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27 Oct

Pablo García-Bodaño: “The true circular economy begins when we stop seeing waste as a problem and start seeing it as a raw material”

by Carolina Solino
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The circular economy has become one of the great challenges of our time, as it proposes a new way of understanding production, consumption and resource management. Its true potential goes beyond reducing waste: it is changing the way we look at materials, allowing us to discover new opportunities. With this vision in mind, we spoke about the challenges of sustainability and the need to move...

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27 Oct

Lignin and cellulose micro- and nanoparticles for manufacturing food packaging with hydrophobic and antimicrobial properties

by Carolina Solino
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NEWPOWER reaches its final phase, demonstrating that innovation can help turn waste into resources, develop sustainable materials and contribute to a circular bioeconomy that generates environmental, social and economic value. [caption id="attachment_18884" align="aligncenter" width="591"] Lignin and cellulose extraction process at CETIM.[/caption] As part of the European project NEWPOWER, funded by the Interreg Sudoe programme, we have worked to address one of the major challenges facing rural...

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16 Jun

At CETIM, we apply photocatalysis for the production of green hydrogen from waste streams

by Carolina Solino
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BIOPHOTO enables the generation of energy in an efficient, sustainable and economically viable way, while simultaneously valorising residual streams from different industries, transforming an environmental challenge into a high-value resource within a circular economy model. [caption id="attachment_18525" align="aligncenter" width="762"] Photocatalysis process at CETIM’s laboratory.[/caption] Spain consumes approximately 500,000 tonnes of hydrogen each year as an industrial feedstock across a range of sectors. Most of this hydrogen is...

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16 Jun

Lignin and vegetable oils for the development of bio-based wood adhesives

by Carolina Solino
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Through SUSPENSE, CETIM contributes its expertise in the production of epoxidised compounds to investigate bio-based, recyclable and safe solutions with the potential to replace fossil-based adhesives in applications such as wood panels, insulation materials and furniture. [caption id="attachment_18545" align="aligncenter" width="840"] SUSPENSE chemical testing at CETIM.[/caption] At present, there are still significant limitations to the reuse of waste vegetable oils, which often end up being discarded. According to...

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24 Feb

At CETIM, we promote more circular, efficient, and competitive construction through the development of advanced materials

by Carolina Solino
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At HERIT4AGES, we develop and validate different technical and socially innovative solutions to improve cultural heritage in all relevant aspects: inclusivity, accessibility, resilience, sustainability, and energy efficiency. At MORFEO, we create new functional mortars and concretes from alkali-activated steel slag, using advanced tools such as Artificial Intelligence to optimize formulations and predict properties, accelerating the development of solutions adapted to different construction applications. Decarbonizing the construction...

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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

NEWPOWER Seminar

by Carolina Solino
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Wednesday, 3 December 2025, because we will be holding a NEWPOWER project seminar at CETIM, which will focus on sustainability, forest management and the recovery of agroforestry waste. Save the date! On Wednesday, 3rd December 2025, CETIM will host the NEWPOWER project seminar: ‘From Forest to Packaging: Agroforestry Biomass for Sustainable Packaging’, which will focus on sustainability, forest management and the recovery of agroforestry waste. At...

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23 Jul

CETIM manages to recover complex plastic waste of high value for the automotive sector

by Carolina Solino
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In ECLIPSE, we have researched and developed advanced technologies that not only improve the current recycling processes of waste derived from End-of-Life Vehicles and currents in the automotive sector, but also allow the use of secondary raw materials from these complex polymeric wastes, thus reducing the pollution generated by discharges. [caption id="attachment_17616" align="aligncenter" width="687"] On the left, rear seat and rear seat enhancement developed at ECLIPSE...

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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 Jan

At CETIM we successfully develop technologies for the recovery of critical raw materials

by Carolina Solino
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BIORECOVER, the project that we have coordinated and led at our Technological Centre, is coming to an end with ambitious results, as we have managed to recover metals of high economic value such as magnesium and yttrium from waste of different origins. [caption id="attachment_15207" align="aligncenter" width="602"] CETIM Bioprocess Laboratory.[/caption] In 2019 we started a journey from CETIM coordinating and leading an initiative for the recovery of critical...

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