News ceimig.com
September 2008
Exclusive Representative Agreement
Ceimig Limited, Dundee is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive sales and marketing agreement with
InterCrossIP Management LLC, San Francisco, USA.
Intercross will be responsible for sales and marketing of complete range of Ceimig products including the company’s novel
‘Thin Film Deposition Technology’.
The CEIMIG chemistries, now available through Intercross, and their related application technologies allow for novel approaches to semiconductor and sensor device fabrication. These include the deposition of nanoscale features of platinum and other pgms via a solvent free, three-step, photo-deposition process. Applications include semiconductor electrodes, fuel cell electrodes, hard masking, bio and chemical sensors.
For further details please contact:
Dr Mike Fury,
InterCrossIP Management LLC,
1123 Greenwich Street,
San Francisco,
CA 94109-1506.
Tel: +1-415-395-6945
maf@ceimig.com
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October 2008
Ceimig Ltd to work with Nitech Solutions Ltd on a Feasibility Study to Examine the Economic Viability for Converting Waste Glycerol from Bio-diesel Processes to Methanol.
The project is supported by the Scottish Environmental Technology Network (SETN)
Glycerol is a natural co-product of the trans-esterification (bio-diesel) reaction. The commercial viability of first generation bio-diesel production is being constricted by the increase in edible oil prices.
Currently, glycerol from bio-diesel processes is used in a number of ways: further processed and refined to make it pharmaceutical grade, burned (this is only possible with glycerol from a virgin crop source), or disposed of as waste; generally it is not viewed as a revenue stream, more as a cost.
The project will investigate the technical feasibility of modifying the glycerol and converting it to Methanol (a raw material in the bio-diesel reaction) and also assess the commercial viability of the process when scaled-up. What is described as glycerol from the bio-diesel process is actually a combination of glycerol, methanol, catalyst, water and other impurities. Prior to converting the glycerol to methanol, the residual bio-diesel catalyst must be removed.
This project will initially look to prove the underlying chemistry to both stages of this process and then assess the commercial viability.
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October 2008
As part of the SPIRIT Programme, ScotCHEM announces an industry PhD studentship sponsored by CEIMIG Limited to be based at
St Andrews University.
The project is entitled “Novel Mediators for Glucose Sensors” and aims to develop a new generation of metal complexes for use in glucose specific sensing. Some of the compounds will also be screened for their potential in providing heavy atoms [i.e. to enable phasing] in protein crystallography. Successful compounds from this research will be manufactured by Ceimig in Dundee, Scotland.
The project underlines the capability in the University sector in Scotland and their enthusiasm to research the major challenges and opportunities identified by Scotland’s chemical industry. These SPIRIT awards underline the commitment of Scotland to the development of strong industry-academic links.
ScotCHEM is the alliance of Chemistry Departments in Scottish Universities involving Edinburgh and St Andrews (EaStCHEM), Glasgow and Strathclyde (WestCHEM), Heriot Watt, Aberdeen and Dundee Universities. Funded in partnership with the Scottish Funding Council (www.sfc.ac.uk) and Chemical Sciences Scotland (http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/css)
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November 2008
Ceimig Limited, Dundee, will deliver a feasibility study examining the scientific and commercial viability of developing a catalytic process for the removal of CO2 emissions from waste incineration facilities.
The project is supported by the Scottish Environmental Technology Network (SETN)
UK households generate approx 50 million tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year and this figure is increasing 4 % per year. Typically 10 % of MSW is incinerated resulting in substantial CO2 emissions. Measures for reducing CO2 emissions on a smaller scale include: energy efficiency, fuel switching and renewable energy.
This proposal offers an alternative solution which is to convert carbon dioxide at source into a chemical with a commercial value such as methanol.
Ceimigs currently patented and extensively tested palladium/zirconium based catalyst is capable of converting NOx and steam components in a normal waste combustion process into ammonia. The existing Ceimig NOx catalyst substrate will be modified to contain a carbon support system which will create an environment where the reaction will convert CO2 to carbon monoxide before reacting with hydrogen to form methanol.
This project aims to demonstrate that the Ceimig technology is unique in that it is an effective CO2 abatement process with the capability to produce a by-product that has a commercial and economic value.
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