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23 Jul

We will revalorise agroforestry waste for food packaging application

by Carolina Solino
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In the NEWPOWER project, in which we are participating together with the University of Vigo and 11 other partners, we will obtain biomaterials from agricultural and forestry waste that can be used in the food, pharmaceutical, biotechnological and organic farming industries. [caption id="attachment_15928" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Lignin test in the CETIM laboratory.[/caption] The abandonment of rural areas and the accumulation of agricultural and forestry waste are some of...

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23 Apr

CETIM develops 4.0 technologies to improve the construction and demolition waste recycling process

by Carolina Solino
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Smart2ReDuCe is a project we are working on at our Technological Centre to contribute to the Circular Economy and the decarbonisation of the sector, converting waste into new sustainable materials for construction. The construction and operation of buildings accounts for almost 40% of the depletion of natural resources and generates 25% of the world's waste. Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW) has become one of the main...

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23 Apr

We will revalue Galician potato waste in our REPAG project

by Carolina Solino
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At CETIM we are developing an integral and sustainable process for the transformation of potato production by-products into high quality mycoproteins, thus improving the economic and environmental cost of the sector. [caption id="attachment_15652" align="aligncenter" width="627"] CETIM Microbiology Laboratory.[/caption] In 2023, 1,981,742 tonnes of potatoes were produced in Spain, according to data collected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Galicia produced 363,139 tonnes, being the Autonomous...

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23 Jan

In KEOPS, we achieve more sustainable and high-value cementing solutions for the industry

by Carolina Solino
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CETIM, in collaboration with the industrial fabric, developed a new binding material from construction and demolition waste and iron and steel slag, to minimise the environmental impact associated with the production of this type of material [caption id="attachment_15185" align="aligncenter" width="570"] CETIM's Sustainable Construction Materials Laboratory.[/caption] One of the main challenges facing the construction sector is to find alternatives to Portland cement, a material with significant environmental burdens....

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23 Jan

At CETIM we successfully develop technologies for the recovery of critical raw materials

by Carolina Solino
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BIORECOVER, the project that we have coordinated and led at our Technological Centre, is coming to an end with ambitious results, as we have managed to recover metals of high economic value such as magnesium and yttrium from waste of different origins. [caption id="attachment_15207" align="aligncenter" width="602"] CETIM Bioprocess Laboratory.[/caption] In 2019 we started a journey from CETIM coordinating and leading an initiative for the recovery of critical...

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23 Jan

27th February 2024: Final event of our BIORECOVER project

by Carolina Solino
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The research on the recovery of critical raw materials that we started in 2019 comes to an end with the celebration of a conference where the Head of ECO BIO Technologies at CETIM, Cristina Martínez, will disseminate the results obtained in our Technological Centre. The project H2020 BIORECOVER, led and coordinated by CETIM, comes to an end with an event that will bring together the scientific...

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11 Jul

CETIM’s expertise in the LIFE program

by Carolina Solino
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From CETIM we know the LIFE programme perfectly, due to our experience as coordinators and participants in the call throughout our trajectory. Today we want you to know in detail the activity of CETIM aligned with several of the themes of the LIFE programme. Remember that to participate in these calls you must submit your initiatives until 6th September 2023 at the latest. Circular Economy, resources...

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05 Jun

At CETIM we develop recycling technologies so that we can live ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’

by Carolina Solino
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For World Environment Day, from CETIM we remind you that in our Technological Centre we are experts in four major technologies for the recycling and revaluation of all types of polymers, because it is possible to find sustainable solutions that contribute to the Circular Economy. On this day, 50 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly established World Environment Day to promote changes in consumption habits...

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17 May

CETIM mobilises more than 180 million euros in recycling and circular economy projects

by Carolina Solino
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Every 17th May, we celebrate World Recycling Day and on this year we want to remind you of the need to continue promoting strategies that propose innovative solutions that protect our planet. We have been committed to the business sector, the environment and innovation for more than a decade. We are pioneers in the development of cutting-edge technologies to optimise industrial processes and make them more...

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26 Apr

Helena Peñas: “Decarbonisation objectives and circular economy principles must go hand in hand in energy transition”

by Carolina Solino
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Norvento Enerxía is a Lugo-based company with four decades of experience in the renewable energy sector. Norvento develops and operates large renewable generation plants, designs and manufactures technology for energy generation and storage, and provides advanced energy solutions for self-consumption to industrial clients around the world. In its trajectory there have always been values based on research, technological development and innovation, as well as sustainability...

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