ELKEM is one of the world’s leading integrated producers of silicones, present on three continents with top positions in high value-added specialty markets, such as release coatings (for packaging and adhesives), textile coating (airbags, technical fabrics), or high-performance elastomers (molding, paramedical, automotive industry).
We collaborate with CP2M (Catalysis, Polymerization, Process and Materials), a laboratory integrated in Université Lyon 1 – La Doua, specialized in the development of new catalytic and polymerization processes.
Heterogeneous catalysis in a fixed bed offers the advantage of retaining the catalyst within the process, providing the possibility to reuse or regenerate it. The development of this type of process requires considering both kinetic and hydrodynamic aspects related to the characteristics of the bed and the properties of silicones.