Descripción del proyecto
Reciclado de metales del grupo del platino
Los metales del grupo del platino (MGP) se encuentran entre los elementos más raros de la Tierra. La oferta de platino, empleado de manera masiva en el sector automovilístico, electrónico y minero, no puede seguir el ritmo de la creciente demanda. Aunque los MGP pueden obtenerse mediante reciclado de fuentes secundarias, los métodos empleados en la actualidad consumen mucha energía y resultan contaminantes. Con el fin de abordar estos problemas, el equipo del proyecto PLATIRUS, financiado con fondos europeos, aspira a investigar, diseñar y validar tecnologías sostenibles y económicas que permitan separar y recuperar MGP de catalizadores, equipos mineros y dispositivos electrónicos usados. Para ello, los investigadores evaluarán y seleccionarán las opciones tecnológicas más eficientes y rentables a su disposición, que después probarán y perfeccionarán. En última instancia, el proyecto ofrecerá a las industrias de la Unión Europea una ventaja competitiva al aumentar el suministro de recursos que permitan crear nuevos productos sostenibles.
Objetivo
The PLATIRUS project aims at reducing the European deficit of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), by upscaling to industrial relevant levels a novel cost-efficient and miniaturised PGMs recovery and raw material production process. The targeted secondary raw materials will be autocatalysts, electronic waste (WEEE) and tailings and slags from nickel and copper smelters, opening-up an important range of alternative sources of these critical raw materials, with the potential to substitute a large amount of primary raw materials which are becoming more and more scarce in Europe.
For the first time five of the major research centres in Europe will collaborate in developing and fine tuning the most advanced recovery processes for PGMs. This joint effort will lead to a unique exchange of know-how and best practices between researchers all over Europe, aiming at the selection of the recycling process and the preparation of the Blueprint Process Design that will set the basis for a new PGM supply chain in the EU.
Two primary and secondary material producers with a consolidated business model will carry out validation of the innovative recovery processes in an industrially relevant environment by installing and testing them in an industrially relevant environment and benchmarking with the currently adopted recovery processes. A recycling company will provide a link to market introduction by manufacturing autocatalysts with second-life PGMs obtained via the PLATIRUS technology. Two large automotive companies will validate the material produced through the new recovery process, and ensure end-user industry driven value chains for recovered PGM materials. LCA, economic and environment assessment of the whole process will be led by a specialized consultancy company. Finally, the PLATIRUS project will be linked to European and extra-European relevant stakeholders, research activities and industries, with a solid dissemination, communication and exploitation plan.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metals
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringmining and mineral processing
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis
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Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-SC5-2016-OneStageB
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
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