CATART
The CATART project (2022-2026) aims to design a compact, efficient and self-driven reaction robot that uses sunlight to convert substrates (H2O, CO2) into relevant chemicals via simultaneous luminescence, photocatalysis and separation.
Description
Mimicking the chemical production of nature is a well pursued dream in the scientific community. Scientific progress is limited by the lack of efficient synergies among complex functions and by a much smaller research library than nature. CATART will explore new synergies in reaction robots that mimic nature in a much faster way. This will be achieved using H₂O and CO₂ as model substrates.
We propose systems containing 3-D quantum dot networks with the ability to simultaneously harvest sunlight by luminescence, photocatalyse substrates and separate products. These phenomena will be managed by artificial intelligence, leading to reaction robots that autonomously learn and instantly maximize productivity. The envisioned system will revolutionize the way chemicals are produced. CATART will contribute to a game-changing chemical technology, placing EU industry and society in a privileged situation to face future economic and environmental constraints.
The CATART project (2022-2026), funded under the HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDEROPEN-01 call
