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Integrated innovative pilot system for Critical Raw Materials recovery from mines wastes in a circular economy context

Descripción del proyecto

Garantía del acceso a un suministro estable de materias primas

Dado que las materias primas se utilizan para producir un amplio abanico de mercancías y aplicaciones, cada vez preocupa más que su suministro sea poco fiable. Hoy en día, la Unión Europea (UE) depende de la importación de materias primas como el antimonio, el cobalto y el germanio. En este contexto, en el proyecto financiado con fondos europeos RAWMINA desarrollarán un sistema piloto innovador para la producción limpia y sostenible de materias primas no agrícolas y no energéticas en la UE a partir de recursos de desechos de minas. En concreto, normalizarán un innovador proceso piloto continuo, rentable y que consume poca energía y agua para producir materias primas. Además, contribuirán a reducir los costes de producción y los impactos medioambientales.

Objetivo

RAWMINA will develop and demonstrate an innovative pilot system for the clean and sustainable production of non-energy, non-agricultural raw materials (RMs) in the EU from Mine Waste (MW) resources. RAWMINA will implement and standardize an innovative energy, water- and cost-effective continuous pilot process for producing RMs. It will integrate novel bio-leaching and nano-based materials for Sb, Co, Ge and W selective recovery from MW from “unexploited/underexploited metal containing materials”. RAWMINA will improve EU competitiveness and create added value in RMs processing, refining and equipment manufacturing by developing a new circular business model as an alternative to traditional linear mining economy. RAWMINA will integrate different technologies that will be demonstrated (TRL7) with MW of diverse geological compositions from EU and non-EU mines demonstrating flexibility in processing of the innovative pilot system. The project will perform a techno-economic and sustainability assessment throughout the entire life cycle considering health, safety, socio-economic and environmental impacts; maximizing water/energy efficiency and waste/wastewater reduction. IP, exploitation and business plans will be developed ensuring market penetration, technology export and first exploitation plan. RAWMINA will transform MW into a resource, enabling marketable products recovery to be used in batteries, flame retardants, optical fibers and industrial tools. The project will create a CRM Recovery Helix to maximise clustering and will interact with local communities to gain EU citizens trust. It will increase resource efficiency and sustainability of EU industry, contributing to decrease EU CRM import dependency. Apart from sheltering the EU from possible shortages in CRM supply, the project will contribute to reduce production costs and environmental impacts, contributing to the objectives of the European Innovation Partnership on RMs.

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-LOW-CARBON-CIRCULAR-INDUSTRIES-2020

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Convocatoria de subcontratación

H2020-LCCI-2020-EASME-twostage

Régimen de financiación

IA - Innovation action

Coordinador

ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 1 093 260,00
Dirección
CARRER DE LA INNOVACIO 2
08225 Terrassa
España

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Región
Este Cataluña Barcelona
Tipo de actividad
Research Organisations
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Coste total
€ 1 093 260,00

Participantes (21)