Another Project Supported Under the TTF Programm


27.10.2017

A catalyst for Freon dehalogenation, developed by researchers at the Innovation Centre of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Belgrade, is the subject of an Agreement on providing support for commercialisation signed under the Technology Transfer Facility (TTF). Thanks to the TTF Programme the production of this catalyst will be raised to a higher level, which will contribute to its better placement on the market.

The agreement, which marks the beginning of the implementation of the six-month project worth EUR 19,800, has been signed today by Director Ivan Rakonjac on behalf of the Innovation Fund and by Director Željko Kamberović on behalf of the Innovation Centre of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Belgrade.

Catalysts for Freon dehalogenation are used for destroying Freon and other organohalogen compounds originating from cooling devices, polyurethane thermal insulation foams of cooling devices and fire extinguishers. These catalysts are based on a mixture of metal oxides and are primarily intended for operators of mechanical recycling of cooling devices to eliminate Freon emissions into the environment, since Freon is extremely damaging to the ozone layer.

The Innovation Centre of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Belgrade achieves outstanding results both nationally and internationally, and with their application, it contributes to the overall level of knowledge of society and improves the technological development of the economy through applied technical solutions, patents, innovations, technological improvements and results that have direct application. The main directions of development are: synthesis of new functional materials and materials of new and superior characteristics, innovative application of developed materials, use of nanoscience and nanotechnology and development of clean technologies and energy efficiency.