| Ref.No: | 63262400 |
| Start date: | 01.07.2024 |
| End date: | 31.12.2027 |
| Approval date: | 26.06.2024 |
| Department: | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING |
| Sector: | MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING |
| Financier: | HORIZON EUROPE, E.C. |
| Budget: | 303.750,00 € |
| Public key: | ΨΙΩ346ΨΖΣ4-8ΟΩ |
| Scientific Responsible: | Prof. CHARITIDIS |
| Email: | charitidis@chemeng.ntua.gr |
| Description: | THE AIM OF CIRCULESS, IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO FOSTER CIRCULARITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS INDUSTRIES, BY MINIMIZING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE (C&DW) AS WELL AS MANUFACTURING WASTE (CDM), WITH FOCUS ON MINERAL (I.E. CONCRETE) AND TIMBER-BASED MATERIAL STREAMS, WHICH IS ALIGNED WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROCESSES4PLANET PARTNERSHIP, BY DEVELOPING NEW PROCESSES FOR CIRCULARITY OF SECONDARY MATERIALS FROM WASTES/RESIDUES FOR ALL INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES, WITHOUT COMPROMISING QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS SUSTAINABLE-BY-DESIGN CIRCULAR PRODUCTS. CIRCULESS MAIN OBJECTIVE WILL BE ADDRESSED BY EXPERIMENTING NEW CIRCULAR PRODUCTS AND NOVEL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCES OF SECONDARY MATERIALS UP TO INDUSTRY EXPECTED STANDARDS, IMPROVE VALUE CHAIN ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLINESS, MAXIMIZE RECYCLED COMPONENTS. THESE ACTIONS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE SUPPORT AND WILL PROVIDE INPUTS TO A TAILORED DIGITAL PLATFORM TO ORIENT DECISION MAKING AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES. FINALLY, TO FOSTER UPTAKE BY THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STANDARDS UPDATES AND RELEVANT TRAINING MATERIAL FOR BOTH UPSKILLING CURRENT CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE AND CREATE NEW SPECIALIZED PROFILES IN THE SECTOR WILL BE CREATED |
