Design, production and application of composite materials for macro-nutrient (phosphorus, nitrogen) recovery and pollutant load reduction of industrial effluents; application in livestock effluent, agro-industrial effluent, sewage water; application to industrial sewage processes; development of applications of 2G-C to piped gas streams; development of pilot plants and dedicated analytical systems.
Organics - waste-to-(bio)remediation to microbial regeneration
Development of advanced second-generation carbons from waste and residues, organic and inorganic, renewable and fossil, produced by industry and the agroforestry sector; development of pilot plants for the production and functionalization of second-generation carbons; development of pilot plants for the use of second-generation carbons in circular economy applications in industry for the remediation of groundwater and soils contaminated with organic and halogenated pollutants; development of dedicated analytical systems; development of industrial microbiomes for regeneration of spent carbons by selection/construction of synthetic microbial communities for pollutant removal; and technical and economic feasibility assessments.
Inorganics - critical raw material recovery and site remediation
Use of carbons functionalized with magnetic and non-magnetic elements for: Recovery of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs); Soil Remediation of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs); study of heavy metal release effects; metal migration; PAH release; sequential use of biochar, i.e., use of biochar enriched in inorganic elements (post absorption) in other applications
