From the Instituto Tecnológico de la Energía (ITE) we have the objective of facilitating the process of sustainable and efficient energy transition to companies and society.
Demonstration system for the production of activated carbon from Valencian waste for energy and environmental applications.
Description
The CIRCULARCARBON project is proposed as a demonstration of a circular economy concept based on innovative revaluation technologies that promote energy transition and decarbonization of the economy within the industrial fabric of the Valencian Community.
This demonstrator is composed, in turn, of three main processes:
In addition to the above, an energy analysis and the application of Industry 4.0 digitalization technologies are proposed in order to guarantee the sustainability and study of energy and environmental alternatives of the process, with emphasis on the stages of obtaining activated carbon.
Objectives
The overall objective of the project is the design and implementation of a demonstrator that serves as a research and development platform for the revalorization of waste by obtaining high added value products (activated carbons) and their validation in energy and environmental applications aligned with the Circular Economy Concept.
Among the innovative elements of the project, the main challenge is to develop the use of biomass and local waste, of sustainable origin, as raw material to obtain activated carbon, within the context of the Circular Economy in the energy and environment sector, through the applications of this activated carbon for the manufacture of new generation battery electrodes, and for water and gas filtering applications.
As a consequence, the design and implementation of the pilot is one of the key objectives, together with the energy analysis of the processes in their translation to an industrial environment, in order to guarantee their sustainability.
Results
2020 Results
2021 Results
Completion of the installation and commissioning of the CircularCarbon demonstrator as a whole, including the reception and installation of equipment and the necessary services, testing and validation of equipment, and performance of individual and process performance tests:
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