Discover Our Major Projects
Every project we undertake is driven by a commitment to excellence, innovation, and scientific rigor. From feasibility studies to full-scale industrial implementation, we design efficient, safe, and standards-compliant processes, optimizing every step to ensure effectiveness, reliability, and sustainability.
ProChim Consulting: Your Partner and Consultant in Chemical Processes
Achievements Marked by Our Expertise
Our projects showcase the diversity of challenges we tackle alongside our clients.
Each mission is an opportunity to design, improve, or transform processes by combining innovation, technical expertise, and strategic vision. Discover how we’ve supported various industrial players in bringing their ambitions to life and optimizing their performance.
Asbestos Waste Conversion
Development of an innovative process to transform asbestos
waste into non-hazardous by-products. This project,
supported by €20M in public funding, includes the design,
optimization, and validation of the technology on an
industrial scale.
The goal is to eliminate
environmental and health risks related to asbestos while
creating a sustainable and secure treatment pathway.
Scope: Strategic, publicly funded project (€20M)
Impact: Irreversible and permanent elimination of hazardous asbestos waste
Key Technologies: Hydrothermal, plasma torch, thermochemical processes
Role: Feasibility study, pilot design, process validation, industrialization
Hydrothermal Destruction Process and Valorization of neo-products
Implementation of a process for the destruction of asbestos
waste via hydrothermal treatment, covering the entire
development cycle from laboratory research to the
commissioning of an experimental pilot unit.
The project includes the design of a hydrothermal reactor for
hydrometallurgical digestion in an acidic medium, the setup
of a complete high-pressure (HP-HT) batch pilot, the
execution of preliminary tests, and in-depth
characterization of materials before and after
treatment.
Finally, the project involves defining a detailed
specification document for the construction of a
pre-industrial unit, along with design engineering
calculations, mass balances, PFDs/P&IDs, and block flow
diagrams.
This approach enables the transformation of asbestos cement into inert, high-value-added materials, contributing to reducing environmental impact and ensuring compliance with safety standards.
Scope: Feasibility study, validation of pilot-scale tests, and engineering study for the design of a demonstrator (pre-industrial – €2M)
Analytical Methods: Laser Diffraction, XRD, SEM, Raman
Impact: Elimination of environmental and health risks, and valorization of neo-products
Key Technologies: Subcritical Hydrothermal Process, Hydrometallurgical Digestion, Acid Processes
Role: Development of the specifications, reactor design, testing, and characterization
Bioethanol Production
Development and optimization of a bioethanol production process, from laboratory R&D through to the implementation of a demonstration plant.
The project involved the design and sizing of units, selection and negotiation with suppliers, as well as validation of PFDs, P&IDs, and material balances in collaboration with engineering firms.
The goal was to demonstrate the feasibility of second-generation ethanol production using a demonstrator, while minimizing capital expenditure (CAPEX) and environmental impact, in order to support an economically viable energy transition.
Scope: From R&D to Pilot Plant ($20M)
Impact: Renewable energy production, reducing dependence on fossil fuels
Key Technologies: Fermentation, Distillation, Purification
Role: Design, technical decisions, construction oversight, implementation of quality and safety procedures