Innovate3X - 2
Processes For Market Assessment - LCA and Regulatory Assessment
Initiator: UPC BarcelonaTech
The Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering (CCEM Barcelona) at the UPC BarcelonaTech is a multidisciplinary hub at the forefront of materials science, in the fields of micro and nanoengineering, nanotechnology and biomaterials. Link to the website: https://futur.upc.edu/idioma/en
R2EM research and innovation team at Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering (CCEM Barcelona) is developing research activity on development of sustainable urban and industrial waste management cycles based on resource recovery approaches promoting circular solutions of waste to product and waste to energy. Research also involves efforts on developing environmental remediation solutions for soils and ground water remediation, process and environmental monitoring and environmental risk assessment on ports.
Desired Outcome:
SMAR3TS project partner - UPC BarcelonaTech and its R2EM are working on the development of processes for market assessment – LCA and regulatory assessment in the sectors of nutrition and energy. Technologies are currently on TRL 3-4 levels and can be further developed to TRL 5-6.
The Innovate3X (I3X) challenge (described here as a call to innovate solutions for resilience, restoration, and regeneration) invites research and innovation talent within the SMAR3TS project to validate bioactive polyphenols for smart filmed food packaging, purification processes, life-cycle assessment (LCA), techno-economic assessment (TEA), as well as seawater desalination, carbon capture and utilization, and on-site chemical production.
This I3X is looking for skills and capabilities across disciplines aligned to:
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Business model evaluation analysis
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Research on food supplementary materials, animal feed application, sustainable food packaging, food materials
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Important:
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SMAR3TS Secondments are open only to SMAR3TS Consortium Partners.
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Secondments aligned to any I3X can be undertaken at either the Initiating Parter premises and/or other SMAR3TS Consortium Partner premises.
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Regardless of where you are undertaking work on an I3X, you are obligated to ensure the aligned I3X Initiator Project Contact, Lead / Responsible aligned Work Package Leader, as well as the SMAR3TS Project Management Team are kept fully up-to-date with the progress of your contribution to your secondment aligned I3X - Refer to the detailed information 'About Secondments - What are Secondments'.
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Examples of Challenges that Need to be Addressed
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Recovery of polyphenols, fivers, sugars’ valorization
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Assessment of biomedical applications in pharma industry
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Development of digital tools (e.g., digital passport for electric vehicles’ (EV) batteries in the EU) – how can it be applied for the waste that is vaporized?
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Regulatory assessment for waste material treatment
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Water treatment
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Business case analysis and scalability assessment; techno-economic analysis
Initiator Institution (UPC) Contact for this I3X
​​​Contact: Prof. Jose Luis Cortina, jose.luis.cortina@upc.edu
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Alignment to Work-Packages
SMAR3TS domains that are relevant to the work of UPC BarcelonaTech organization/research and innovation team are:
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Lead / Responsible Work Package - Nutrition: e.g., upcycling process of agri-food waste, sustainable food packaging
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SMAR3TS Nutrition Work Package Lead Contact: Assoc. Prof. Letizia Mortara, University of Cambridge, lm367@cam.ac.uk
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Energy: energy recovery, energy transition, reducing energy consumption
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Mobility: sustainable mobility and digitalization, processes for critical material recovery and reuse in the mobility sector
Alignment to Resilience, Restoration, Regeneration (R3)
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Regenerative food production and recycling
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Regeneration processes in the pyrometallurgical industry
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Restoration: recovery and reuse critical raw materials for the future of mobility
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Restoration: maximizing water reuse and water recovery through smart, circular and integrated solutions for sustainable energy use and production
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Related Keywords
Industrial Technologies, Carbon capture and energy, Filtration and Membrane Processes, Other Processes, Agrofood Industry, Food Packaging / Handling, Food Processing, Food Technology, Assessment of Environmental Risk and Impact, Life Cycle Assessment, Recycling, Recovery, Desalination, Drinking Water, Industrial Water Treatment, Municipal Water Treatment, Energy, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Materials Processes, Market Research, Water Treatment Equipment and Waste Disposal Systems, Water, Sewerage, Chemical and Solid Waste Treatment Plants, Nutrition, Purification, Regulatory Assessment.