SEArcularMINE

🔷 Exciting to see SEArcularMINE showcased at #RawMaterialsWeek2024! 💡 Project coordinator Andrea Cipollina presented SEArcularMINE during the Horizon Programme Technology Success Stories session, detailing the results of the project and what's next through MareMag LIFE. A big thank you to the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) for the opportunity to share our work on the #circular processing of #saltworksbitterns for recovering valuable raw materials. 👏 📖 It was an honour to be featured alongside fellow innovative initiatives: AGEMERA EU Project, DigiEcoQuarry , PEACOC, ICARUS, and PASSENGER project. SEArcularMINE and these projects are all detailed in HaDEA's latest publication on successful raw materials initiatives. Explore the full publication below 👇 #Horizon #CircularEconomy #Innovation #Sustainability

SEArcularMINE is thrilled to be a featured project in this results pack 👏 Explore this resource through the link below! 👇

📢 SEArcularMINE was recently featured in the #CORDIS Results Pack on Processing and Recycling of Raw Materials! 📢 SEArcularMINE is featured among 10 Horizon projects that have developed innovative clean, #sustainable solutions for the processing, refining, recovering and recycling of #rawmaterials and #byproducts 💡 🔷 You can read the feature on SEArcularMINE here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eE95FJsi 🔷 Explore the other projects within the results pack 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSaC2HeT #Horizon2020 #EUResearchResults #Research #Innovation Publications Office of the European Union

🔷 Last week, SEArcularMINE project coordinator Andrea Cipollina was invited to present at the Regional Meeting for the Implementation of Sustainable Desalination and Application of State of Art Technologies, an event organized by the UN Environment Programme, Mediterranean Action Plan. 💡 By all accounts, the meeting was very successful. SEArcularMINE's project results were highly appreciated by countries adopting #desalination in their water integrated supply systems within the #Mediterranean region. Among the new guidelines for sustainable desalination, the team added the need to evaluate the option of #BrineValorization for resource recovery in new desalination plants, as an effective measure within the brine management strategies 👏 #H2020 #Research #Innovation

📢 Want an exclusive look at cutting-edge technology in action? 📢 🔷 Check out this behind-the-scenes tour of the SEArcularMINE Integrated Pilot Plant in Trapani, Sicily! In this video, Fabrizio Vicari from ResourSEAs srl will walk you around the site, showcasing the various innovative technologies developed throughout the #Horizon2020 project👨🔬 👉 Watch now: https://lnkd.in/efZREDAq #Innovation #Sustainability #CircularEconomy

🌟 #ResearcherSpotlight 🌟 👨🔬 Víctor Vallès Nebot is a dedicated researcher at the R2EM group within the Chemical Engineering Department at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, where he is also finalizing his PhD. His research focuses on the recovery of valuable elements from aqueous waste streams. 🔷 Within the SEArcularMINE project, he has played a crucial role in recovering #boron and other #traceelements from bitterns using sorption processes. His research involved identifying sorbents with high affinity and selectivity for the target elements, using these sorbents in packed-bed columns to retain and subsequently elute the elements with acid flushing. This process enabled the concentration and recovery of the targeted elements through precipitation and crystallization methods. You can learn more about Víctor and his research here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eqXEw9Nz Explore the importance of recovering boron here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eGhpyiZs #EarlyCareerResearcher #Innovation

🌟#ResearcherSpotlight 🌟 🔷 Today's highlighted researcher is Giorgio Purpura, a PhD student at the Università degli Studi di Palermo. His doctoral research focuses on fundamental studies of electro-membrane processes and ionic transport in ion-exchange membranes, which are crucial for advancing #sustainabletechnologies. Within the SEArcularMINE project, Giorgio finds great value in collaborating with researchers and scientists from diverse countries and institutions. In reflecting on the importance of the project, Giorgio notes "The project aimed to provide an answer to urgent problems that our continent has to deal with, involving several international partners who worked together providing their knowledge and knowhow." 💡 Learn more about Giorgio here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDNQjYHW Meet the SEArcularMINE team here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebx4J7x8 #EarlyCareerResearcher #Innovation

⭐ #ResearcherSpotlight ⭐ 💠 Sergi Vinardell Cruañas is a postdoctoral researcher at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, working under the framework of a Juan de la Cierva fellowship funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. 👨🔬 Within the SEArcularMINE project, Sergi has been instrumental in preparing the inventory data necessary for the #LifeCycleAssessment and #LifeCycleCost studies related to the recovery of #TraceElements. He has also contributed to the design and preliminary testing of the ion-exchange pilot plant. 💡 Reflecting on the benefits of working on the project, Sergi noted, "the project provided me the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary research team consisting of researchers from several institutions. Working in the project with a high number of partners represents a great chance to establish new connections that can be important for future collaborations and projects." Learn more about Sergi and his work here 👉 https://lnkd.in/erdh_fpE Interested in #CriticalRawMaterials? Explore SEArcularMINE's video series on these important elements here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ecUPEV8r #Innovation #EarlyCareerResearcher

🌟 Today's #ResearcherSpotlight is on Julio López Rodríguez, a dedicated researcher from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. His work primarily focuses on the recovery of #CriticalRawMaterials from secondary sources and the development of #sustainableprocesses for waste valorization 👨🔬 🔷 As part of the SEArcularMINE project, Julio has significantly contributed to two major research areas: the recovery of trace elements from brines using ion-exchange resins, and the utilization of #electrodialysis with bipolar membranes for the in-situ generation of chemicals from waste #brines. Like many of his fellow researchers involved with the project, Julio commented that "the most rewarding moment was seeing the pilot plant operating at Trapani saltworks." 👏 Learn about Julio's work here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ekb5jBbn Explore the #CriticalRawMaterials that SEArcularMINE works to recover here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebDxj3Xx #Innovation #EarlyCareerResearchers

🌟 #ResarcherSpotlight 🌟 🔷 Emanuela Mangiaracina is a Master's Student in Process Engineering at the University of Palermo, where her research is focused on energy recovery from natural saline gradients. Her work within the SEArcularMINE involves testing and optimizing the performance of #ReverseElectrodialysis (RED) technology at a pilot scale, utilizing the SEArcularMINE Second Generation prototype stack💡 👩🔬 Reflecting on her work on the project, Emanuela noted, "I feel passionate about this project because it was very interesting and embraces the idea of #circularity, which tends to reduce waste, which is essential in today's world." 💡 You can learn more about Emanuela and her work here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dPKakdZf Explore the SEArcularMINE project here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dtfYTsid #EarlyCareerResearcher #Research #Innovation