Technology Roadmaps

Roadmaps: Biocatalysis (PDF 607 KB) Combinatorial Chemistry (PDF 1.60 MB) Computational Chemistry (PDF 511 KB) Computational Fluid Dynamics (PDF 419 KB) * Ionic Liquids (PDF 1.8 MB) * Materials Technology (PDF 442 KB) Nanomaterials By Design (PDF 3.6 MB) * New Process Chemistry (PDF 1.08 MB) Process Equipment Materials Technology (PDF 370 KB) * Reaction Engineering (PDF 3.12 MB) Separations (PDF 3.2 MB) * Process Measurement and Control: Industry Needs (PDF 174 KB) * Additional information and publications can be found under Active R&D

Workshop Reports: Alternative Media, Conditions, and Raw Materials (PDF 346 KB) Catalysis Workshop Report The workshop report can be found at http://www.ccrhq.org/vision/index.html (In the fourth paragraph of the index page, click on "copies of completed roadmaps". The workshop report is the second to the last report.)

The Vision anticipated the chemical industry's future technology needs based on current and anticipated market and consumer requirements. Roadmaps provide a chronological path to towards achieving the Vision. During workshops, industry experts identify the goals, technical challenges, and priority R&D needs for a specific area. Roadmaps are the culmination of one or more workshops and an extensive industry review process to build consensus among stakeholders. Progress towards achieving the goals is monitored over time. To date, twelve roadmaps have been published.

Developing roadmaps is only the beginning. To make an impact on our industry, collaborative teams need to come together to pursue the priority R&D. Vision2020 is leading the development of partnerships to address the high-priority areas identified in roadmaps. Collaborative R&D will ultimately lead to new commercial technology.