Project description
Novel technology for sustainable supply of raw materials gets closer to TRL 5
Funded by the EU, AlSiCal is an ambitious research and innovation effort to make the metals and mining industry more sustainable. The project will offer a ground-breaking, clean and safe technological solution that will secure European sustainable production of three raw materials – alumina, silica and precipitated calcium carbonate – whilst minimising environmental impact. These raw materials are currently obtained through traditional processes that generate great amounts of CO2 emissions and bauxite residues. AlSiCal will de-risk and further develop the patented Aranda-Mastin technology to reach technology readiness level 5. It will assess the techno-economic feasibility, the potential value creation for Europe, as well as the impact and potential risks based on three key sustainability pillars: economy, society and environment.
Objective
AlSiCal is an ambitious Research and Innovation effort to make the mineral and metal industry more sustainable and environmentally sound. The project will further research, develop and de-risk a groundbreaking concept; the patented Aranda-Mastin (AM) technology. This technology enables the co-production of three essential raw materials (alumina, silica and precipitated calcium carbonate), using new resources - e.g. anorthosite, abundantly available worldwide - whilst generating ZERO Bauxite Residue and ZERO CO2. Today´s production of these raw materials is a long way from being environmentally friendly: they are obtained through traditional processes that generate large CO2 emissions, and bauxite residue in the case of alumina production from bauxite by the Bayer process.
AlSiCal will research and develop the innovative AM technology that allows:
• Green co-production of 3 essential raw materials, in a single process and from one source, with synergetic environmental and economic benefits
• Efficient use of anorthosite, a mineral abundant in Europe and worldwide
• Integrated CO2 use and capture for ZERO CO2 emissions from production
• ZERO Bauxite Residue generation from alumina production
AlSiCal will de-risk and develop (from TRL 3-4 to TRL 4-5) the AM technology under sustainability and efficiency principles. It will assess and quantify the: techno-economic feasibility, potential value creation for Europe, Life Cycle Analysis, impact and risks of this technology upon the key sustainability pillars: economy, society and environment.
AlSiCal will be performed by a balanced team of R&D and industrial partners representing the whole value chain. AlSiCal will set a roadmap for exploitation of the project results, to foster the later commercialization of the technology. Targeted dissemination and communication actions will contribute to increasing social and industrial engagement for developing innovative sustainable technologies for mineral processing.
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
2007 Lillestrm
Norway
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0250 Oslo
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141 22 IRAKLEIO ATTIKIS
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1040 Bruxelles / Brussel
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3936 Porsgrunn
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50009 Zaragoza
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9220 Aalborg
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151 25 MAROUSI
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157 80 ATHINA
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28003 Madrid
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9139001 Jerusalem
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0277 Oslo
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2006 Johannesburg
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2001 Johannesburg
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31029 Toulouse Cedex 4
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31062 Toulouse Cedex 9
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75794 Paris
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2289 DC Rijswijk
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2289 DC Rijswijk
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13677 Acharnae
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2289DC Rijswijk
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2289 DC Rijswijk
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