Waste Oils RecycLe and Development

Información del proyecto

WORLD

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 873005

DOI

10.3030/873005

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 23 Abril 2020

Fecha de inicio 1 Octubre 2020

Fecha de finalización 31 Enero 2026

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 460 000,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 460 000,00

Coordinado por

POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - WORLD (Waste Oils RecycLe and Development)

Período documentado: 2020-10-01 hasta 2024-01-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

The development of new processes and business models in the framework of the circular economy is a pivotal target to increase the sustainability of new and existing processes. In this context, the use of wastes as raw materials represent a key step. Used Vegetable Oils (UVOs) are perfect for this target: are wastes from the food chain, are produced in high amount worldwide, and their chemical composition is quite easy to be subjected to a fast process of recycling. To develop a specific and innovative business plan for UVOs recycling which takes in large consideration the current technological limits and possibilities is the main goal of the project WORLD.
Intensive and economical and environmental sustainable recycling of UVOs for non-bio-diesel applications will have a huge impact on the overall socio-sustainability. Also, the topic is easy to be disseminated and comunicated all-along the civil society, including school students of any age.
More in specific, the overall objective of WORLD project are the definition of a fast, easy and highly sustainable process to regenerate the triglycerides contained in UVOs. Once a suitable protocol is available, a business plan will be developed to make the entire value chain interesting for private entrepreneurs.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

An intensive work has been made in terms of technological improvements of the current knowledge relative to UVOs regeneration. A process, based on water treatment and, depending on the desired outcome, on treatment with natural clays has been optimized. A 40 kg prototype has been designed and build for increase the production of ten times with respect to the laboratory tests.
The technical work involved many partners as PoliMi, UNISS, UBU, GESTTA, UDL, FYD. Also, several collateral research lines have been suggested by performing the activity of the project.
Many dissemination activities have been conducted, including publications on peer reviewed journals and national and international congresses. These activities have involved many young researchers, including master students and PhD candidates.
Regarding the dissemination activity, an active presence on socials has also been guaranteed: a website and a linkedin page have been published and are keeped updated.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

At the moment, the tachnology produced within the project WORLD is mature and can be scaled and implemented in an industrial facility. The company GESTTA, partner of the Consortium has manifested interest toward the possibility to sale lubricant arising from the process WORLD. These solid bases can now be exploited to develop the economical part of the project, as the main goal was since the beginning to develop a business plan based of already validated technical evidences.
For the next feature we expect to improve the overall project in terms of market transfer and to make the process WORLD of high interest for stakeholders.
In general erms the societal relapses are relevant with a consistent room of improvement. The awareness about the importance to recycle wastes, especially ones arising from the food chain, is increasing withing the dissemination activities of WORLD. Also, many research groups related to the academic partners, have been convinced that the scientific results of the WORLD project go beyond the specific targets of the project. Many new ideas to be applied in collateral research areas have born during this first period of WORLD. This behaviour has been observed also within the private partners, which expresses the interest in investing efforts toward the commercialization of the process developed.

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