CSTO2NE · Biomimicry and carbon adsorbent eco-materials for a climate-neutral economy
Horizon Europe — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2023-01-01 → 2026-12-31
- EU contribution
- €1,030,400
- Participants
- 15
- Scheme
- HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE
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Results in brief
Biomimicry and carbon adsorbent eco-materials for a climate-neutral economy
The CSTO2NE project tackles environmental challenges by transforming biowaste and industrial waste into eco-engineered materials through industrial symbiosis, mineral carbonation, and biomimicry. Context and Objectives With global resource consumption expected to double in 40 years and waste generation rising by 70% by 2050, sustainable waste management is urgent. Aligned with the European Green Deal and New European Bauhaus, CSTO2NE aims to: • Innovate Recycling Methods: Develop advanced waste upcycling techniques, including CO2 mineral carbonation. • Incorporate Biomimicry: Use nature-inspired designs to enhance carbon uptake and integrate waste into materials. • Prototype Development: Create cost-effective, high-performance eco-materials for construction and energy applications. • Promote Eco-Innovation: Develop sustainable business models to drive commercialisation. Project Pathway to Impact CSTO2NE follows a multidisciplinary approach structured into five key work packages: • Coordination & Management: Ensure efficient implementation and partner collaboration. • Knowledge Sharing & Dissemination: Maximize outreach and knowledge exchange. • Upcycling & Carbon Uptake: Characterize waste and design biomimicry-inspired CO2 sequestration methods. • Prototype Design & Properties: Develop and test eco-materials for environmental and economic viability. • Eco-Innovation Business Models: Create commercialisation strategies for sustainable market uptake. Expected Impacts CSTO2NE contributes to the European Green Deal by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting resource efficiency. It will: • Reduce CO2 Emissions: Develop carbon-capturing materials to combat climate change. • Enhance Waste Valorization: Convert waste into valuable resources, minimizing landfill use. • Support Economic Growth: Drive circular economy innovation and job creation. • Increase Public Awareness: Disseminate knowledge to encourage sustainable practices.
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Project objective
The European Commission (EC) launched the New European Bauhaus initiative to improve the well-being and health of citizens and future generations. The initiative is an environmental, economic, and cultural project aiming to combine design, sustainability, accessibility, affordability, and investment with helping deliver the European Green Deal. It aims at sustainable solutions that create a dialogue between our built environment and the planet’s ecosystems. CSTO2NE aims to provide the European community with innovative solutions for recycling and valorising biowaste (biomass) and industrial waste into new eco-engineered materials through industrial symbiosis waste co-utilisation, mineral carbonation, and biomimicry approach; namely, nature-inspired solutions and technologies for improving carbon uptake and waste incorporation and design eco-engineered materials and, transference of the emergent technologies through eco-innovation business models. In this context, CSTO2NE intends to (1) promote international and inter-disciplinary collaboration through research and innovation staff exchanges, leading to extended networks and opportunities; (2) Enhanced networking and communication capacities with scientific peers, as well as with the general public that will increase the project’s impact, (3) foster a shared culture of open access research an co-creation, that welcomes and rewards creativity and entrepreneurship, inspired by the New European Bauhaus concept, fostering ideas into innovative prototypes and technologies for the eco-materials circular economy.
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Participants
- UNIVERSIDADE DA BEIRA INTERIOR · CovilhaCoordinatorPortugal
- ARQUITECTURA INDUSTRIALIZADA CALDERON SL · MADRIDSpain
- ASSOCIACAO CBPBI CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA DE PLANTAS DA BEIRA INTERIOR · FundaoPortugal
- BIOXEGY SAS · PUTEAUXFrance
- BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON · UXBRIDGEUnited Kingdom
- CARBON8 SYSTEMS · NOTTINGHAMUnited Kingdom
- DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · Kongens LyngbyDenmark
- HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY · JIAO ZUOChina
- NIRAS AS · ALLEROEDDenmark
- OCEAN BLOSSOM - LDA · MaiaPortugal
- PHYONA LTD · StamfordUnited Kingdom
- POLITECHNIKA SLASKA · GLIWICEPoland
- UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA · LleidaSpain
- UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID · MadridSpain
- UNIVERSITY OF JINAN · JINANChina
Links
- View on CORDIS
- DOI: 10.3030/101086302
- https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e52a93da0b&appId=PPGMS
Data: CORDIS, © European Union