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Jun 22, 2021 2:42:30 PM
The submission session is now available for: HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01-01(HORIZON-RIA)
Ensuring circularity of composite materials (Processes4Planet Partnership) (RIA)
TOPIC ID: HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01-01
Programme: Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)
Call: A DIGITISED, RESOURCE-EFFICIENT AND RESILIENT INDUSTRY 2021 (HORIZON-CL4-2021-RESILIENCE-01)
Type of action: HORIZON-RIA HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
Type of MGA: HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG]
Deadline model: single-stage
Opening date: 22 June 2021
Deadline date: 23 September 2021 17:00:00 Brussels time
Topic description
ExpectedOutcome:
Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:
Scope:
The European composites market size was worth €16 billion in 2018 and is estimated to register an annual growth rate of 7.5% from 2020 to 2025 owing to increasing demand for lightweight materials in various energy intensive value chains such as wind energy or transport. However, composites are difficult to reuse or recycle as available technologies such as high-temperature pyrolysis, and grinding (to be used as filler material) are either not environment friendly or economically unattractive. In addition, the environmental legislation on recycling of end-of-life components and structures will mean that from 2025, for example, 80,000 tons of fibre reinforced polymer composites will have to be recycled every year in Europe. In this context it is imperative that technologies are found to reuse and recycle these materials in a useful and sustainable manner. Furthermore, new solutions should also be envisaged to allow their recycling with very few or no need to separate them without a compromise to downcycling.
Proposals should:
Where relevant, any solution proposed for the reduction of the content of toxic elements or compounds in the resulting materials should also include the appropriate management of the hazardous substances removed.
Proposals submitted under this topic should include a business case and exploitation strategy, as outlined in the introduction to this Destination.
This topic implements the co-programmed European partnership Processes4Planet.
Specific Topic Conditions:
Activities are expected to start at TRL 3 and achieve TRL 6 by the end of the project – see General Annex B.
Cross-cutting Priorities:
Co-programmed European Partnerships