REDUCTION IN THE USE OF RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Water treatment: purification and reuse

  • Biotechnologies for the recovery of water and other resources.
  • Development of tools for support in the implementation and management of wastewater reuse.
  • Recovery of ammonium from wastewater and valorisation for agricultural use.
  • Restoration of water resources with purified water (artificial aquifer recharge).
  • Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles based on acid mine water and extracts from agri-food waste.
  • Production of biostimulants from cyanobacteria and wastewater.

Emissions and pollutants

  • Zero Ship Emissions.
  • Selective absorption of SOx and NOx from combustion gases.
  • Advanced biological technologies to eliminate gaseous pollutants.
  • Biovalorisation of CO2 for sustainable production of biomethane.
  • Pollutant detection systems through image processing and sensors.
  • Catalysts to eliminate and transform CO2 into ethanol.
  • Elimination and mitigation of pollution caused by the use of pesticides.

RECYCLING AND WASTE VALORISATION

Textile

  • Treatment and reuse of dye wastewater.
  • New spun fabrics from clothes waste and textile scraps.
  • Automatic system for classifying textile fibre for recycling.

Construction

  • Development of sustainable concrete from incineration waste.
  • Valorisation of paper industry waste for the manufacture of asphalts and concretes.
  • New materials for infrastructure from MARPOL waste.

Food

  • Solutions to improve the carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycle in the agri-food industry and cut emissions.
  • Sustainable treatment of wastewater and food waste.
  • Design of sustainable compounds manufactured from the valorisation of agri-food waste.
  • Integrated, sustainable management of industrial waste from cork.

Plastics and polymers

  • Recycling and revalorisation of opaque PET bottles into high added-value materials.
  • Transformation of cellulose materials into advanced, environmentally friendly bioproducts.
  • Obtaining biofilms with barrier properties from renewable resources.

Metals

  • Smart bioprocesses to recover metals at the end of the life cycle of mobile and electronic equipment.
  • Valorisation of titanium sheet waste for the production of metal powder.
  • Circular processing of salt mine water to recover minerals and metals.
  • Study of processes of attenuation of metal and inorganic compounds through mineral nanoparticles.

Batteries and vehicles

  • Models of use and management of second-life batteries.
  • Hybrid energy storage systems for renewable energy production plants.
  • Improvement in the efficiency and useful life of PEM fuel cells.
  • High-performance modular batteries for urban sustainable electric mobility services.

ECODESIGN

Product

  • Ecodesign of products on a large scale and internal parts for vehicles.
  • Biodegradable microencapsulation techniques for fragrancies.
  • Development of cellulose microdevices of low environmental impact for immediate biodiagnosis.
  • New products for the construction and automation industries based on biomaterials.

Industrial process

  • Advanced, reconfigurable manufacturing processes that can be adapted to consumer preferences.
  • Methods and tools for the implementation of circular economy models in the process industry.
  • Recovery and valorisation of byproducts of industrial processes.

Urbanism (territory and infrastructure)

  • Greenhouses integrated into rooftop terraces: symbiosis of energy, water and CO2 emissions with the building.
  • Biosustainable solutions to improve the acoustic properties and fire-resistance of building cladding.
  • Recovery and valorisation of urban digestates.

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