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Biomimicry
Getting inspired by nature… to reach sustainability
BIOMIMICRY EUROPA
« The architect of the future will build imitating Nature, for it is the most rational, long-lasting
and economical of all methods. » Antonio Gaudi
Play with water like an algae
Inspired by shape
Inspired by shape
Play with water like an algae
- From the spiral shape of algae…
- … to propellers, fans, wind turbines and other fluid mixers
- Saving energy up to 50%
- Designed by Jay Harman - Pax Scientific
Ventilate like termite mounds
Inspired by shape
Inspired by shape
Ventilate like termite mounds
- From thermoregulation and ventilation of termite mounds …
- … to the one of the Eastgate building in Harare, Zimbabwe
- Efficiency savings up to 90%, building costs 10% cheaper
- Designed by the architecte Mick Pearce
Inspired by process
Avoid « Heat, beat & treat » like a sponge
Inspired by process
Avoid « Heat, beat & treat » like a sponge
- Apply silica skeleton recipe of Antarctic sponges …
- … to produce optical fibers at ambient temperature and pressure
- As strong and using less energy to produce
- Under development at Bells laboratory (Lucent Technologies)
Inspired by process
Harness energy like a leaf
Inspired by process
Harness energy like a leaf
- Emulate porphyrins to collect light like a leaf…
- … in order to manufacture new types of Photovoltaic cells
- Harness the light twice better, and synthesize at ambient temperature and pressure
- Under co-development in Sydney & Osaka Universities
Inspired by process
Use CO2 as a building material like a seashell
Inspired by process
Use CO2 as a building material like a seashell
- Fix CO2 using water-based chemistry to form calcium bicarbonate…
-… from heat power plants and other industries smokestacks
- From bicarbonate to carbonate as a next step to produce building materials
- Market launch in progress by « CO2 solution Inc » in Canada, under development with Laval University
Ignore waste like a primary forest
Inspired by ecosystems
Inspired by ecosystems
Ignore waste like a primary forest
- Transfer material cycling within a mature ecosystem…
- … to material cycling in industries
- $15 million and 20 000 Tons of fossil fuel saved per annum in Kalundborg (Danemark)
- 25% increase in the GDP per ton of resources for the Chinese “circular economy” (last 5-Year Plan)
Soft chemistry, efficient and without waste
Inspired by shapes, processes and ecosystems
Re: Noyori
Re: Morel
Re: Morel
Re: Noyori
Inspired by shapes, processes and ecosystems
Soft chemistry, efficient and without waste
- Shape: inserting the reaction within macro-molecule cavities based on enzyme models (more than 130 new processes, more than 25 products commercialised by DSM)
- Process: enzyme structures inspire new ligand and catalyst science (Noyori, Nobel price in Chemistry in 2001, revolutionizes menthol production)
- Ecosystems: catalyst cascades in the same reactor, directly inspired by enzymatic ecosystems, are priority research areas for Delft University (Netherlands)