Project description
Advanced membrane separation systems enhance resource recovery in key economic sectors
Industrial processes use a tremendous amount of valuable resources including raw materials, water and energy. Enhancing the efficient use of resources in environmentally friendly ways will contribute to a more sustainable and resilient economy. The EU-funded CUMERI project will develop and demonstrate advanced membrane separation systems customised for the steel and oil and gas (O&G) sectors. In the steel sector, one comprehensive system will both recover H2 and capture CO2. The O&G industry will benefit from a two-step liquid filtration system to recover base oil and additives recovery from used lubricant oil. The technologies will decrease emissions, enhance the valorisation of valuable chemicals, and increase energy efficiency while promoting a circular economy.
Objective
Increased energy and resource efficiency in industrial sectors is paramount to build a resilient and sustainable future. In this context, the CUMERI project will develop and demonstrate at TRL7 advanced and customised membrane separation systems in two key industries: in the steel sector where H2 will be recovered and CO2 captured in one comprehensive system, and in the O&G industry where a two-step liquid filtration system will enable base oil and additives recovery from used lubricant oil.
To reach these goals, CUMERI gathers 16 partners (7 RTOs and 9 companies including 4 SMEs) and will elaborate in 36 months three impactful membrane technologies: 1) Enhanced bio-based and recyclable polymer membranes for CO2 permeation; 2) Stable and selective SiC/SiCN membranes for H2 recovery, for a better H2 valorisation in the steel sector; 3) Grafted porous ceramic membranes for waste oil purification and additives recovery by ultra-filtration and liquid-liquid membrane contactors. All membrane systems will unlock greater energy efficiency and decreased emissions in their respective sectors. High separation performances together with increased chemical, mechanical and thermal stability will be demonstrated. Moreover, re-usage and recycling of membranes will be validated. Beyond these demonstrations, the project will generate novel insights on membrane separation including a variety of flexible solutions to help industry, the scientific community and policy makers accelerate the rollout of separation technologies. To maximise the impact of CUMERI, other promising separations will be screened and the transferability of results to other industries (refinery, pharmaceuticals, etc.) will be ensured.
Through its activities, CUMERI will pave the way to decreased emissions in the industry, to the greater valorisation of valuable chemicals, and to more energy-efficient processes, promoting resilient and circular industrial value chains.
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- engineering and technology environmental engineering waste management waste treatment processes recycling
- natural sciences chemical sciences polymer sciences
- engineering and technology chemical engineering separation technologies
- engineering and technology environmental engineering carbon capture engineering
- social sciences economics and business economics sustainable economy
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Programme(s)
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
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HORIZON.2.4.9 - Low-Carbon and Clean Industries
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HORIZON.2.4.4 - Advanced Materials
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01
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2400 Mol
Belgium
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