Toolbox: Process design and optimization

In pursuit of enhanced safety and sustainability in the production of chemicals and materials, Mistra SafeChem is actively working on the creation of innovative tools and methods to achieve the following objectives.

Replacing virgin resources with recycled materials in the regeneration of textile fibers through cutting-edge spinning technologies. The primary emphasis lies in strengthening the mechanical properties of recycled fibers by incorporating novel, eco-friendly bio-based additives.

Incorporating novel fractionation technologies, the toolkit enables substituting virgin resources in primary production with secondary products or waste materials. This transformation primarily targets forestry and agricultural by-products or waste streams. The extracted fractions are subsequently customized and recombined through sustainable chemistry approaches, yielding innovative composite materials.

Pioneering novel catalytic methods, encompassing both enzyme and metal-based approaches, to craft organic compounds of significant utility across various industries, notably the pharmaceutical sector. The toolkit harnesses reagents and reaction conditions aligned with the principles of green chemistry, with a paramount focus on optimizing atom economy, minimizing waste, and using non-hazardous reagents or solvents.

In the processes and optimization approaches, evaluation of performance, toxicity and life cycle impact is used as decision-making tools.