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Waste recovery

Sectors > Waste recovery

We are experts in Circular Economy, we revalue all kinds of by-products in industrial applications.

Construction and demolition waste, mining waste and other wastes:

  • Revaluation of CDW, ash, slag, slate, granite, etc. Laboratory studies and pilot tests of recovery in industrial applications.
  • Chemical, electrochemical, biological and adsorption processes for the selective recovery of critical raw materials and metals of high economic value.

Plastic waste and by-products:

  • Physical, chemical, thermochemical and biological recycling. Laboratory feasibility study and pilot tests to obtain recycled raw materials.
  • Different moulding methodologies – injection, extrusion, infusion, 3D printing.

Municipal waste and biomass:

  • Chemical, enzymatic and biological processes for the revaluation of solid and liquid fractions. Obtaining and extraction of products and compounds of interest.
  • Tests for biodegradability and potential for biogas (BMP tests) and hydrogen production.

Ligno-cellulosic biomass and wood and paper industry:

  • Thermal, mechanical, chemical and biological processes for the valorisation of wood industry by-products and forest and green biomass.
  • Lignin and cellulose: extraction, purification and physico-chemical modification for target products. Laboratory studies and pilot tests of valorisation in industrial applications.

Wastes from agro-food industry:

  • Chemical and biological processes for the valorisation of solid and liquid waste from different industries. Chemical and biological extraction of high added value components, pilot valorisation tests in industrial applications of interest.
  • Tests for biodegradability and potential for biogas (BMP tests) and hydrogen production.

Urban and extractive mining:

  • Conditioning and separation of metal components from municipal, industrial and mining waste.
  • Selective recovery – chemical, electrochemical, enzymatic and biological – of high value-added elements and minerals.

Digitalization:

  • Design and implementation in Digital Twins for process optimisation or predictions. Artificial Intelligence simulation models for pattern identification in historical data.
  • Design of optical sensors and IoT or artificial vision systems for the characterisation and detection of compounds/materials. Robotic devices for the separation of different types of waste.
  • Blockchain for traceability control, process quality and certification of recycling and other processes applied to the waste sector.

Sustainability analysis:

  • Life Cycle and Cost Cycle Analysis, and Social Life Cycle of products and processes.
  • Water and carbon footprint.
  • Environmental product declaration according to international standards.

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