Valorisation of precipitated silica wastewater through circular economy strategy for sodium sulphate and water recovery

PILOT PROJECT

An innovative technology for the treatment of precipitated silica wastes

SUSTAINABLE

This Project will allow to mitigate the environmental impact caused by the discharge of the by-product generated

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Ensuring the use of secondary resources as an alternative to natural resources and materials

CLOSE TO MARKET

This Project constitutes a new bussiness model

Project

Overview

IQE and EURECAT have developed a reverse osmosis-based process in a small scale (2 m³/h) that solves membrane blocking problems that made unfeasible this technology up to now. This development has been carried out within the framework of the H2020 research and innovation ZeroBrine project (G.A. no 73090) by IQE and EURECAT

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partners

INDUSTRIAS QUÍMICAS DEL EBRO + FUNDACIÓ EURECAT

Industrias Químicas del Ebro, S.A., (IQE), is a company founded more than 50 years ago with headquarters in Zaragoza (Spain) and is specialized in the field of basic inorganic chemistry.

EURECAT is a non-profit private foundation whose aim is to efficiently contribute to improve the competitiveness and the technological and sustainable development of companies.

Results

The main environmental goal is to demostrate a technology that can allow a circular economy model for precipitated silica wastes

Latest news

LIFE Zerosilibrine publishes Layman’s Report: A comprehesive Overview of Key Achievements

The Life Zerosilibrine consortium, coordinated by Industrias Químicas del Ebro S.A. (IQE) in partnership with Eurecat, is proud to announce the publication of its Layman’s

12/12/2025

Events

LIFE ZEROSILIBRINE present at Euromembranes 2024

The LIFE ZEROSILIBRINE project was present at the Euromembranes 2024 congress. Caroline Sielfeld, Eurecat researcher, showed a poster about the project and presented the latest

27/09/2024

Events

IQE participates in the training of Vocational Training teachers

From September 9 to 13, 2024, the CPIFP Corona de Aragón (Zaragoza) held the course “Energy transition, sustainability, safety and evolution of the chemical sector”

10/09/2024

Life Zerosilibrine

LIFE ZEROSILIBRINE project address “Resource Efficiency, green and Circular Economy” topic as the main environmental goals is to demonstrate a technology that can allow a circular economy model for precipitated silica wastes…

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