The Circular Economy line highlights, as a new initiative, the creation of a VIRTUAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY LABORATORY, materialized in an innovative platform designed to help companies transform underutilized resources into new, higher value-added opportunities. This new...

Current wood decontamination systems are primarily based on chemical extraction using chelating agents, alkaline solutions, or organic acids. Their implementation on an industrial scale is practically nonexistent due to their high cost, complexity, and the waste they generate.

The entry into force in 2026 of ECHA Regulation (EU) 2023/1464 obliges manufacturers of products intended for the public and used indoors to comply with new emission limits for formaldehyde and VOCs in the European market. Given...

The Cir4Fun Project endeavors to transform the furniture industry by championing circular economy principles across the product life cycle. Through innovative strategies, DPP and digital solutions supporting mechanisms, it aims to enhance furniture sustainability, eco-labelling, and consumer engagement while aligning with ...

The Industrial Symbiosis Office in Paterna is a resource available to companies that aims to promote, through training, technical advice, and personalized support, the identification and implementation of industrial symbiosis opportunities between...

The need for resources in a sector like construction is enormous. As is the waste generated by this activity. Efficient use of resources (material, intangible, and human) and proper management and recycling...

To contribute to catalyzing the transition towards a sustainable, circular economy, CircSyst, presents a series of shared Demonstration Experiences of new technological and societal adaptations to a Circular Economy involving 8 European regions: Valencia (SP), Maribor (SI), Flanders (BE), Gotland (SW), Paijat-Hame-Lahti...

The transition towards a more sustainable, digital, and inclusive economy in Europe requires a human-centered approach that combines digital and industrial technologies, with an attention to spatial dynamics. However, there is a lack of integration between different disciplines and initiatives, resulting...

The Valencian Community and Spain depend, to a large extent, on third countries for the supply of metals; Furthermore, the concepts of Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis are gaining prominence within all productive sectors, to such an extent that they are...

Reverse osmosis (RO) and ion exchange (IE) are perceived as viable and feasible solutions to address freshwater scarcity through seawater desalination and wastewater reuse, and to provide...

European Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products states that, to improve the environmental sustainability of products, relevant product information must be provided to enhance their use.

The Industrial Symbiosis Observatory of the Valencian Community (OSICV) plays a fundamental role in the transition towards a circular economy in the Valencian Community, encouraging and promoting collaboration between companies, institutions and other entities in the industrial sector. Is ...

The Industrial Symbiosis Observatory of the Valencian Community (OSICV) plays a fundamental role in the transition towards a circular economy in the Valencian Community, encouraging and promoting collaboration between companies, institutions and other entities in the industrial sector. Is ...

One of the main problems facing our planet is that of plastic garbage, which is difficult to degrade and occupies large volumes that are difficult to process. Much of this garbage is made up of plastics derived from ...

The increase in demand for electric vehicles, as well as for electrical and electronic equipment (AEE), implies the generation of a large amount of hazardous waste at the end of its useful life, in addition to representing a significant loss of ...

Progress toward a more sustainable economy depends both on the search for new energy sources and on new supplies of natural and renewable raw materials as an alternative to fossil fuels. In this regard, RECELEC focuses on...

REEs (Rare Earth Elements) are elements with unique properties that are essential for the manufacture of a wide range of technologies, especially those related to sustainable energy. Neodymium and dysprosium are used in the manufacture of magnets ...

The Circular Economy (CE) is one of the lines of research that the Technological Institute has aimed at helping companies (and ultimately, society) to take advantage of resources and reduce the amount of waste to be managed. By a ...

The aim of the project is to promote the application of the circular economy in the entities and companies of “Paterna City of Companies” through the establishment of synergies of industrial symbiosis. The project includes actions for the dissemination, digitalization and promotion of the ...

Given the current situation marked by the high price of fossil fuels, high energy demand and the problem of climate change, a significant increase in the demand for energy storage technologies is expected. Among these technologies, the following stand out:

The purpose of the project is to promote the application of the circular economy in the entities and companies of "Paterna Ciudad de Empresas" through the establishment of synergies of industrial symbiosis. The project includes actions for the dissemination, awareness-raising and promotion of ...

The Industrial Symbiosis Observatory is a technology transfer and Competitive Intelligence tool aimed at collecting, filtering and disseminating relevant information on Industrial Symbiosis to facilitate its implementation in companies in the Valencian Community.

During 2023, it is intended to encourage the participation of companies in the Valencian Community in the creation of industrial ecosystems based on industrial symbiosis and the circular economy, in order to promote a circular economic model, through the use of ...

During the last decades, plastic metallization processes have gained strength in sectors such as automobiles, white goods, electronics, bathroom accessories, cosmetics, etc. The search for lightweight materials to reduce the weight of automobiles has ...

The Valencian Community has large areas dedicated to agriculture and Mediterranean mountains, where there are vegetable accumulations that can cause serious problems in the conservation of the environment (fires, pests, release of CO2 due to its elimination through combustion, etc.). On the other hand, ...

The non-dependence on fossil fuels is one of the greatest challenges of our society, increasingly technological and globalized, where transport and communications mark its progress. That is why the search for...

The increase in demand for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and the decrease in useful life generate a huge amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from equipment such as mobile phones, television, computers, printers, modems, ...

Resources are vital to the economy and are essential to the operation and integrity of industrial systems. However, certain types of raw materials (critical raw materials) present a high supply risk, either because of their high...

The objective of the project is to investigate the feeding apparatus of certain Mediterranean marine species, such as the basking shark or the devil manta, through physical and virtual simulations to understand the hydrodynamic mechanisms that provide the efficiency of microplankton capture...

The Industrial Symbiosis Observatory is a technology transfer and Competitive Intelligence tool aimed at collecting, filtering and disseminating relevant information on Industrial Symbiosis to facilitate its implementation in companies in the Valencian Community.

During 2022, the aim is to promote the use of computer tools such as INSYLAY and SYMBINET that facilitate synergies between companies in the CV, as well as carrying out feasibility studies on them. The evaluation of the...

The construction sector is recognized as a major contributor to global environmental impacts. The sector consumes more than 40% of all raw materials extracted from the lithosphere and is responsible for 50% of gas emissions ...

The RECIBAT project aims to define and develop a competitive methodology for the treatment and recovery of the main metals (Li, Co, Ni, Mn) contained in a lithium battery. For this, cathode materials must be selected, designed and made ...

Design of proposals to evaluate the integration of the circular economy in the field of high-impact waste treatment such as electronic waste or metal-contaminated sludge.

The Industrial Symbiosis Observatory is a technology transfer and Competitive Intelligence tool aimed at collecting, filtering and disseminating relevant information on Industrial Symbiosis to facilitate its implementation in companies in the Valencian Community.

The EcoMARSI project aims to develop sustainable consumer products applying the concepts of Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis. For this, different secondary raw materials (oxides and metals of Zn and ...

The EU furniture industry is a labor-intensive sector dominated by SMEs, which is facing nowadays different challenges such as increasing competition from countries with lower production costs, increasing raw materials and labor costs, an aging workforce and difficulties in attracting younger ...

This project is aligned with a line of research that is being followed in AIDIMME, focused on making available to companies simple tools that allow them to carry out actions towards a circular economic model. In CIRCULATOOL ...

The project aims to develop an intelligent digital ecosystem portal / prototype to promote Industrial Symbiosis Initiatives in companies in the Valencian Community, as one of the key tools to support the circular economy. For this SYMBINET is ...

The PLACE-PLA Ecological Purchase Platform / Ecodesign Collaborative Platform project - consists in the development of a collaborative platform that encourages ECOLOGICAL PUBLIC PURCHASE by administrations or large buyers (demand) and facilitates the incorporation of ...

The continuous growth of the consumer society and the demand for raw materials makes it necessary to consider strategies for the recovery of waste and the search for sustainable and environmentally-friendly processes. The Zewastrend Project has two lines of ...

The INSYLAY project aims to implement sustainable cooperation models between industrial companies, in order to obtain a more efficient production and lower environmental impact, by applying a methodology based on the concept of symbiosis ...

The aim of LIFE-2-ACID project is to demonstrate a new technology that allows the selective recovery of metal zinc and iron chloride from Spent Pickling Acids (SPAs) generated in galvanizing processes, thus minimizing their environmental impact. The project will demonstrate the feasibility of a ...

ReNew 2020 idea is to put together education, business and professional institutions with specific expertise in the field of youth training, in the waste collection and storage (solid waste, wood materials and fabrics) and in the interior design. Partners will bond ...

Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is a building block of the Circular Economy, a means to sustainable growth increasing resource efficiency and SMEs competitiveness and resiliency (COM (2014) 398 final / 2). Despite the acknowledged advantages, IS is not yet fully widespread. The challenge TRIS is facing ...

The LIFE In-BRIEF project aims to develop and implement a new business model for the resource-efficient management of certain biodegradable waste, increasing its use for bioenergy and in bioproducts.