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Development of an Efficient Microwave System for Material Transformation in  energy INtensive processes for an improved Yield

Project description

Novel energy-efficient firing technology for granular feedstock

The threat of climate change has inspired industry leaders to utilise and integrate greener solutions in their manufacturing in order to decrease the impact of climate change. The EU-funded DESTINY project aims to offer one such solution in the form of a novel technology for constant material processing that could be applied in energy-intensive industries. This technology will use microwave energy to reduce energy consumption, production and implementation costs and offer a greener option for firing granular feedstock. The DESTINY system will take the form of cellular kilns, enabling mobility and modularity.

Objective

The DESTINY project aims to realize a functional, green and energy saving, scalable and replicable solution, employing microwave energy for continuous material processing in energy intensive industries. The target is to develop and demonstrate a new concept of firing granular feedstock for materials transformation using full microwave heating as alternative and complement to the existing conventional production.
The DESTINY system is conceived as cellular kilns in mobile modular plant, with significant advantages in terms of resource and energy efficiency, flexibility, replicability and scalability with reduced environmental footprint.
The DESTINY concept will be proved in a demo site located in Spain, covering high energy demanding sectors of strategic interest as Ceramic (Pigments), Cement (Calcined clay) and Steel (Sinter, Iron Pellets/DRI, ZnO), to validate the critical parameters of the developed technology in relevant environment (TRL 6). It will be implemented with 2 feeding modules and 1 mobile microwave kiln module and product treatment.
Influence of the DESTINY solutions in terms of stability, process efficiency and characteristics of raw materials, intermediate/sub/final products will be investigated to improve performance of the industrial processes addressed and guarantee the required quality of products. Numerical simulation tools will be used to drive the design and support the testing activities
The industrialization and sustainability of DESTINY high temperature microwave technology will be assessed through the evaluation of relevant KPIs, with Life Cycle Methodologies. With the final aim of ensuring a large exploitation and market penetration for DESTINY, technology-based solutions business model, economic viability and replicability analysis will be conducted. For guaranteeing industrial transferability appropriate exploitation and dissemination activities have been defined during and even after the end of the project.

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(opens in new window) H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2018-2020

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Coordinator

KERABEN GRUPO SA
Net EU contribution

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€ 503 912,50
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CTRA VALENCIA BARCELONA KM44.3
12520 NULES
Spain

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Region
Este Comunitat Valenciana Castellón/Castelló
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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€ 719 875,00

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