HISTORY

Our construction site was part of a project started at 2004 by Fabrica Carioca de Catalisadores (FCC SA). Intermediated by the Financing Institution of Studies and Projects (FINEP), it was requested to the Competitivity and Innovation Center, a feasibility study for the implementation in the Technological Park of Santa Cruz. Brazil has a large catalysis community. Most of those groups are dedicated to lab scale studies. PROCAT is a scale-up concept for catalyst production with a complete infrastructure to manufacture any type of heterogeneous catalysts. Our typical production capacity is one metric ton/day of final product.

From there, the work gained the reinforcement of CENPES-PETROBRAS and the Chemistry School of UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO (UFRJ), that gave us the ideas for our technological complex.

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MISSION

Our main focus is research with technological emphasis. However, inside a scope of technical collaboration, it is foreseen the offering of services, such as manufacturing on demand for initial industrial tests and partnerships with other institutions.

SUSTAINABILITY

We have a manufacturing hangar built in metallic and malleable base. Our structure also has a green roof (plants), to enhance termal comfort and acoustics inside the building. Beyond that, we implemented a system for the reuse of rain water.

COORDENATION

Professor Donato Aranda

Donato Aranda is a chemical engineer with 20 years of experience as a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering of UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro). With great know-how in the field of technological transfer, has many patents applied in the industrial sector. By his contributions in the field of biofuel, he was awarded by the ex-president Lula the National Order of Scientific Merit (Commendator), the biggest honor granted to Brazilian scientists.