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project info
Start date: 1 June 2020
End date: 31 October 2022
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 12 613 062,25 €
EU contribution: 11 307 610,31 € (89,65%)
programme
Programming period: 2014-2021
Managing authority: Nemzetgazdasági Minisztérium Gazdaságfejlesztési Programokért Felelős Helyettes Államtitkárság

Establishment of a Sustainable Green Chemistry and Mobility Competence Centre at the University of Szeged

A) The aim of the consortium members is to establish a market-reasonable Competence Centre at the SZTE. The main research directions are appointed by the industrial partner, integrating basic, applied research and experimental development into one. Focus areas: 1. Development of Tenzid 2. Renewable fuel impact assessment 3. Development of alternative gas analyser equipment The above is complemented by a horizontal focus on the development of education and dual training. Area 1 aims to develop, simulated and validate tensid compositions that facilitate the extraction of residual oil stocks. It is also necessary to examine the production potential of ‘low carbon’ fuels from ‘green’ sources (area 2). Area 3 conducts the testing of various fuels and develops techniques and instruments for quick and quantitative measurement of combustion products. Focus area 1: Tenside development aims to develop new types of tensides and their compositions and improve their applicability in hydrocarbon production processes in storage conditions, depending on the temperature and the salt concentration of the stratum water. Oil production technologies currently available in the world can produce between 40 % and 50 % of production efficiency. The aim of the development is to make as much of the stocks remaining in storage as possible available. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to develop the composition of various new types of tensides and their mixtures and to produce, classify and assess the suitability of water-soluble polymers. In order to maintain our competitive advantage on the market, it is necessary to develop further professional competences in the field of cross-surface chemistry, which we intend to implement at the SZTE. Focus area 2: The objective of the impact assessment of renewable fuel is to investigate the impact of ‘low carbon’ fuels from renewable sources on the ageing of internal combustion engines and emissions of pollutants. Low carbon fuels make it possible to reduce emissions of pollutants. Compatibility with internal combustion engines is a condition for their spread. Focus area 3: The aim is to develop and introduce an alternative analyser for automotive use to accurately measure emissions, to develop and implement a more accurate and reliable emission measurement instrument. During the project, a photoacoustic exhaust gas measurement equipment and measurement technology is created to measure all important pollutants with a relative accuracy per cent and a response time of around seconds. It is possible to implement a two-channel mode that allows simultaneous measurement of the target components at several points in the exhaust chain. Education, development of dual training The SZTE and its professional partners establish a complex system of competence in education, from training-type short-term trainings to PhD courses. For this, the infrastructural plans included in the project provide the lab and other educational spaces, which are essential conditions for the realisation of practice-oriented training. B) The operating model of the Sustainable Green Chemistry and Mobility Competence Centre, to be developed in the framework of this project, is a dynamically variable structure that is capable of providing stable and long-term sustainable professional support, adapted to specific company and market needs, and provides the industrial partners with a modern research background for the effective implementation of their development objectives. The Competence Centre provides the opportunity for industrial partners to influence the R & D and innovation process as the project progresses in line with changing market conditions. The operation of the Competence Centre is monitored by a Professional Oversight Board, whose members are representatives of the consortium members (SZTE, MOL Nyrt.) and the professional pre-qualification organisation (NKFIH/IFHÁT). The Competence Centre will have separate management and is under direct Chancellor and/or Rector’s control. Its operation is ensured by Rules of Procedure and related procedures, which are developed jointly by Partners and approved by the SZFT. The Centre of Competence is managed by a centre manager and a professional manager. The management tasks of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Research Development and Innovation Excellence of SZTE and the related Competence Centre are carried out by the Directorate-General for Quality Development and Strategy and its units, in particular the Directorate for Research and Development and Innovation and the Directorate for Project Management, which has a wide range of competences. In its effective technology and knowledge transfer activities towards its industrial partners, the University of Szeged always takes into account the contractual basis of sustainable research and organisation processes in the medium and long term, building on our previous years of experience in the field. Institutional sustaina...

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