Porcelanosa and the ITC-UJI are researching new technologies to reduce energy consumption in the ceramics industry



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## Porcelanosa and the ITC-UJI are researching new technologies to reduce energy consumption in the ceramics industry

16/12/2024 |
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The [Agustín Escardino University Institute of Ceramic Technology](http://www.itc.uji.es/) at the Universitat Jaume I in Castellón and the Villareal company [Porcelanosa](http://www.porcelanosa.com/porcelanosa-grupo/) have formed a consortium to carry out a project to test new technologies to reduce energy consumption in the ceramics industry.

The European Green Pact for the Industrial Sector, which includes ceramics companies, sets very ambitious decarbonisation targets for the period between 2030 and 2050. Based on current projections, these targets are unattainable without radical changes that incorporate disruptive technologies into the manufacturing process and product design.

Specifically, various alternatives to spray drying of ceramic suspensions have been tested and initial results have shown that there is an opportunity to produce agglomerates using a granulation method that reduces water consumption and contributes to the challenge of decarbonisation, in line with the roadmap established by the European Commission to achieve a more sustainable and environmentally friendly economy.

The use of this novel technology opens up new possibilities for the incorporation of secondary raw materials of a very diverse nature, mainly waste and by-products from other industrial sectors, which could not be used in the conventional spray drying process. This represents an important advance in the application of circular economy principles to the ceramic tile manufacturing sector.

The project aims to become an important benchmark towards a new generation of more sustainable, low-carbon ceramic tiles that use less resources and energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to the current manufacturing process, and are in line with the principles of circular economy and waste recovery.

This research is part of the PLEC2022-009493 project "New generation of low-carbon ceramic tiles-2030", funded by the Spanish Research Agency of the Ministry of Science and Innovation in the context of the call for public aid for projects in strategic lines (Order CIN/533/2022) of 6 June 2022.

The activity of the University Institute of Ceramic Technology, directed by Professor Enrique Sánchez, is focused on the application of the principles of chemical engineering to industrial processes, mainly in the manufacture of ceramic materials.

Porcelanosa Grupo is a benchmark company in the national and international market, based on values such as innovation and quality, but above all on the trust placed in its large human team of almost five thousand people and its attention to its social environment.

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