| The exploitation of Eucalyptus globulus plantations and subsequent processing on paper leads to the production of secondary products that can be used as biomasses for a liquefaction conversion process that will lead to their appreciation from the point of view more attractive energy. |
For printing and writing paper production, hydrophobicity is one of the critical requirements. Depending on the printing technology and the end use of the paper, the needs of the bonding process vary by changing appearance characteristics (whiteness, smoothness, and stiffness) and printing efficiency.
In this project processes will be identified and developed for recovery of rare earths elements (REE), particularly the most critical five, neodymium (Nd), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy) and yttrium (Y), from waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), namely NdFeB permanent magnets and phosphors, and waste of batteries and accumulators (WB&A), namely NiMH batteries.
The activities will comprise:
Rare Earth Elements (REE) were considered by the European Union as Critical Metals due to the low abundance and their mining exploration, almost exclusively in China.
| Fogo, in the Cape Verde archipelago, is one of the most active oceanic island volcanoes in the world – it has erupted approximately every 20 years since the island was discovered in the 15th century. The most recent eruption of Fogo volcano started on Nov 23, 2014, and a few days later the Collaboratorium for Geosciences (C4G), a consortium included in the National Strategic Research Infrastructure Roadmap, received a request of collaboration from Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica (INMGCV) to assist the instrumental observation of the eruption. |
| This Project is centered on the identification and characterization of the risks associated with viral load and the chemical constituents present in the aquifer systems and soils of the Sta. Margarida Military Camp (CMSM) after 60 years of use. Although water supply to the "urban zone" of the CMSM is performed through the municipal public water supply system, the Caniceira borehole has been regularly used both for the washing of military installations and vehicles and for filling pool used by the occupants of the CMSM. |
The global demand for metals and minerals is growing rapidly; Europe has a huge trade deficit for metallic minerals, and therefore needs to extract more of its own resources to reduce this dependence. The occurrence of valuable minerals and metals in historical mine waste can in many cases constitute a risk for the environment, but can also be a resource of critical materials.
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This project aims to develop new self-adhesive ecological monocomponent adhesives for the footwear, automotive and aeronautics industries. The adhesives will contain isocyanates, essential for a quality adhesive bond, but encapsulated and therefore without any risk to health and the environment. Tasks: Chemical synthesis and development of new isocyanate-containing microcapsules; Experimental development of new adhesives |
The AlfaGreen project has an implementation period from 1 April 2016 to 30 September 2018 with a budget allocation of 1,000,272.73. SECIL and CERENA-IST are the two entities that integrate this project, which has as a physical and conceptual basis the construction of a biorefinery from the ENERGREEN pilot plant, previously built for the production of advanced liquid biofuel from biomass / wastes for subsequent use in the energy supply of cement kilns.
Development of fire resistent polyoletin matrix nanocomposites. &n