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Demonstration of a multi-feedstock sustainable biodiesel production scheme integrating an on-site by-products energy valorisation system (INTEGRAL-B)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2009, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2011,
...getable oils, and bio-wastes from the catering facilities where the cooking oils are collected.
These wastes are mixed and an onsite integration of anaerobic digestion system transforms the organic waste into biogas. The biogas is burned with an alternative engine specially adapted for using the biogas as fuel. The heat is used to purify the glycerine and the electricity is used in the biodiesel ...
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Innovative biogas upgrading system based on novel Zeolite adsorbent technology for producing Bio-based Natural Gas (ZeoBio-NG)
Date du début: 1 juin 2016, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2016,
...e extremely harmful GHG emissions methane and nitrous oxide, generated 78.7million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The production of “biogas” offers the potential to eliminate exposure of decomposing organic matter such as manure to the air, thereby preventing methane and other gases from escaping into the atmosphere. Anaerobic digesters, used to produce biogas, have gained prominence in the market and ...
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Interdisziplinäres Unterrichtsprojekt „Regenerative Energien und effiziente Energienutzung
Date du début: 1 juin 2015, Date de fin: 31 mai 2016,
...neering and electrical engineering. A third aspect was the energy recovery through a chemical approach, especially through electrochemical galvanic processes and the production of biogas from organic substances.
In order to apply a higher technical demand the process monitoring was carried out by programmed microcontroller guided sensors and the production of biogas happened in a small pilot plant ...
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Biomethane Emilia-Romagna Regional system (BioMethER LIFE+)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2013, Date de fin: 31 mars 2018,
...ties in terms of health and environmental threats. The economic and environmental costs of waste management could thus be offset through the production of biomethane from landfill biogas, or from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste.
Objectives
The project will set up two demonstration plants, at Mancasale and R ...
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Full Recovery End-of-Life Photovoltaic (LIFE FRELP)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2013, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2016,
...ing in suitable industries;
Recovery from 3 500 t PV panels of 2 800 t of glass, 350 t aluminum, 35 t connectors, 90 t fuel, 70 t gas, 157.5 t gasoil, 24 t of pure silicon, 3.15 t metals, and 0.35 t organic waste; and
A considerable reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions due to: the use of glass cullet in the glass melting furnace; the substitution of virgin silicon with recycled sili ...
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Etanolix 2.0 - Demonstration of Innovative Method for converting Industrial Waste to Ethanol in oil refinery for LIFE+ (Etanolix 2.0 for LIFE+)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2013, Date de fin: 1 juil. 2017,
...roject specifically hopes to demonstrate the first operational processing plant â at about 80% scale under real-life conditions - for the sustainable production of ethanol from organic waste, integrated with the production process of an oil refinery. This integration expects to take advantage of energy synergies between the two processes through the proximity principle - bioethanol production wi ...
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Remediation of degraded land in the region of Lignite Mine Konin by cultivation of industrial hemp (EKOHEMPKON)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2012, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2018,
... yielding high biomass in the form of straw containing mainly carbon, oxygen and hydrogen
2. alfalfa able to assimilate nitrogen in symbiosis with the root nodule bacteria and leaves the produced organic matter as a green manure.
The hemp and alfalfa will be mowed and a novel, environmentally sound technology of hemp straw processing developed. The terrain will be ploughed, creating a kind of bi ...
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Demonstration of zero waste cycle by the complete valorization of residues from refining of used vegetable oils (VALUVOIL)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2010, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2013,
...aising health concerns. Landfill has been the usual disposal method for solid and liquid wastes from the processing of waste vegetable oils into biodiesel fuel, but these contain a high percentage of organic compounds. Therefore, current methods for landfill disposal do not comply with the European Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC). However, the residues from the pre-treatment process, as well as th ...
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Energy exploitation of non-recyclable urban waste in a sustainable waste-to-energy market (ENERGY-WASTE)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2014,
...by reacting it at high temperatures with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam. The resulting âsynthesis gasâ can be used as a fuel. Using gasification to extract renewable energy from organic waste is a much more environmentally-friendly management option than sending it to landfill. The thermal utilisation of non-hazardous bio-residues and waste streams could be a key element in an inte ...
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Ennobling of sludge for energy use and industrial (Sludge's Wealth)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2010, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,
...l optimal parameters to ensure efficiency and safety, including a system to cool the magnetrons to avoid breakdowns. The system achieved the following results:
Annual conversion of 650 t of organic sludge with 75% humidity;
Generation of 280 t of pellets with high heating power and easily transportable;
Sterilisation of the agglomerated products through the interaction of the microwaves with mi ...
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Advanced systems for the enhancement of the environmental performance of WINEries in Cyprus (WINEC)
Date du début: 1 févr. 2010, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2012,
...actors and one photocatalytic plant were constructed.
Tests were performed on the two prototype solar photocatalytic reactors to ensure optimum operating conditions for the maximum degradation of organic load of the treated water. The laboratory results and the pilot results at the Tsiakkas winery showed the solar-Fenton oxidation process was the more efficient. For example, starting with an orga ...
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Demonstration of an integrated waste-to-energy system for energy generation from biodegradable organic waste and wastewater (INTER-WASTE)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 30 juin 2013,
...aining viable energy supplies. Such an approach could offer particular benefits to Cyprus, because the island's soils have low nutrient values, and treated sludge from the processing of biodegradable organic waste (BOW) could raise the landâs organic content, while reducing the need for synthetic soil improvers. Reducing the volume of BOW that goes to landfill will also cut greenhouse gas emissi ...
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Implementation of a collaborative Eco-Design tool dedicated to SME and fitted to helicopter network's issues (CORINE project)
Date du début: 11 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,
...rence using the ILCD format (an international standard for LCA).
The projectâs analysis showed that for the five demonstrations and for four criteria, namely, energy, CO2, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and waste, their results exceeded those foreseen for all but 3 of the 20 environmental impact result combinations. Overall in the demonstrations, energy consumption was reduced by around 27%; ...
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Feasibility Assessment on Thermal Catalytical Reforming (TCR)
Date du début: 1 juin 2016, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2016,
...lopment and roll-out of a novel and low-cost biomass waste-to-fuel technology platform called Thermal Catalytic Reforming (TCR). TCR is a biomass conversion technology that converts low value wet organics bio-waste into high value biocrude (TCR-oil), green hydrogen-rich bio-syngas, and solid bio-char, that can be processed to biofuels and biochemicals. In a preliminary project, the Thermal Catalyt ...
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Biogas Injection into natural gas grid and use as vehicle fuel by upgrading it with a novel CO2 capture and storage technology (BIOGRID)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2009, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2013,
... alternative to fossil fuels.
The anaerobic digestion (AD) process has direct environmental benefits; it contributes to the supply of a âclean energyâ while reducing the negative impact of organic waste on the environment (odours, leaching, soil and water pollution and pathogens). AD avoids the release of CO2 and CH4 into the atmosphere, and moreover, the biogas produced can replace the use o ...
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Methane and Hydrogen blend for public city transport bus: technical demonstrative application and strategic policy measures (MHyBus)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2009, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2013,
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Transport in the Emilia Romagna Region was noted as being responsible for 90% of total CO emission, 46% of NOx, 41% of primary PM10, and 42% of total non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC). More specifically, CO2 emissions from the road transport sector in this region were the second highest in Italy, representing 30% of total regional emissions.
A hydro-metha ...
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Design and demonstration of 3 CHP plants using two 5 kW solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) working with landfill gas and biogas from anaerobic digestion (BioSOFC)
Date du début: 1 déc. 2005, Date de fin: 31 mars 2009,
Background
Some sectors of the agro-food industry generate a significant amount of waste containing high organic content. Environmental problems associated with decomposing organic waste and manure include surface and groundwater contamination and air pollution caused by methane, as well as ammonia and unpleasant odours. Landfills already produce a third ...
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Minimising the Environmental impact of GLASS recycling and glass container production (MEIGLASS)
Date du début: 2 déc. 2005, Date de fin: 1 déc. 2009,
...aste glass that is ready to be remelted. The glass container industry requires cullet to be âoven-readyâ (i.e. guaranteed free of substances such as ceramics, chinaware, stones, plastics or organic matter from food and beverages). This is because the presence of such material in the cullet produces heavy foam on the melt surface, which reduces heat transfer from the flame, creates glass fining ...
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Pilot Demonstration Plant for Reduction of VOC Air Emissions (PREVOC PLAN)
Date du début: 15 janv. 2005, Date de fin: 15 juin 2007,
Background
Great quantities of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) are used as solvents in products such as paints, varnishes, wax and cleaning agents by Europeâs manufacturing and surface treatment industries. Exposure to VOCs can cause health problems and some VOCs are known or suspected carcinogens.
Current technologies for controlling VOC emissions ...
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WASTE STREAMS TREATMENT FOR OBTAINING SAFE RECLAIMED WATER AND BIOMETHANE FOR TRANSPORT SECTOR TO MITIGATE GHG EMISSIONS (LIFE METHAmorphosis)
Date du début: 16 juil. 2015, Date de fin: 30 juin 2019,
...MBRELA system in urban waste plants, which combines a new anaerobic membrane process (AnMBR) with autotrophic nitrogen removal (Annamox ELAN®); and the METHAGRO system in agro-industrial and other organic waste treatment plants (for mainly slurry), which is a high efficiency system that combines pre-treatment processes.
Both plants will be built, commissioned and operated. The aim is initially ...
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Demonstrating resource efficiency through innovative, integrated waste recycling schemes for remote areas (LIFE: PAVEtheWAySTE)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2015, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2018,
...easible recycling technology for the fine separation and treatment of municipal solid waste in remote areas. The system will be able to sort and treat different types of recyclable and organic waste in order to recover end products of high quality and purity. Companies in the recycling industry will be engaged to ensure that the end products satisfy market specifications. Specific objectives are t ...
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New technologies for husks and waste waters recycling (Tirsav)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2001, Date de fin: 1 oct. 2004,
... disposal of olive mill industry by-products.
The project focuses on developing a co-blending strategy to combine, in a recycling plant, olive oil waste waters, fresh olive pomace and other natural organic by-products, into an 'improved' waste mixture for agricultural land application. The project aims at:
1. maximising the recovery of biomass coming from the processing of olives (85% of by-pro ...
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Bio-Solar Water Recycling: Demonstration wastewater treatment system dedicated to freshwater reuse and recycling. (BioSolWaRe-LIFE)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2014, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2018,
...method based on an ecological process called bio-solar purification (BSP). This process uses biological and solar technologies to enable 80% water reuse and the recovery of greenhouse gas and organic wastes.
BSP technology uses phytoplankton photosynthesis and photo-oxidation (oxidation caused by the action of light) in closed tubular systems to remove a wide range of dissolved compounds and haz ...
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Bioenergy Proliferation and Deployment (BioPAD)
Date du début: 30 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 29 sept. 2014,
...chains, driving enterprise and job growth in the local communities. The project will assess new woody biomass fuels such as energy crops, and will potentially also look at market opportunities from organic streams such as agriculture wastes, within the context of developing micro-CHP and district heating projects for emerging regions. ...
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COMBINE: Converting Organic Matters from European urban and natural areas into storable bio-Energy (COMBINE)
Date du début: 31 mai 2011, Date de fin: 29 juin 2015,
The utilisation and development of environmentally friendly technologies are key factors for the achievement of the ambitious aims of EU to increase the share of renewable energies. The ener-getic utilisation of biomass has an important role. as in contrast to other renewables (wind/PV). biomass is storable and it is possible to produce storable bio-fuels. However. at present the energy productio ...
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Novel Hydrogen Storage System (H2STORES)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2014, Date de fin: 30 juin 2015,
In the project H2StoreS, standing for novel Hydrogen Storage System, a proof of concept (PoC) of novel liquid-organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology will be conducted. The aim of this PoC is to create and document the technical and business environment analysis- based evidence of near term commercial potential of this novel hydrogen storage system. Moreover, another important goal of this proj ...
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Printable functionalities for truly autonomous, intelligent lighting and signalling systems (PRIAM)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2012,
...uarantees that the project results will be turned into innovative products having a direct large application potential and exploitable into several other products of the emerging flexible and organic electronics sector with a relevant impact on jobs and economy.
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Computational study of hydrogen storage in metal-doped materials (ComHMat)
Date du début: 1 nov. 2009, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2013,
... b) Quantify the capacity of hydrogen storage by spillover on a variety of metal-doped porous materials, including graphitic materials, carbon nanotubes, carbon foams, graphite-oxide materials, metal-organic frameworks and covalent-organic frameworks) c) Predict materials that would be expected to have high hydrogen storage capacities through the mechanism of spillover.
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Valorisation of food waste to biogas (VALORGAS)
Date du début: 1 mars 2010, Date de fin: 31 août 2013,
...tely equal quantities arising from food manufacture and catering outlets: if food wastes from agro- and food industries are included an estimated total of 200 Mtonnes/year is available, at around 30% organic dry matter (ODM). Because of the high water content of this material, energy can only effectively be gained through biochemical conversion. The approach best suited to this is anaerobic digest ...
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Polygeneration through pyrolysis: Simultaneous production of fuel oil, process steam, electricity and organic acids (EMPYRO)
Date du début: 1 déc. 2009, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2013,
A 25MWth poly-generation demo plant will be build at the site of AkzoNobel in Hengelo (NL). It will produce fuel oil, process steam, electricity and organic acids through pyrolysis of wood. These products will be used on-site. An overall energy efficiency of 78% will be achieved. AkzoNobel will replace natural gas used for both energy generation and chemicals production. Pyrolysis involves rapid h ...
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An innovative technology platform for the enhanced treatment of industrial wastewaters achieving cost reductions, electricity generation and enabling water reuse for non-potable applications (AquaCell)
Date du début: 1 déc. 2010, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2012,
...g significant competitive threats with regard to cost-efficient supply and treatment of water.Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) utilise electrochemically-active microbes to convert the inherent energy of organic chemical bonds to electrical energy. MFCs encompass unique features that offer advantages for the treatment of wastewater, including: efficient electricity generation; minimal sludge formation; ...
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Novel processing routes for effective sewage sludge management (Routes)
Date du début: 1 mai 2011, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2014,
...iscover new routes in wastewater and sludge treatment which allow:a) to prepare sludge for agricultural utilization by transforming it in a very clean and stabilized product regarding the presence of organic micropollutants (conventional and emerging ones) and of heavy metals, and with respect to hygienic aspects and to phytotoxicity;b) to minimize sludge production by innovative solutions which c ...
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Light-In, Light-Out: Chemistry for sustainable energy technologies (LILO)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2015,
...ults from the PIs own laboratory and others world-wide. The bulk of efficient dye sensitized solar cells rely on transition metal complexes as the photoactive component as the majority of traditional organic dyes do not possess long term stability under the operating conditions of the devices. LECs based upon transition metal complexes have been shown to possess lifetimes sufficiently long and eff ...
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Engine Waste Heat Recovery and Re-Use (NOWASTE)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2015,
...hybrid or hybrid-like powertrain where it is possible to store and then use the generated energy subsequently when most convenient.Heat re-use can be performed by means of a thermodynamic cycle (e.g. organic or non-organic Rankine cycles) using the waste heat as a source of energy, as is already being developed for application in large stationary applications. The adoption of such technology in th ...
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Bioelectrochemical systems for metal recovery (BIOELECTROMET)
Date du début: 1 avr. 2012, Date de fin: 31 mars 2016,
...s Cells (MECs) when power is required to drive the desired reaction. Recently, it has been shown that Cu2+ is reduced to metallic copper on the cathode of a MFC coupled to the biological oxidation of organic matter and with resulting electricity generation. The proof-of-principle MFC almost completely recovered the Cu2+ in its metallic form (decrease in concentration from 1 g/L to < 1 mg/L) and pr ...
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Development of bio-oil dewatering and fractionation processes and testing of upgraded bio-oil as engine fuel and feedstock for the production of lubricants (GREEN-OIL)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2014,
...romising innovative process, based on microwave enhanced catalytic depolymerisation for the production of second generation bio-oil from feedstock materials like agricultural, industrial or municipal organic waste. However, currently the process generates bio-oil with high water content and consequently low sales price. The group of SMEs behind the GREEN-OIL project aims at developing new technolo ...
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Tris-heteroleptic cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes for white electroluminescence (HetIridium)
Date du début: 1 nov. 2012, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2016,
...ys, about 20% of the European electrical energy is used for lighting and considerable savings could be achieved by developing more efficient lighting systems. Electroluminescent (EL) devices based on organic thin-films are considered as one of the most promising response to the demand for efficient lighting technology.In EL devices, light originates from the radiative relaxation of an excited stat ...
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Nanoporous Metal-Organic Frameworks for production (NanoMOF)
Date du début: 1 juin 2009, Date de fin: 31 mai 2013,
The discovery of porous hybrid materials constructed from inorganic nodes and organic multifunctional linkers has established a new area of inorganic-organic hybrids (Metal-Organic Frameworks, MOFs) with extraordinary performance as compared to traditional porous solids such as zeolites and activated carbon. “NanoMOF” will focus beyond discovery and integrate MOFs into products with industrial imp ...
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Autonomous Paper-based Point-of-Care Biosensing System (APPOCS)
Date du début: 16 août 2013, Date de fin: 15 févr. 2017,
...sensors with the proper electronics and display on a flexible plastic substrate. The outcome of the project will be a functional working prototype transferable to the manufacturing technology used in organic electronics (OE).
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Research and Innovation Capacity Strengthening of ISSP-BAS in Multifunctional Nanostructures (INERA)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2013, Date de fin: 31 mars 2017,
...ring a new step in membrane technology development, triggering an avalanche of new products and processes in a wide range of applications including all known membrane industry aspects (separation by organic solvents, global water challenge like wastewater / desalination, fuel cells applications, and the life-health industries) with significant improvement of their energy effectiveness and environm ...
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