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Development and Demonstration of monitoring strategies and technologies for geological disposal (Modern2020)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2019,

The Modern2020 project aims at providing the means for developing and implementing an effective and efficient repository operational monitoring programme, taking into account the requirements of specific national programmes. The work allows advanced national radioactive waste disposal programmes to design monitoring systems suitable for deployment when repositories start operating in the next deca ...
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Flexible and Mobile Economic Processing Technologies (FAME)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

FAME aims to increase the competiveness of the mining of European mineral resources and to stimulate more private engagement and investment and thus business development with the potential to maintain and create high quality jobs within the EU28. The focus and a principal aim is to enhance mineral processing and mining skills within Europe. A medium to long term aim is to reduce the reliance of Eu ...
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Climate Change Prevention by the inclusion of nanoparticles in clays for the reduction of Ceramic Industry CO2 emissions (LIFE NanoCeramiCO2)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

Background The increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and consequent global warming, is mainly a consequence of the continuous burning of fossil fuels as the main energy source for industry and transport. Deforestation aggravates the problem. Reducing the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is necessary to ensure a good quality of life f ...
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Adaptation to climate change by the structural ceramics industry through the use of recycled glass as pastry (LIFE CLAYGLASS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Dec 1, 2016,

Background The ceramics industry converts clay into hard pottery and ceramics through firing. Through a process of vitrification, clay is hardened, tightened and partially glassified at high temperatures. The strength of the fired clay comes from the melting and fusion of various components of the clay, which form crystalline bonds giving cohesion and sol ...
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Valorisation of Waste Water Treatment Plants and aggregates processing sludges for lightweight aggregates production (LIFE Sludge4Aggregates)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

Background Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the EU generate ever-increasing amounts of sludge waste. The use of sludge from WWTPs for the fertilisation of farming soils has become relatively widespread because of the richness of its organic components. However, the European Sewage Sludge Directive (86/278/EEC) has set limits on this form of valorisa ...
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New approach on soil remediation by combination of biological and chemical oxidation processes (BIOXISOIL)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Sep 1, 2016,

Background After the oceans, soil represents the second largest carbon pool on the planet. However, pollution and loss of soil biodiversity reduces the ability of soils to regulate the composition of the atmosphere, diminishing their role in absorbing carbon and counteracting global warming. At the same time, soil erosion is a serious environmental proble ...
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SELECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION OF ORNAMENTAL STONES BASED ON DEMAND (SUSTAMINING)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

SUSTAMINING project marks the start of a series of development activities aiming to realise the concept of an invisible, zero-impact mine. The natural stone extractive sector, still seen as being old-fashioned and highly environment polluting, will join forces to revise this image showing that natural stone extraction can be approached with a cutting edge methodology with low impact underground an ...
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Valorisation and recycling of slurries produced during manufacturing stone sector to use as raw materials for industrial applications (RECYSLURRY)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Aug 30, 2014,

Background The vast quantity of natural stone products used in the construction industry generates significant amounts of slurry deposits - estimated at five million tonnes per year in Europe. These deposits are often toxic as they contain chemicals from the mining processes, yet they are typically disposed of in poorly controlled or un-controlled dumps. ...
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Long-term performance of Engineered Barrier Systems (EBS) (PEBS)

Start date: Mar 1, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2014,

The main aim of the project PEBS (Long-term Performance of the Engineered Barrier System) is to evaluate the sealing and barrier performance of the EBS with time, through development of a comprehensive approach involving experiments, model development and consideration of the potential impacts on long-term safety functions. The experiments and models cover the full range of conditions from initial ...
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Monitoring Developments for safe Repository operation and staged closure (MODERN)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Oct 31, 2013,

The MoDeRn project aims at providing a reference framework for the development and possible implementation of monitoring activities and associated stakeholder engagement during relevant phases of the radioactive waste disposal process, i.e. during site characterisation, construction, operation and staged closure, as well as a post-closure institutional control phase. Monitoring provides operators ...
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Climate Change Adaptation of the Structural Ceramics Industry by Decreasing the Firing Temperature Using Laser Technology (LASERFIRING)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

Background The manufacture of ceramics for the construction industry (brick masonry, stoneware, roof tiles, etc.) entails firing clay at very high temperatures (up to 1 300 ºC). The amount of energy consumed in the process is also high and large amounts of greenhouse gases (GHG) are emitted. High temperatures are generally necessary to achieve the requir ...
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Ecological ceramics optimization. Alternative to sludge disposal (ECO-CERAMICS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2005, End date: Nov 30, 2008,

Background In recent years, ambitious city wastewater purifying programmes have been implemented across Europe. This has led to a considerable increase in the sludge generated by sewage treatment plants, which is either deposited in landfills or incinerated. Increasingly, it is also processed to produce fertiliser. However, sludge generally contains heavy ...
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