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24 Feb

At PLASMIX-ROAD, we will transform plastic waste into new sustainable roads

by Carolina Solino
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At CETIM, we are contributing to the creation of a circular and digitally integrated value chain that transforms plastic waste into functional additives for more sustainable asphalt mixtures. [caption id="attachment_18334" align="aligncenter" width="795"] Sustainable Building Materials Laboratory at CETIM.[/caption] The production of conventional bituminous mixtures, used to build roads, depends on petroleum products, such as bitumen, and the intensive use of primary resources, with significant implications for both...

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31 Oct

The electric cars of the future will be more efficient and sustainable thanks to UMI VOLTA

by Carolina Solino
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The strategic collaboration between Ferroglobe and CETIM has made it possible to optimise the processes for obtaining silicon and biocarbons with excellent results for lithium-ion batteries, significantly improving both their capacity and useful life. [caption id="attachment_18006" align="aligncenter" width="644"] Speakers at the final event of UMI VOLTA.[/caption] UMI VOLTA project came to an end last September, when a final event was held to present the excellent results of...

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31 Oct

At SUSPENSE, we will develop safe and sustainable bio-based wood adhesives

by Carolina Solino
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At CETIM, we are participating in the search for sustainable alternatives to conventional fossil-based compounds used in the wood sector to improve the circularity of sectors such as construction, packaging and real estate, among others. [caption id="attachment_17976" align="aligncenter" width="653"] Advanced Materials Team and CETIM European Projects Office at the SUSPENSE Kick Off.[/caption] Historically, fossil-based adhesives have been used in sectors such as construction, packaging and the furniture...

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23 Jul

We will revalorise agroforestry waste for food packaging application

by Carolina Solino
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In the NEWPOWER project, in which we are participating together with the University of Vigo and 11 other partners, we will obtain biomaterials from agricultural and forestry waste that can be used in the food, pharmaceutical, biotechnological and organic farming industries. [caption id="attachment_15928" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Lignin test in the CETIM laboratory.[/caption] The abandonment of rural areas and the accumulation of agricultural and forestry waste are some of...

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23 Jul

Increasing sustainability in construction, ever closer thanks to BITÚMINA

by Carolina Solino
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The project, which CETIM is collaborating with ENCE and MISTURAS, will develop cold and warm bituminous mixtures with improved mechanical and rheological performance, to achieve a significant reduction in the carbon footprint and boost the circular economy in the sector. [caption id="attachment_15934" align="aligncenter" width="763"] Test in the CETIM's construction laboratory.[/caption] The use of raw materials with a lower carbon footprint, renewable and circular, which contribute to the...

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23 Apr

CETIM, scientific coordinators of an initiative that brings together nanomaterials with AI and biotechnology

by Carolina Solino
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At NanomatIA we will test AI-based strategies to accelerate the design and discovery of new materials in the energy storage sector. [caption id="attachment_15550" align="aligncenter" width="657"] Energy Storage Materials Laboratory at CETIM.[/caption] The research and development of new materials with better and more sustainable properties is limited by the time and economic cost, as the different types of materials to be considered is incredibly large. Due to the...

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23 Apr

CETIM develops 4.0 technologies to improve the construction and demolition waste recycling process

by Carolina Solino
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Smart2ReDuCe is a project we are working on at our Technological Centre to contribute to the Circular Economy and the decarbonisation of the sector, converting waste into new sustainable materials for construction. The construction and operation of buildings accounts for almost 40% of the depletion of natural resources and generates 25% of the world's waste. Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW) has become one of the main...

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Javier Portela López | Director de I+D y Calidad de FINSA
27 Oct

Javier Portela López | R&D and Quality Director at FINSA: “Wood use as a biomaterials or nanocelluloses source will create new opportunities”

by CETIM
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Wood is, in essence, a circular raw material with an unbeatable degree of sustainability, far above that of other materials. This is an added value with which leading companies in the forestry sector such as FINSA work on a daily basis, promoting it through innovation to obtain new materials from waste; cutting-edge R&D projects in which CETIM collaborates. “Some of our factories can use up to 80% recycled material as raw material” says Javier Portela López, director of R&D and Quality at FINSA.

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03 Nov

DICKENS: 7 leading companies to investigate the synthesis of composites from natural sources

by CETIM
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Last May, CDTI approved financing a budget of more than 5 million euros for the DICKENS project, for industrial research in obtaining composites from natural sources.

 

The project is funded through the National Business Research Consortiums (CIEN, for its Spanish acronym) strategic program.

 

On November 3, the first consortium meeting of the project took place, formed by ENCE, BASF Construction Chemicals, Omar Coatings, CARINSA, QMC Tecnología Química, Tecno-Caucho and Pinturas BRUPER.

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