Start and End Date
01 November 2022-01 December 2025
Coordinator
Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO)
Project Total Budget
7.763.052,00 Avro
Turkish Partners
İTÜ İstanbul Teknik Universtesi, MEM-TEK Ulusal Membran Teknolojileri Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi, MEMSİS Çevre Teknolojileri Araştırma ve Geliştirme Şirketi, Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S, Erdemir Mühendislik Yönetim ve Danişmanlik Hizm. A.Ş.
Desteklendiği Program ve Alan
Digital, Industry and SpaceSupported Framework Program
Ufuk Avrupa Programı: HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01-14: Membranes for gas separations - membrane distillation (IA)
Project's CORDIS Link
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101091812Summary of the project
The overall objective of CUMERI is to develop and demonstrate advanced and customised membrane systems for enhanced recovery of valuable components and improved energy efficiency at industrial facilities, while lowering CO2 emissions.
- Objective 1: Develop enhanced membranes for outstanding gas separation performances
- Objective 2: Develop finetuned ceramic membranes for used lubricant oil (ULO) and additives recycling
- Objective 3: Demonstrate at TRL7 the performance of the membrane systems for a more resilient and greener industry
- Objective 4: Develop advanced modelling and simulation to provide guidance for the selection of membrane systems
- Objective 5: Ensure the sustainability of the demonstrated membrane systems (including end-of-life considerations)
- Objective 6: Ensure maximum exploitation of CUMERI results for wide and rapid market penetration
Scientific Output/Outcome Expected From the Project
- Smart solutions for a greener industry (EO1): >12 endusers integrating CUMERI’s membranes overall, resulting in 800 t CO2/y avoided.
- Energy and resource efficiency (EO2, 4): 6% of H2 produced in the steel industry in EU recovered; 12% of EU re-refined base oil; 92% energy savings vs. traditional rerefining.
- Advanced materials with superior properties and stability (EO3): Increased selectivities/fluxes/rates and lifetimes, decreased costs for all membranes; >5 material/membrane manufacturers producing CUMERI’s membranes.
- Membrane’s circularity (EO5): Best suitable way of recycling each of the three membranes for ensuring minimal end-of-life issues.
Target Group of the Project
- Industries: >5 Material/Membrane manufacturers; >12 End-users; >10 EPCs; >15 industrial stakeholders
- Scientific community: >100 researchers in the fields of advanced materials, membrane separation, modelling, and sustainability assessment.
- Policy makers: >20 for facilitating decision making.
- The general public: for increasing awareness, ca. 450 citizens impacted overall.
Information about other partners in the project
1. Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek n.v.
2. Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung ev
3. Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
4. Universiteit Maastricht
5. Istanbul Teknik Universitesi
6. SINTEF AS
7. Fachhochschule NordwestSchweiz
8. OSILUB
9. Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S
10. Erdemir Mühendislik Yönetim ve Danişmanlik Hizm. A.Ş.
11. Saint-gobain centre de recherches et d'etudes europeen
12. Rauschert Kloster Veilsdorf GmbH
13. B4Plastics
14. A-Membranes
15. Memsis Cevre Teknolojileri Arastirma ve Gelistirme Limited Sirketi
16. Euroquality SARL