A feasibility study of the biologically inspired green manufacturing of precipitated silica
- Submitting institution
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The University of Sheffield
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 2656
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.cej.2014.01.071
- Title of journal
- Chemical Engineering Journal
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- First page
- 483
- Volume
- 244
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- ISSN
- 1385-8947
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- February
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- We assessed, for the first time, the feasibility of using a new green method for manufacturing nanosilicas (market value >$3billion), which was highlighted in a review as the future of industrial silica manufacturing (doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.6b01839) and downloaded 600 times in the first few months. The detailed technoeconomic analyses considered various process configurations and cost structures to allow benchmarking against existing processes. This paper supported a patent (WO2017037460) and EPSRC projects (EP/L017059/1, EP/P006892/1 ~£1.9M), it is also being recognised by industry (PQ Corp and Grace), and is resulting in funded commercialisation projects and licencing opportunities (Glantreo, Columbian Chemicals and P-Block Ltd.).
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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