Project description
Recovering valuable raw materials from ashes
Ashes from the incineration of biomass, municipal solid waste and sewage sludge are underutilised. In Europe, approximately 25 million tonnes annually end up mostly in landfills. As a result, a significant number of metals, nutrients, rare-earth elements and industrially valuable minerals contained in the ashes are lost. The EU-funded AshCycle project will investigate new methods for recovering useful elements contained in the ashes. Recovered raw materials will be processed into a form suitable for industrial use. Pilot demonstration projects will be carried out in Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland and South Africa.
Objective
The incineration of biomass, municipal solid waste and sewage sludge produces significant quantities of ashes in the EU: approximately 25 million tons annually. These residues have currently no use or they are utilized only in low-value applications. Major problems with the use of incineration residues in the construction, water treatment, and other industries are insufficient public awareness of the safety and environmental acceptability of the final products , the lack of uniform regulations, and readiness of the market to accept incineration residues as a supplementary material. The project AshCycle will demonstrate and implement industry-urban symbioses revolving around the underutilized ashes to reach circular and climate neutral economy in Europe. Pilots and replication demonstrations will be carried out in Denmark, Finland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland, and South Africa. The symbioses will include all major actors from the value chains, namely ash providers, ash beneficiation handlers, concrete and adsorbent product providers, as well as engagement of general public. AshCycle answers unmet socio-economic demands, facilitates emerging ash-based circular products for market entry and to unlocks benefits for society by acceptance of new circular concepts.
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90014 Oulu
Finland
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Participants (28)
2628 CN Delft
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10000 Zagreb
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9000 Gent
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1000 Ljubljana
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2800 Kongens Lyngby
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90450 Kempele
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90101 Oulu
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90130 Oulu
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90620 Oulu
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00100 HELSINKI
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10250 Zagreb
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53000 GOSPIC
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10000 Zagreb
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88270 Vuolijoki
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3000 Leuven
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1040 Bruxelles / Brussel
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6240 Farciennes
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2006 Johannesburg
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1070 Bruxelles / Brussel
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2100 KOBENHAVN
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31500 Nasice Osijek
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7430 Ikast
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5145 RK Waalwijk
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9288 AG Kootstertille
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1620 KOBENHAVN V
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2300 KOBENHAVN
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10000 Zagreb
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Partners (1)
Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
8092 Zuerich
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