“World’s first techno-economic viable recycling technology for waste woodboards”

Project description

Innovative MDF waste treatment

Renewable energy targets and bioproducts have increased the demand for wood and wood-based products. Many of these have become commodity products with ‘short’ lifespans. However, the lack of appropriate techno-economic solutions prevents their reuse or recycling. One of these commodity products, which generates high volumes of landfilled material, is medium-density fibreboard (MDF). The EU-funded FibreCarb project presents an innovative MDF waste treatment process targeting the wood based activated carbon market, a high-value market. The self-sustainable technology consists in upcycling the MDF waste and turning it into high quality activated carbon and renewable energy as a secondary product.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling
• humanities › history and archaeology › history › prehistory
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• engineering and technology › chemical engineering › separation technologies › desalination › reverse osmosis
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › forestry

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument

Topic(s)

• SMEInst-11-2016-2017 - Boosting the potential of small businesses in the areas of climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

Call for proposal

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

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Sub call

H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017

Funding Scheme

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Coordinator

ACT&SORB

Net EU contribution

€ 50 000,00

Address

Centrum-zuid 1111
3530 Houthalen-helchteren
Belgium

Region

Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Limburg (BE) › Arr. Maaseik

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Links

Other funding

€ 21 429,00