Projecten
Development of competitive, next generation biofuels from municipal solid waste’ — ‘BioRen’ Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Vaste katalysatoren voor activering van aromatische C-H-bindingen KU Leuven
The H-CCAT project designs, upscales and shapes hybrid catalysts for the C-H functionalization of aromatic compounds. These solid catalysts will possess better recoverability, higher turnover numbers and better selectivity than current homogeneous catalysts for these reactions. The solid catalysts are applied at demonstration scale in the step-economical production of arylated or alkenylated aromatics, yielding motifs of active pharmaceutical ...
SteelMaking with Alternative TeductanTs Universiteit Gent
The steel industry is one of the biggest industrial emitters of CO2, accounting for ~7% of anthropogenic emissions globally, with 102 M tonnes/year in EU-28. If the EU 2030 targets are to be met, demonstration of low-carbon technologies (SET-plan) and generation of new value chains and cross-sectorial partnerships is needed. Implementation of renewable approaches allow to massively decrease CO2 emissions in industrial processes. More ...
Aanpak van de Electronische Afval-Uitdaging in Opkomende Economieën KU Leuven
Electronic waste (E-waste) or waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world today. It is a complex stream of waste as it contains both hazardous chemicals and valuable/precious metal components. A major challenge for the research community, therefore, is to find effective (policy) solutions for addressing the environmental and health problems caused by E-waste management in low and ...
Industriële stedelijke symbiose en de sociale, economische en ecologische impact ervan op verschillende Europese regio's KU Leuven
SYMSITES' main objective is to implement regional industrial urban symbiosis in four European regions different in social economic, and environment aspects, from the north Denmark, through the mid Austria to the south Spain and Greece. The four EcoSites will use the same technologies for wastewater and waste treatment and energy production and cycling, enabling a clean comparison of the EcoSite impacts. The four EcoSites will generate ...
Europees opleidingsnetwerk voor zero-waste valorisatie van bauxietresidu KU Leuven
To tackle its (critical) raw material dependency, Europe needs comprehensive strategies based on sustainable primary mining, substitution and recycling. Freshly produced flows and stocks of landfilled industrial residues such as mine tailings, non-ferrous slag and bauxite residue (BR) can provide major amounts of critical metals and, concurrently, minerals for low-carbon building materials. The European Training Network for Zero-Waste ...
Analyse van rioolwater in Europa om opkomende drugsproblemen te monitoren (EuSeME). Universiteit Antwerpen
INTERWASTE Universiteit Antwerpen
Europees opleidingsnetwerk voor de sanering en herverwerking van sulfidische mijnsafvalplaatsen KU Leuven
For more than 100 years the EU mining industries have been discarding their extractive-waste residues. Estimates suggest this represents 29% of the EU-28’s current waste output. When poorly managed these residues are a significant environmental hazard. Sulfidic Cu-Zn, Zn-Pb and Cu-Zn-Pb tailings pose the largest challenge, as they are prone to acid mine drainage. However, these tailings also contain valuable metals. Recently, the EIP Raw ...