ALFA Program between European Union

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ALFA Program between European Union Latin
America Design of NanoSorbents for Gas Storage
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• Proposal number II-0493-FA-FI
• Starting date 1st May 2006
• Thematic Areas Nanotechnology, Sustainable
  Energy, Environmental Protection

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NANOGASTOR
Duration of Project 36 months 8 Partners (5
EU 3 LA) 15 Student Mobility (13 LA-EU 2
LA-LA) 108 person months 10 Research Mobility
(5 LA-EU 5 EU-LA) 10 person months EU
funding 320 k
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The EU Consortium
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Univ. Leipzig
UCL RI London
Inst. Lavoisier Versailles
MADIREL Marseille
LPMC Montpellier
CSIC Madrid
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The LA Consortium
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Aims of the Project
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• Investigation of nanoporous materials
  (Zeolites,MOFs.) most adapted for the
  storage/separation of specific gas molecules
  (CH4, CO2, H2)
• ? Ideal Platform for the training of Ph.D
  Postdocs
• Research carried out in two continents
• Dual fields of experiment and simulation in
  different specialities (Synthesis,
  Adsorption-Catalysis, Diffusion)
• Fruitful exchanges LA-EU more durable
  collaborations
• ? Research aims
• Simulation tools to design zeolites and zeotype
  materials
• Create Develop specific synthesis strategies
• Predict Adsorption, Catalytic Diffusion
  properties
• Confront predicted properties with experimental
  evaluation (XRD, Microcalorimetry, PFG NMR)

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Multidisciplinary approach
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UCL, London
CSIC, Madrid
Synthesis (Chemistry)
I.Lavoisier,Versailles
I. Lavoisier, RI
Structure (Physical-Chemistry)
UNAM, Mexico
U.Havana, Cuba
UFRJ, Brazil
MADIREL
Sorption-Catalysis (Physical Chemistry)
UNAM, Mexico
U. Havana, Cuba
Diffusion (Physics)
LPMC,Montpellier
U. Leipzig
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Student Exchange
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• Official advertisement in the home institution
• Application form CVs for the selected
  candidates
• 13 Students (Ph.D Postdocs) 6(Cuba), 5
  (Mexico), 2 (Brazil)
• Partition over the 3 years- For the 1st year 4
  students (3 for 6 months 1 for 12 months)
• Mobility grant 1500 euros/month
• Co-tutelle for Ph.D when possible?

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Experienced Researcher
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• 10 Stays 5 (LA-EU) 5 (EU-LA)
• Partition over the 3 years- For the 1st year 2
  exchanges for 1 month (1 LA-EU 1 EU-LA)
• Mobility grant 1500 euros/month

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Finances
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• Student Mobility
• Preparation for the mobility Administration
  support to the reception of the students Not
  covered by EU but can be justified as expenses
  for 600 500 respectively.
• Mobility grants more or less about 1500
  (depending on the administration support costs).
  Should be required to the co-ordinator at least 2
  months in advance for the total period of the
  exchange. The money will be transferred to the
  host university
• Travel The airplane ticket will be reimbursed
  by the co-ordinator after justification for the
  amount
• ?Language training if required co-financing up
  to 25 by EU

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Finances
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• Student Mobility (continuation)
• Laboratory expenses Maximum 225 /student/ month
  with 50 covered by EU.
• Each host institution should fill out a request
  form at this end of the mobility with appropriate
  justifications.

• Tutor Professor Allowances
• Air plane tickets directly booked by the
  co-ordinator
• Allowance (accommodation meals) Max 110 /
  day with justification and with a maximum stay of
  4 5 days for meetings seminars respectively.

Administration Co-ordination costs Not
covered by EU
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Seminars-Meetings
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• 4 meetings 3 in LA and the last one in Europe
• Date Location for the next one?

Year Meeting location Participants (in addition to the host)
1 UNAM, Mexico (Synthesis-Characterisation) UH (1), UFRJ(1), CSIC (1), UVSQ(1) UP (1)
2 UFRJ, Brazil (Adsorption-Catalysis) UH(2), UNAM(2), UP(2) UCL (1)
3 UH, Cuba (Diffusion) UNAM (2), UFRJ(1), UP (1) LU(1)

• 15 seminars (see list) can be slightly modified
  (speakers..)

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Samples- Gas
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• ? Ideas for benchmark materials
• zeolites (ITQ-?,Aluminosilicates?)
• SAPO-MAPO / MOF?
• Structure-Adsorption-Diffusion experiments
• - who? Samples? Gases?
• Quantities required by each partner
• Logbook with the history of each sample

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Open Discussion
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• ? Web site
• Plan for the next few months..