕获和利用研究的重点，旨在彻底改变化学工业。它已成为CCU在英国的重点，现在正在建立自己作为一个全球中心，不仅研究卓越，而且政策和社会意识。该提案旨在继续网络的活动，并加强和扩大其对科学、工程和社会的影响。为了实现这一目标，我们与当前的网络社区进行了磋商，以确定需要短期、中期和长期干预的领域。它们被归类为“集群”，可以集中研究活动。这些集群将涵盖：化学工程和工艺；溶剂和合成物；功能和结构聚合物；生物转化;矿化作用。催化也被视为CCU的关键驱动因素，但它非常重要，涵盖了所有集群区域，因此被认为是一个中心主题。集群将定期召开会议，确定里程碑和可交付成果，确定资助机会，并形成未来研究合作的基础。面对面的讨论将启动小组活动，但我们将使用视频和电话会议设施来保持势头，并减少旅行成本和排放。每个小组将由学术界和工业界的专家领导。在新合同的早期将建立一个工业论坛，以确定现实的多期交付成果，并确保工业的支持。这将涉及将碳供应链的所有成员从排放者到化学品生产再到最终用户聚集在一起。重要的是，英国在定义CCU的能力方面发挥了主要作用。这意味着我们必须不仅在国家一级而且在全球一级促进我们的活动。这将通过提供奖学金参加2013年和2015年的ICCDU会议来实现，目的是确保英国参加2017年的会议。我们还将继续成功举办2012年4月首次举办的CO2Chem <- > CO2Chem Eng国际会议。虽然政策和社会意识是影响网络活动的重要因素，但卓越的研究是我们运作的基石。我们为网络成员进行的新颖研究编列了种子基金的预算。在提交合作研究提案作为成果之前，每年将向研究人员分配5笔4000英镑的拨款，用于验证概念。我们会向香港大学、欧盟委员会及其他国际资助计划提出合作研究资助申请。我们已经建立了一个CO2Chem出版集团，通过同行评议流程来推广研究文件和评论，主要是在线发布，偶尔也会以纸质形式发布。该网络将继续由一个核心管理小组管理，包括PI， CoI，几位学术专家和行业代表。Katy Armstrong将继续担任网络经理一职，前两年的全职员工比例为60%，剩余三年为40%。然而，这种减少只是资金而不是努力，因为我们的目标是使网络在我们的进步中自我维持，特别是通过工业赞助。

The CO2chem network was established in April 2010 to act as a focus fro research in carbon dioxide capture and utilisastion with a remit to revolutionise the chemicals industry. It has become the UK focus for CCU and is now establishing itself as a global hub for not only research excellence but also policy and social awareness. This proposal aims to continue the activities of the network and enhance and extend their impact on science, engineering and society.In order to achieve this we have consulted with the current network community to define areas that require short-, medium- and long-term intervention. These have been categorised into 'Clusters' where research activities can be focused. The Clusters will cover: Chemical Engineering and Process; Solvents and Synthons; Functional and Structural Polymers; Biotransformations; Mineralisation. Catalysis is also seen as a key driver in CCU but is so important that it overarches all Cluster areas and so is considered a Central Theme. The Clusters will meet regularly to define milestones and deliverables, identify funding opportunities and form the basis of future research collaborations. Face-to-face discussions will initiate Cluster activities but we will use video and teleconferencing facilities to keep up momentum as well as reducing travel costs and emissions. Each of the Clusters will be led by experts from academia and industry.An industrial forum will be established early in the new contract to define realistic multi-term deliverables and to ensure buy-in from industry. This will involve bringing together all members of the carbon supply chain from emitters through chemicals production to the end user.It is important that the UK plays a major role in defining the capabilities of CCU. This means we must promote our activities not only at the national level but globally. This will be achieved by providing bursaries to attend the ICCDU conferences in 2013 and 2015, with an aim to secure the 2017 conference for the UK. We will also continue to host our successful CO2Chem <--> CO2Chem Eng international conferences, first held in April 2012.While policy and social awareness are important factors that influence network activities, research excellence is the cornerstone of our operations. We have budgeted a Seedcorn Fund for novel research carried out by Network members. Five £4k grants per annum will be allocated to researchers looking to prove concepts before filing collaborative research proposals as one of the outcomes. We will promote collaborative research funding applications to RCUK, European Commission and other global funding schemes. We have established a CO2Chem Publishing group that will promote research documents and reviews through a peer review process, publishing primarily online but occasionally in paper format.The network will continue to be managed by a core Management Group including the PI, CoI, several academic experts and industrial representatives. Katy Armstrong will continue in the Role of Network Manager on a 60% FTE basis for the first two years then 40% for the remaining 3 years. However, this reduction is simply funding not effort as we will aim to make the Network self-sustaining as we progress, particularly through industrial sponsorship.