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10 años Energylab

POLYBRIS

NamePOLYBRIS. Recovery of plastic waste present in marine litter for its valorization in products that contribute to the ecological balance of the marine environment through circular alternatives with a local participatory approach.
CategoryBioenergy
Start DateJuly 2024
End DateJanuary 2026
LeaderEnergyLab
PartnersInstituto de Investigación Mariñas de la Agencia estatal Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas (IIM-CSIC) and Cabildo insular de Tenerife.
Financing entitiesThis project is being developed in collaboration with the Fundación Biodiversidad of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, through the Pleamar Programme, and is co-financed by the European Union through the EMFAF (European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund).

Description

The main objective of POLYBRIS is to promote the sustainability of the marine environment and participation in circular alternatives based on the implementation of optimized thermochemical recovery processes of plastic waste present in marine litter thanks to its transformation into value-added products that enable the selective capture of organic and inorganic pollutants present in waters and other effluents from maritime-fishing environments that will help reduce the negative impacts on aquatic ecosystems, and contribute to their good environmental status.

EnergyLab’s Tasks:

EnergyLab will perform the following tasks:

  • Promote and disseminate local innovation among entities in the fishing sector, changing ways of doing or thinking about the collection of marine litter.
  • Selection and characterization of waste of interest based on the thermochemical process applied.
  • Develop specific thermochemical recovery processes (pyrolysis, HTC, gasification) of plastic waste present in marine litter through new lines of recoverable products.
  • Achieve the use of marine waste composed of plastics through optimized thermochemical recovery processes, through actions aimed at the evaluation of contaminants present in the value chain of maritime-fishing activities.

 

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