Italian process engineering company specializing in catalytic reactor design, CO2 utilization, and industrial-scale chemical process intensification for decarbonization projects.
KT TECH SPA (operating as Processi Innovativi) is an Italian process engineering and technology company specializing in chemical process design, catalytic reactor systems, and industrial-scale process intensification. They develop and demonstrate advanced catalytic and membrane-based processes for petrochemical transformations, CO2 conversion, and materials recycling. Their core contribution to EU projects is designing, scaling, and optimizing industrial chemical processes — bridging the gap between laboratory catalysis research and real-world plant operation across energy, environment, and manufacturing sectors.
Central to BIZEOLCAT (zeolite catalysts for hydrocarbon transformation), MACBETH (catalytic membrane reactors), DECADE (photoelectrocatalytic CO2 conversion), and PYROCO2 (thermophilic CO2 conversion).
Active in DECADE (CO2 to ethanol/ethyl acetate), PYROCO2 (CO2 to acetone via gas fermentation), and INITIATE (industrial symbiosis with CO2 streams from steel/chemical plants).
Contributed to PEGASUS (solar particle receiver), HIFLEX (solar tower thermal storage), and PROMETEO (solar-driven high-temperature electrolysis for hydrogen).
Coordinated DEMETO, developing microwave-based PET depolymerization — their only coordinator role, indicating deep ownership of this technology.
INITIATE targets TRL7 demonstration at 5 TPD urea scale, DEMETO focused on modular scalable depolymerization, and PYROCO2 on process scale-up of CO2 conversion.
MACBETH project focuses specifically on catalytic membrane reactors and process intensification, signaling expansion into this technology area.
KT TECH SPA began their H2020 journey (2016-2019) focused on solar thermal energy (PEGASUS), plastics recycling via microwave depolymerization (DEMETO), and traditional petrochemical catalysis for alkane conversion (BIZEOLCAT). From 2020 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward CO2 utilization and decarbonization — with three projects (DECADE, INITIATE, PYROCO2) all centered on converting industrial CO2 into useful chemicals and fuels. The addition of hydrogen production (PROMETEO) and membrane reactor technology (MACBETH) suggests they are repositioning as a process engineering partner for the European decarbonization and circular carbon economy.
KT TECH SPA is moving from traditional chemical process engineering toward carbon capture/utilization and green hydrogen — positioning them as a process engineering partner for decarbonization projects through 2027 and beyond.
KT TECH SPA operates overwhelmingly as a participant (7 of 9 projects), with only one coordinator role (DEMETO) and one third-party engagement. With 116 unique partners across 21 countries, they are well-networked but do not typically lead consortia — instead contributing specialized process engineering capabilities to large, multi-partner projects. Their balanced mix of Innovation Actions (5) and Research & Innovation Actions (4) indicates they are comfortable working at both research and near-market demonstration scales.
KT TECH SPA has built a broad European network of 116 unique partners across 21 countries through their 9 H2020 projects. This wide geographic spread, combined with their role as a specialist contributor, suggests they are a sought-after process engineering partner rather than a consortium organizer.
KT TECH SPA occupies a distinctive niche as a private process engineering company that can take laboratory-stage catalytic and chemical processes and design their industrial-scale implementation. Unlike universities that stop at the lab or large engineering firms that only handle proven technologies, they work in the critical TRL 4-7 gap — demonstrated by their INITIATE project targeting TRL7 at 5 tonnes-per-day scale. Their breadth across catalysis, membrane reactors, solar thermal, and CO2 conversion makes them unusually versatile for a company of their size, able to contribute process design expertise to diverse clean-tech consortia.
