Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	EP/J013420/1
Title:	New Green Methanol Production
Principal Investigator:	Hutchings, Professor G
Other Investigators:	Knight, Professor D Taylor, Professor SH Dummer, Dr NF Bartley, Dr JK
Researcher Co-Investigators:	Mr M Haider
Project Partners:	DOW Fusion Johnson Matthey SASOL (International)
Department:	Chemistry
Organisation:	Cardiff University
Scheme:	Follow on Fund
Starts:	01 January 2012	Ends:	31 December 2012	Value (£):	193,290
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Catalysis & Applied Catalysis
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Food and Drink
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Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 18 Oct 2011 Follow-on Fund Announced
Summary on Grant Application Form
The aim is to exploit a recent discovery concerning a new catalytic route for methanol production based on using bio-renewable feedstocks as starting materials. This new process and associated catalysts has been protected by a patent filing. The key feature is that the process opens up a wholly new route for the manufacture of methanol which is a key commodity chemical. Funding is requested to complete patent exemplification and to ensure commercial exploitation can be achieved.
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