Projet Mem-Fast (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The doctoral network "Mem-Fast" - Membranes as Enablers for Future Biorefineries: from Fabrication to Advanced Separation Technologies - aims to educate 10 future professionals, who have the needed understanding to facilitate the utilisation of membranes in the growing biorefining industry. The research and training activities implemented in the Mem-Fast network form a “first of its kind” novel and unique doctoral training program. This reflects changing research priorities and emerging disciplines related to improving biorefinery processes to grow the Circular Economy. The network structures training at the European level in beneficiaries (CNR-ITM, LUT, LU, ULANC, UMK, UNL, UT) and associated partners (Alfa Laval, Aquaporin, Fibenol, Deltamem, Domsjö, B4C asp, MemBrain, NX Filtration, RAIZ-Navigator, UNICAL, UPM) across 11 countries giving the doctoral students a highly applied understanding on both membrane manufacturing and membrane processes and biorefinery processes that are critical to the future of EU’s chemical sector and circular economy. The individual projects of the doctoral candidates aim to push forward the use of membranes in biorefineries through the development of advanced membranes, novel tools for monitoring and controlling of fouling and novel continuous processes for simultaneous bioconversion and recovery of products. The network program leads to a new approach to training for the sector and will provide a first cohort of highly skilled future research leaders and managers by combining this network knowledge. Furthermore, it creates a basis for a European doctoral education focused on membranes in biorefineries that will be continued in the future.

Mots clés : membrane technology, biorefining, lignocellulosic biomass, real time monitoring, fouling, separation techniques, recovery, purification

Participants :
- Université de Twente (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 548740.8 €
- B4c aps (Danemark) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- UPM (Finland) (Finlande) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de technologie de Lappeenranta-Lahti (Finlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 572976.0 €
- Alfa Laval (Sweden) (Danemark) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Nx filtration bv (Pays-Bas) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Conseil national de la recherche (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 518875.2 €
- Université nouvelle de Lisbonne (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 243403.2 €
- Université de Calabre (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Raiz - Instituto De Investigação Da Floresta E Papel (Portugal) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Deltamem ag (Suisse) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Nicolas-Copernic (Pologne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 226512.0 €
- Fibenol imavere ou (Estonie) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- MemBrain Czechia (Rép. Tchèque) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Lancaster (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Lund (Suède) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 587419.2 €
- Domsjo fabriker ab (Suède) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Aquaporin as (Danemark) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €