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EPSRC Reference:	GR/R11445/01
Title:	Simulating Catalytic Processes Across Lengthscales
Principal Investigator:	McLeod, Dr A
Other Investigators:	Bates, Professor S
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Project Partners:	Technical University of Eindho Universiteit van Amsterdam
Department:	Sch of Chemical Engineering
Organisation:	University of Edinburgh
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	15 February 2001	Ends:	14 February 2002	Value (£):	11,056
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Catalysis & Applied Catalysis Design of Process systems Reactor Engineering
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This research network is to focus on simulating Catalytic Processes Across Length-scales . Chemical reaction engineering and catalysis have been identified by Foresight as key future technologies. This economically important area is not, however, one in which the UK has a strong recent track record. This situation is in stark contrast to the Netherlands, where an interdisciplinary approach has been taken to promote catalysis and reaction engineering research. The success of the Dutch approach can, in part, be attributed to this interdisciplinary model. Catalysis research across all Dutch universities is co-ordinated through a single body, the Nederlands instituut voor Onderzoek in de Katalyse, or NIOK.The aim of the research network is to establish a formal connection between UK and Dutch researchers in the field of computational catalysis and to stimulate computational catalysis research within the UK. The network is to run for a year in the first instance and will have two main objectives; firstly, to propose how the wide range of currently used simulation methods (electronic structure calculations, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, etc) can be best combined to address practical problems in applied catalysis and, secondly, to identify at least two promising project areas in the simulation of catalytic processes that would be run as continuing collaborative projects between NIOK and Edinburgh.
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