iWAYS
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- Dec 1, 2020
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Innovative wαter recovery solutions through recycling of heat, materials and water across multiple sectors
Duration: 1 December 2020 - 31 May 2025
Funding programme: Horizon 2020
Project budget: € 12.806.610,25
SEL NTUA budget: € 484.375,00
Coordinator: Universita Degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Project website: iways.eu
iWays in a glance
Despite efforts for the transition towards a more eco-friendly society and industry, the annual global extraction of materials tripled over the last 50 years. The EU-funded iWAYS project aims to reverse this trend by introducing several technologies that are focused on environmental challenges while also assisting economic growth and productivity. The project will develop a set of technologies capable of recovering water and energy from exhaust gases in the industrial processes. Among other impacts, the project is expected to reduce freshwater consumption by 30 % to 64 %. Furthermore, the solutions provided by the project will recover additional materials from flue gas such as valuable acids or particulates, improving the raw material efficiency in production and reducing detrimental emissions to the environment.
Use cases
Ceramics industry
Chemicals
Steel tubes manufacturing
