At CBE pHYBi we will combine the concept of soil phytoremediation with the valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass in an integrated circular phytomanagement approach. When we talk about pollution, the first things we think of are our skies, the quality of the air we breathe, our seas and oceans. But there is a third element, our soils. According to the European Commission's latest report on the environment,...
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At the VOLTA Joint Research Unit, we are researching, in collaboration with Ferroglobe Innovation, new materials for energy storage that will enable progress towards sustainable electromobility. For the World Electric Vehicle Day, celebrated on 9 September, from CETIM we recall the importance of researching new materials for energy storage, since chemical configurations and their materials are the main protagonists to advance towards sustainable electromobility. "Having batteries with...
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For the International Day against Climate Change, from CETIM we explain what we do to reduce the impact of the effects of greenhouse gases, achieving climate neutrality and a more sustainable planet. Every year, global society experiences more heat waves with higher temperatures, more extreme droughts, and higher sea level rise, among other threats. According to the World Meteorological Organisation's annual report, the global average temperature...
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The II International Congress of Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling (C&DW) will be held at the Zaragoza Trade Fair on 13 and 14 November under the theme "CDW in circularity for construction". Elena Hidalgo, Digital Industry Area Manager at CETIM will present the Smart2Reduce project, a research led by the Galician cluster of Environmental Solutions and Circular Economy Viratec, in which CETIM participates to develop new...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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