Project description
Developing novel industrial circular water systems
There are serious challenges regarding ecological sustainability, water sustainability, and water waste. The immense amounts of water used and the waste produced in industrial manufacturing sectors can significantly damage the environment. The EU-funded RESURGENCE project aims to research industrial water circularity and previous and current solutions for these challenges. It will then work to develop novel, more efficient industrial circular water systems that could benefit not only climate neutrality goals, but also competitiveness. The project will operate on four case studies in different industrial sectors, testing innovative solutions with the help of experts and specialists from 11 countries.
Objective
RESURGENCE addresses industrial circular water systems in a wide perspective which embraces efficient technologies for water circularity, energy and feedstock recovery, with the aim of contribute to EU climate neutrality, circularity, and competitiveness.
RESURGENCE will work in 4 case studies that include 3 industrial sectors – Pulp&Paper, Chemical and Steel – as well as a 4th case to explore the synergies between urban water treatment and industries.
Innovative solutions will be tested for water treatment – membranes, electrochemical technologies, adsorbents, advanced oxidation processes and hybrid biological systems – exploring also the recovery of energy (heat, electricity, biogas, H2) and feedstocks ( bioactive fenols, biopolymers, cellulose, lignin, latex, acrylic polymers, phosphate & nitrogen, biochar, MOFs and metals, including Critical Raw Materials). Digital tools will be also developed and applied, including models for energy, water and risk management, physical and software sensors for data acquisition, digital twins, and decision-support tools enabling optimal water treatment technology set-up and day-to-day operation with seized flexibility opportunities on smart grids.
The project will be guided by a comprehensive sustainability and economic assessment to support by evidence the gains of these technologies, togheter with H&S analysis. Local effects multiplication of case studies is pursued by promoting seeds of future hubs for circularity. A comprehensive consortium of 20 partners from 11 countries covering the whole geographical scope of the EU, and with international cooperation with Turkey and Pakistan will work together to achieve significant outcomes and produce long-term impact.
Fields of science
- natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysis
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringmining and mineral processing
- natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- social sciencessociologygovernancecrisis management
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Participants (19)
3090 451 FIGUEIRA DA FOZ
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3801 501 Aveiro Eixo
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34075 Istanbul
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27 400 OSTROWIEC SWIETOKRZYSKI
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08875 Castellbisbal
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28016 Madrid
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4099-002 Porto
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100 44 Stockholm
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44000 Islamabad
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10000 Zagreb
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56127 Pisa
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1099 085 Lisboa
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28046 MADRID
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2800 Kobenhavn
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20821 Meda
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1030 Bruxelles / Brussel
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80122 Napoli
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91190 Gif Sur Yvette
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V94 W8K8 LIMERICK
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