DREAM

Transforming complex matrices for the future chemical industry

The use of new feedstocks derived from renewable or waste ressources is essential for the future of the chemical industry. There is a need for a better understanding of these materials and their transformation from a chemical and engineering point of view.

Funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC), the DREAM project aims to address the transformation of complex matrices in the chemical industry. It will use Kraft black liquor as a case study to develop new processes that combine reaction and separation in parallel and sequential mode to produce valuable products. Online monitoring coupled with the design of original modelling and simulations will be elaborated. Interdisciplinarity, as the core of the project, will be explored with approaches borrowed from philosophy and social science.

The DREAM project represents a radically new approach for studying complex matrices, combining cutting-edge technical expertise with social and philosophical expertise to address challenges of the interdisciplinary research process. By developing new descriptors, models, and integration strategies, it aims to establish a feedstock-product relationship and design new, more efficient, and greener processes, as well as new interdisciplinary methodologies.

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