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Re-use of surplus foundry sand by composting (LIFE-FOUNDRYSAND)

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

Background The capacity of landfill sites to receive waste remains limited and new ways must be found to reuse waste. While cleaned and recycled soil material can be valuable for agricultural and geo-engineering (e.g. road construction) applications, its acceptance needs to be better established. In Europe, around 18 million tonnes of foundry waste sand i ...
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Abatement of VOC load from waste water treatment in mechanical pulping (VOCless waste water)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

Background In 2007, some 43 million tonnes of wood pulp was produced for papermaking in Europe, representing some 20% of the total world supply. The main grades of wood pulp for papermaking in Europe in 2008 were sulphate pulp (62%), mechanical and semi-chemical pulp (33%) and sulphite pulp (5%). Between 1991 and 2007, while pulp production in Europe incr ...
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Control of VOC emissions from mechanical pulping beyond BAT (VOCless pulping)

Start date: Oct 1, 2006, End date: Sep 30, 2009,

Background Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and related odour problems are an important environmental problem. VOCs present a specific health and safety issue in affected workplaces as well as both a nuisance and a health-risk factor in the surrounding communities. Mechanical and semi-mechanical pulp production is a notable source of VOC e ...
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