Descripción del proyecto
Innovaciones sostenibles en las aplicaciones de la cal
La cal, uno de los materiales de construcción más antiguos, todavía desempeña un papel esencial en la construcción y su mercado mundial va en aumento. El proyecto SUBLime, financiado con fondos europeos, desarrollará la tecnología más avanzada de modelización y descripción de materiales de cal para uso industrial que superarán a las soluciones existentes en los nuevos sectores de la construcción y la conservación. El proyecto formará a quince estudiantes de doctorado en múltiples campos científicos y de ingeniería. Les ayudará a comprender mejor las innovaciones sostenibles, tanto en funcionalidades añadidas como en características de sostenibilidad de morteros de cal y yeso, basadas firmemente en métodos biomiméticos y de reciclaje de ciclo cerrado. El método interdisciplinario aplicado por SUBLime mejorará los conocimientos científicos de los miembros del mundo académico e industrial del sector de la cal de la Unión Europea.
Objetivo
Lime is one of the earliest industrial commodities known to man and it continues to be one of the essential building blocks of modern Society. The global lime market is anticipated to approach the value of 44 Billion Euros by the end of 2026 and resulting in various growth opportunities for key players. The SUBLime network aims to develop the most advanced technology in lime-based materials modelling and characterization for industrial use that will go beyond the limitations of existing solutions in new construction and conservation in the built heritage. It is firstly dedicated to recruit and train fifteen PhD students in multiple scientific and engineering fields towards a better understanding and development of sustainable innovations in both added functionalities and sustainability aspects in lime mortars and plasters, strongly based on novel biomimetic and closed-loop recycling approaches. The project covers the main features of lime-based applications analysis, including material characterization, numerical non-linear modelling of multiphysics behaviour, functionality and sustainability in lime use and performance-based design. These new developments include capacities such as: self-cleaning, (super-) hydrophobicity, self-healing, enhanced (catalysed) CO2 capture capabilities, and considers closed-loop recycling. The crossdisciplinary approach throughout the SUBLime value chain, leveraging the knowledge of the academic (6) and industrial members (11), such as lime producers, mortar/plaster/block producers, and end-users for the prioritization of industrial needs, will dramatically increase the transfer of scientific knowledge to the lime-consuming industries in the EU, ensuring their progress on social, environmental and economic aspects, and product understanding.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecycling
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputational sciencemultiphysics
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringarchitecture engineeringsustainable architecturesustainable building
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinador
4704 553 Braga
Portugal