The FIREFLY concept introduces renewable energy sources in the manufacturing process of (electro)catalysts from secondary resources, which will significantly lower the production costs. Using mainly spent, waste and off-specifications catalysts from different industrial applications, the project follows the road to circularity, proposing more sustainable and viable pathways for the chemical industry.
In a nutshell, the FIREFLY concept focuses on:
- The development of electro-driven technologies for metal recycling from spent, waste, and off-specification catalysts available in Europe.
- The efficient integration of renewable electricity to the developed technologies.
- The development of a digital tool for predictive decision-making.
- The production of (electro)catalysts for innovative (electro)chemical processes that overcome traditional production associated with high operating costs, greenhouse gas emissions, and lack of circularity.
SINTEF contributes to develop innovative and sustainable electrochemical processes to recycle valuable elements from spent catalyst materials.
Partners
16 partners from 7 different EU-countries, large (4), small-medium enterprises (6), research and technology organizations (3), and universities (3):
- VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V (VITO) Belgium, Coordinator
- SOLVAKEM BELGIUM, (SOLVA), Belgium
- BELGISCH LABORATORIUM VAN ELEKTRICITEITSINDUSTRIE (ENGIIE-LAB), Belgium
- SOLVIONIC (SOLVI), France
- ATMONIA (ATM), Iceland
- PNO INNOVATION (PNO), Belgium
- INLECOM INNOVATION ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIREIA (INLE), Greece
- INOVERTIS A3I (INO), France
- 6T-MIC INGENIERIES (6TMIC), France
- CENTRALE LILLE INSTITUT (CLILLE), France
- LA PALMA RESEARCH CENTRE SL (LPRC), Spain
- FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION (TEC), Spain
- SINTEF AS (SINTEF), Norway
- KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN (KUL), Belgium
- UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA - LA MANCHA (UCLM), Spain
- JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC (JM), UK
Project Duration: January 2023 - December 2026
Total Budget: 11 078 742.50 Euro
SINTEFs Budget: 472 970 Euro
This project has received funding from the European Union’s HORIZON EUROPE under grant agreement No 101091715.
