Objective 90% of chromium-plating facilities in Europe are SMEs, with all resources allocated to the daily work. The social and environmental concern related to the toxicity of the chromic acid used in the baths is leading the sector to a difficult decision; the investment in very complex and expensive systems to control and reduce the emissions could lead them to a non-competitive position. The basic objective of RECY-CHORM is to develop and validate a new system to recover chromium from the rinsing bath, using a clean technology such as electro-electrodialisis (EED) with 3 compartments, which does not need either water or chemical products to work. This system will be modular, portable and cheap to be affordable and valuable for SMEs. For this to be achieved, the consortium has been formed with partners skilled in different technologies involved (membranes, electrodialisis, raw material recovery and surface treatments), as well as planting industries to validate the results. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metals Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator FUNDACION LEIA CENTRO DE DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO EU contribution No data Address Leonardo da Vinci 13 Parque Tecnologico de Alava 01510 MIÑANO MAYOR - ALAVA Spain See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ATELIER DE LA HAUTE-GARONNE France EU contribution No data Address 31131 See on map Total cost No data CROPU S.A. Spain EU contribution No data Address Calle Lopez Bravo 16 09001 BURGOS See on map Total cost No data FUMA-TECH GESELLSCHAFT FUER FUNKTIONELLE MEMBRANEN UND ANLAGENTECHNOLOGIE MBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Steinbeisstrasse 41-43 71665 VAIHINGEN See on map Total cost No data IONHAWK OY Finland EU contribution No data Address Repsikantie 3 04500 KELLOKOSKI See on map Total cost No data TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND Finland EU contribution No data Address 2-4,Metallimiehenkuja 2-4 02044 ESPOO See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER II - SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES DU LANGUEDOC France EU contribution No data Address CC024,Place Eugène Bataillon CC016 34095 Montpellier See on map Total cost No data