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 HE JU CBU – MIX MATTERS – https://mixmatters.eu/

Description of the project: In accordance with the recycling objectives outlined in the Waste Framework Directive, which aims to reduce the proportion of municipal bio-waste sent to landfill to 10% by 2035, this call emphasizes the adoption of separation and conversion technologies for mixed bio-waste streams. Contributing to this, MixMatters introduces its Integrated System, a pioneering and adaptable solution for effectively valorising mixed biological waste. The outcome of this process will provide six bio-based outputs with significant added value.
The Integrated system consists of three key components. The mobile and modular Separation Unit is responsible for sorting and separating the feedstock, concentrating the recovered streams of mixed agri-food waste. With the integration of robotics and AI, it can process various waste types on-site, eliminating the need for complex transportation. The Valorisation Hub, a fixed biorefinery, utilizes advanced technologies to treat the separated streams, generating six valuable outputs. Following a cascading use approach, the entire stream is efficiently utilized. The system is integrated through an advanced Decision Support system, optimising the configuration and logistics for maximum efficiency. It can adapt to regional contexts and offers processing variability to serve diverse agri-food sectors effectively.
During the project, MixMatters will conduct three comprehensive demonstrations in Spain, specifically locating two of them in Valencia and one in the Almería region. Our primary aim throughout these demonstrations is to effectively separate and valorise a total of 48 tonnes of mixed biological waste. By implementing our innovative solution, we anticipate that this waste management strategy will result in a remarkable outcome, leading to the prevention of 21 tonnes of annual CO2 emissions during the demonstration phase. This significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions showcases the environmental benefits and sustainable impact that can be achieved through our waste valorisation efforts.

Project Founding: This project is supported by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking and its members under grant agreement No 101112409.

Duration: 48M (1.6.2023- 31.5.2027)

Role of IOS Ltd.: Project partner

 

 

HE – PESCO-UP – https://www.pesco-up.eu/

Description of the project: Europe has an extensive textile waste problem – annually 7 –7.5 million tons of textile waste is generated, but only about 30 – 35 % of the generated waste is collected separately and less than 1% is recycled into new clothing. Collection of textile waste will become mandatory in EU member states by 2025. Most of the textile are cotton, polyester, or their blends. Considerable amounts of CO/PES blends are disposed every year due to the technical challenge and/or economic viability of recycling. The objective of PESCO-UP is to develop a sustainable and economically and technologically viable process of the mixed CO/PES textile waste to be upcycled into cotton originated and polyester products. The processes should enable for production of new products without quality restriction and of products with identical properties and performances as those produced using primary resources. The main tools to achieve this are the development of automated identification and sorting methods for textiles, Digital Product Passport with a marketplace-style dataspace for sharing data describing material streams to support matching of supply and demand of textile materials, and the process development of purification, separation technologies as well as the technologies that utilize the separated cotton and PES fractions for the valuable products. PESCOUP will ensure that sustainable fiber-to-fiber recycling becomes a reality in Europe. This will turn a societal waste problem into a business opportunity for European SMEs and bring the textile industry back to Europe. At the same time dependency on oil and cotton based raw materials will decrease, which will mean reduction in CO2 emission and reduced water consumption. The use of developed digital methods and digital product passport can be widened in other industrial sectors to solve their recycling and sustainability issues.

Project Founding: The project is partially co-financed by the European Union under grant agreement No 101138367.

Duration: 48M (1.1.2024 – 31.12.2027)

Role of IOS Ltd.: Project partner

 

 

 

  • Partners: IOS, Inštitut za okoljevarstvo in senzorje, d.o.o. (Slovenija);
  • Project value: 3.500.045 €
  • Duration of the project: 24M; 01. 04. 2023 – 31. 03. 2025
  • Description of the project:
    OpenLOOP is delivering a novel chemical recycling technology that:
    • Can be used to degrade any mixture and blend of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic and CELLULOSE waste.
    • As a final output yields high-value feedstock: 5-HMF (5-hydroxymethylfurfural), LA (Levulinic acid), furfural, and rTA (recycled terephthalic acid).
    • Is environmentally friendly using and clean and can be successfully implemented in industrial environment.

The OpenLOOP technology consists of several IOS’s proprietary processing steps involving chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis to separate PET and CELLULOSE, neutral hydrolysis to depolymerise PET, rTA purification, chemical hydrolyses amd purification to to extract 5-HMF/furfural/LA.

OpenLOOP will mature the technology, integrate it into industrial environment – IOS’s DEMO plant, automate procedures to make them safe and simple to operate, validate it, engineer process steps to deliver optimal productivity and prepare it for market entry.

 

  • Projekt: Global Mercury Observation Training Network In Support to the Minamata Convention (GMOS Train – ITN EU)

  • Opis projekta:

    The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action “Global Mercury Observation and Training Network in Support to the Minamata Convention” is an international research project, coordinated by Prof. Milena Horvat from the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) and is financed under the funding line “excellent science” of the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme of the European Commission. In this very competitive scheme the project received total score 100%. It includes 11 European project partners and participates with eminent research institutions, such as Harvard University and MIT, and other organisations, such as UN Environment, JRC Ispra and eminent NGOs.

    The overall objectives of the GMOS-Train network are:

    (1) to provide urgently needed training in Hg science within the context of the UNEP Minamata Convention, and

    (2) to fill key knowledge gaps in biogeochemical Hg cycling linking anthropogenic emissions and Hg in marine food webs.

    ESRs will be trained through a structured and comprehensive programme and will not only learn the theory but will gain first-hand lab experience. The partners engaged in the project will work closely together, with each of the partners supervising at least one research project. All ESRs will spend time not only at the hosting institution but also in one of the other partner universities/research centers/regulatory agencies/companies involved in GMOS Train project throughout Europe. Being trained in highly relevant research topics will enhance researchers career prospective and employability. The GMOS-Train aims to recruit outstanding and highly motivated ESRs to meet the ambitious goals of the project.

    All applications must be submitted by means of on-line application on the official GMOS-Train project website. Deadline for application is April 30th 2020.

    Please find details about the application process and modalities at www.gmos-train.eu.

    COORDINATING ORGANISATION: Jožef Stefan Institute on behalf of the GMOS-Train consortium

    RESEARCH FIELD: Environment and Health Science

    RESEARCH PROFILE: Early Stage Researcher (ESR)

    APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30 April 2020 23:00 – CET (Europe/Brussels)

    SELECTION COMPLETED: by 30 June 2020

    ESR SELECTED AND RECRUITED: by the deadline 30 September 2020

    EU RESEARCH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME: H2020 / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

    MARIE CURIE GRANT AGREEMENT NUMBER: 860497

    WORK LOCATION: Multiple locations
    (secondments to project partners)

    TYPE OF CONTRACT: Temporary

    JOB STATUS: Full-time, 36 Months

    INDICATIVE WORKING HOURS PER WEEK: 40

2019

  • Partners: Surovina d.o.o. (Lead partner; J. Fišer); IOS, d.o.o. (Partner; A. Lobnik); MESSER SLOVENIJA d.o.o.; MIKRO+POLO, d.o.o.; OMEGA d.o.o.; ROTO d.o.o.; SNAGA d.o.o.; TEKSTINA d.o.o.: EKTC Maribor, so.p.

  • Description: The POLY CIRCULARITY project aims to develop innovative technologies for chemical and biochemical decomposition of packaging waste into high quality secondary raw materials with added value (gases, chemicals, oils / fuels, etc.) also suitable for incorporation into new products such as biopolymers. The focus is on packaging waste of natural origin, i.e. from cellulose/ lignocellulose and synthetic/ plastic packaging (PET, PA, PP, PE, XPE, etc.). The main goal of the project is to establish new advanced circular processes  and  circular business models for the recycling of  synthetic/ natural polymer packaging waste. The result of the project will be reflected in high-quality secondary raw materials for use in new products intended for the domestic and global market.

    »The operation is partly financed by RS and EU funds (European Regional Development Fund).« (http://www.eu-skladi.si/?set_language=en)

    Grant amount: 2.800.486,22 EUR.

    Duration:  1.9.2019 – 31.5.2022


This project has received funding from the Eurostars-2 joint programme with co-funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

  • Partners: IOS, Institute for Environmental Protection and Sensors Ltd. (Slovenia); ROTO-GRAD d.o.o. (Croatia)

  • Short description:
    HMRecycle project will introduce a heavy metal (HM) recycling system for wastewater treatment or more precisely, the novel membrane biological reactor (MBR) with innovative nano pre-treatment cartridge that contains functionalized nanomaterials (FNMs) as adsorbents for heavy metals. Adsorbents can later be reused and heavy metals recycled. With the optimization of functionalized nanomaterials (FNMs) and the innovative HMRecycling MBR system, we will be able to clean and reuse not only municipal, but also leachate/industrial wastewaters, where existing MBR treatment plants are not effective. HMRecycling system represents a complete market novelty, as it has wider applicability and introduces a new technological approach to the recycling of heavy metals from wastewaters.  

    The novel HMRecycling MBR system will reprezent a novel, up to 40% more efficient treatment system in comparison to the classical MBR, as well as an easy handling solution for leachate/industrial wastewater treatment and reuse, for extraction of secondary raw materials from such wastewaters, for reduction of operating costs and reduction of negative environmental impacts.

    Budget: 0,873 mio. €.

    Duration: 01.09.2019 – 31.08.2022.

    Role of IOS Ltd.: Project leader

  • Project »COMPETENCY CENTER OF THE NETWORK FOR THE TRANSITION TO THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY; KOC – CIRCULAR ECONOMY ”within the framework of the Public Call for Proposals for co-financing the establishment and operation of competence centers for human resources development in the period 2019-2022.

  • Short description of the project:
    The purpose of the project is to train and improve priority competences, productivity, creativity and innovation of employees and to strengthen the competitiveness of the Slovenian economy through informal training.
    The aim of the project is to improve the key competences of the employees and thus increase their flexibility, employability and efficiency; raising the awareness of employees and employers of the necessity of a lifelong approach to training; enhancing networking, business networking and the transfer of good HR practices; enhancing the competitiveness and innovation of the Slovenian economy; promotion of the S4 Scopes and horizontal ICT priority area.

    Project leaders:     GZDBK in ŠGZ
    Name of beneficiary: IOS, d.o.o.

  • Short description of operation:
    Within the Project “COMPETENCE CENTER OF THE NETWORK FOR THE TRANSITION TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY; KOC – CIRCULAR ECONOMY « is planned 30 inclusions or 7 – 8 inclusions per year in training for priority competencies in various fields.
    Contract value of operation: 15.000 €.
  • Duration: 30M  (Sept. 2019 – from the date of decision document – 31.may 2022)
  • Contact person: Prof. dr. Aleksandra LobnikThe operation is partially funded by EU / ESF (European Social Fund), Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia and MDDSZ.

 

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