ECO-TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

Innovative technologies and solutions for sustainable growth of resources and for the substitution of critical metals and materials;

New recycling technologies for raw materials which are the key for smart and sustainable growth of non-ferrous metals industry;

Technologies and materials for waste water purification in order to improve metal recovery and reduce hazardous emissions;

 Waste prevention and minimization in non-ferrous metals industry and rehabilitation of sites polluted from metallurgical activities.

              NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS

Nanomaterials synthesis, smart integration of processes to ensure the efficient technology transfer into industrial sector;

Fundamentally new products enabling sustainable solutions in medical, energy and extreme conditions field applications;

 The potential impact of nanomaterials on health and on the environment and identifying tools for risk assessment along the life cycle;

 Investigating the properties of non-ferrous metals based nanomaterials and predictive modelling of their manufacturing processes.

              NEW MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES

 New functional materials and structural materials, to support innovation in energy and extreme conditions industrial sectors;

 Manufacturing techniques for advanced non-ferrous metals based materials, attractive solutions for the raw materials substitution;

Characterization, non-destructive evaluation, predictive modelling of performances for progress in material science and engineering.