"FEDER ECO RECEL" ECO RECEL - ADVANCED ELECTROCHEMISTRY FOR THE RECYCLING OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC WASTE DESCRIPTION Progress toward a more sustainable economy requires not only the development of new energy sources, but also the exploration of natural and renewable raw materials that can replace fossil fuels. Along these lines, the ECO-RECEL project focuses on the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass, specifically that derived from pruning residues, as a natural carbon source for the production of high-value-added products. ECO-RECEL aims to transform this biomass into glucose using clean, low-environmental-impact technologies by integrating electrochemical processes with microwave-assisted thermochemical techniques, enabling efficient and sustainable conversion. This innovative way of utilizing waste and byproducts gives rise to a promising new industrial area: electrochemical biorefinery. OBJECTIVES This project aims to develop new electrobiorefinery processes to exploit the full potential of biomass as a source of high-value-added basic chemicals, glucose, nanocellulose, and gluconic and glucaric acids derived from glucose electrooxidation. It also aims to obtain hydrogen as a byproduct in electroforming processes. To achieve the above objective, the following specific objectives have been set within the project: - Development of electrocatalysts with 3D titanium supports, modified using electrochemical techniques and doped with NiFe catalysts for the valorization of holocellulosic fractions of lignocellulosic biomass. - Obtaining a new methodology for valorizing lignocellulosic biomass waste through a three-stage extraction-depolymerization-electroreforming process to obtain high-value-added products. - Energy recovery from organic-based waste for hydrogen generation. - Obtaining nanocellulose from virgin fiber residues from pruning Pinus halepensis for use in the paper and coatings industries. - Obtaining glucose as the main monomer of cellulose and its derivatives gluconic acid and glucaric acid for application in the coatings industry. - Evaluation of commercial NiFe electrocatalysts in the application of glucose oxidation from holocellulosic biomass to obtain gluconic acid and glucaric acid. Project Number: 22500049 Grant Agreement: IMDEEA / 2025/12 Duration: From 01/07/2025 to 30/06/2026 Coordinated in AIDIMME by: VALERO GOMEZ, ANA Mª R&D Line: MODIFIED SURFACES PUBLISHED NEWS general broadcast https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2025/12/18/aidimme-present (...) https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2025/12/04/aidimme-partici (...) Technical dissemination, transfer https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2025/12/01/eco-recel-valor (...) GRANT 182.625 € "This project is supported by the Valencian Government's Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism, through IVACE+i, and is funded by the European Union, through the Valencian Community FEDER Programme 2021-2027. Programme: R&D projects in collaboration with companies." TARGET AUDIENCE AND IMPACT MEASUREMENT 1831 Access to the project website 496 Access to news published on own websites. Total Accesses: 2327 Objective Sectors by CNAE CNAE: 0210 - Silviculture and other forestry activities - No. of target companies: 113 (6 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 2013 - Manufacture of other basic products d - Number of target companies: 15 (6 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 1721 - Manufacture of corrugated paper and cardboard; - No. of target companies: 420 (97 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 2059 - Manufacture of other chemical products - Number of target companies: 293 (63 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 2561 - Treatment and coating of metals - Number of target companies: 110 (64 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 3519 - Production of electrical energy by others - Number of target companies: 44 (17 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 3600 - Capture, purification and distribution of - No. of target companies: 24 (18 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 3821 - Treatment and disposal of non-waste - Number of target companies: 22 (15 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 7112 - Technical engineering services and others - Number of target companies: 461 (217 from the Valencian Community) TRACTOR COMPANIES Thanks to its support and signature of the "declaration of participation" the project has been funded. VALENCIAN FORESTAL, S.L. MATTECO TEAM SL INNCEINNMAT, SL SMURFIT WESTROCK ESPAÑA, SA COMPANIES DIFFUSION R&D PROJECTS They want to know first-hand the evolution of the project, and its progress to the final result. COMPANIES TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE They will implement technologies, develop strategies or look for new models based on the results.