CIRI-FRAME/FIP-WE@UNIBO

Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Waste Valorisation and Future Energy Supply at University of Bologna

The FIP-WE@UNIBO laboratory is the result of the collaboration between the EMRG (Environmental Management Research Group) of the University of Bologna and the Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT in Sulzbach-Rosenberg. Research is centred on developing predominantly carbon-based materials, designed to be cost-effective and environmentally sustainable, with a wide range of potential industrial applications.

In addition to scientific research, the laboratory promotes technology transfer and the adoption of innovative solutions by businesses, accelerating commercialisation processes and promoting circular economy and green engineering models. The laboratory’s focus areas include carbon capture and soil health protection, climate change mitigation, pollution prevention and monitoring, and the restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems. Special focus is placed on turning waste into new resources, helping industry advance towards a more sustainable transition.

FROM RESEARCH TO ENTERPRISE:
2G CARBONS S.R.L.

Originating from a patent of the EMRG group, 2G Carbons is an innovative start-up and spin-off of the University of Bologna. It is dedicated to the industrial application of innovative circular processes for water purification and the recovery of nutrients for the agro-industry.

FROM RESEARCH TO ENTERPRISE:
2G CARBONS S.R.L.

Originating from a patent of the EMRG group, 2G Carbons is an innovative start-up and spin-off of the University of Bologna. It is dedicated to the industrial application of innovative circular processes for water purification and the recovery of nutrients for the agro-industry.

EXPERTISE

  • Environmental geochemistry, thermochemistry, environmental analytics, sustainable agriculture

  • Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment and Life Cycle Analysis (EIA, LCA)

  • Environmental policy models, technical and economic assessments, business model development, industrial symbiosis

SERVICES TO BUSINESSES

  • Extracting value from agro-industrial waste, fertiliser production and conducting agronomic field trials

  • Advanced applications of carbon-based materials (2G-C)

  • Recovery of nutrients and critical raw materials (CRM) for waste disposal companies

  • Removal of soil contaminants

  • Recycling and conversion of biomass, plastics and composite materials (thermochemical treatments), recycled and/or bio-based fuels and chemicals

  • Pilot plant development and optimisation

  • Technical and economic feasibility studies

  • Corporate carbon accounting

  • Training for companies and institutions

TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED

  • Process for preparing 2G-C carbon from organic and inorganic waste, both renewable and fossil, for the recovery of macronutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen) and the reduction of the pollutant load of industrial effluents (patented)

  • Production and use of vegetable and functionalised charcoal

  • Development of pilot plants for using second-generation carbons in circular-economy industrial applications, for the remediation of groundwater and soils contaminated by organic and halogenated pollutants, and for the purification of conveyed gas streams

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