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Materials Recovery, Recycling and Upcycling

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WP2.1 – Recovery and Reuse of Materials from Electronics (WP Leader: Isabella Poli)

The WP focuses on the extraction and reuse of valuable organic and inorganic materials from electronic waste streams.
The work package is structured into two tasks:

  • Task 2.1.1 – Recovery of strategic materials from electronic waste (Task Leader: Isabella Poli)
  • Task 2.1.2 – Recovery of carbon (Task Leader: Remo Proietti)

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WP2.2 – Recovery and Reuse of Raw Materials from Biomass and Food By-products (WP Leader: Athanassia Athanassiou)

The WP leverages sustainable technologies to convert plant biomass and food waste into useful raw materials and composites.
The work package is structured into two tasks:

  • Task 2.2.1 – Green chemistry processing of plant biomass for raw materials recovery and biocomposites production (Task Leader: Gabriele Nanni)
  • Task 2.2.2 – Pyrolytic conversion of biomass to hydrogen-rich gas, composites, and ionic liquids (Task Leader: Sergio Bocchini)

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WP2.3 – Biological Routes for Recovery of Raw Materials and Development of New Materials (WP Leader: Athanassia Athanassiou)

The WP explores how natural processes and engineered biological systems can be used to extract and reprocess materials, including plastics and critical metals.
The work package is structured into four tasks:

  • Task 2.3.1 – Enzymatic processes for the modification, recovery and re-use of building blocks of natural origin (Task Leader: Luca Pandolfini)
  • Task 2.3.2 – Computational-assisted enzymatic decomposition of plastics and bioplastics for recovery of monomers and oligomers or compostability optimization (Task Leader: Marco De Vivo)
  • Task 2.3.3 – Bio-recovery of lithium and other critical metals from seawater brine and e-waste (Task Leader: Annalisa Abdel Azim)
  • Task 2.3.4 – Novel uses of spent biomass from fermentation processes (Task Leader: Christina Oikonomou)

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WP2.4 – Recycling Strategies of Plastic Waste (WP Leader: Athanassia Athanassiou)

The WP aims to improve recycling methods through precision engineering and the use of green additives, enabling the transformation of plastic waste into new functional materials. 
The work package is structured into two tasks:

  • Task 2.4.1 – Chemical recycling by thermal decomposition (Task Leader: Sergio Bocchini)
  • Task 2.4.2 – Mechanical recycling with green additives to enhance the properties of the recycled materials (Task Leader: Giacomo Tedeschi)

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WP2.5 – Case Study for Application of Recovered Materials: Sustainable and Intelligent Food Packaging (WP Leader: Alessandro Luzio)

The WP focuses on developing innovative food packaging solutions by integrating recovered materials and smart technologies for food quality monitoring.
The work package is structured into three tasks:

  • Task 2.5.1 – Passive food packaging production and LCA (Task Leader: Uttam Paul)
  • Task 2.5.2 – Active food packaging production and LCA (Task Leader: Despina Fragouli)
  • Task 2.5.3 – Intelligent food packaging and LCA (Task Leader: Mario Caironi)

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