EIT - KIC Raw materials*: explorationexploitation-extraction-processingrecycling-reuse
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Asst. Prof. Sibila Borojević Šoštarić
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering
*non energy, non agricultural raw materials
EIT - KIC Raw materials: explorationexploitation-extraction-processingrecycling-reuse
KIC = Knowledge and Innovation
Community; Initiative of the
European Institute for Innovation
and Technology (EIT)
EIT - an independent body of the
European Union established in
March 2008, part of H2020 with a
dedicated budget of 2,7 billion €
Higher
Mission: increase European sustainable growth and
competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of Education
the EU
Conceptual methodology: integrate higher education,
research and business in areas of high societal need (the
knowledge triangle)
Overcoming fragmentation via long-term integrated
partnerships and achieving critical mass
Existing KIC-s
Climate-KIC
Industry &
EIT ICT Labs
SMEs
KIC InnoEnergy
Research &
technology
What is a Knowledge and
Innovation Community (KIC)?
• KICs are the operational part of the EIT
New R&D mindset
• KICs are long-term (min. 10 years) highly integrated, creative and excellence-driven
“Research is to transform
partnerships gathering world-class
partners
industry, research and universities
money
intofrom
knowledge,
• KICs aim at implementing results
from classic
and bring them to
Innovation
is toR&D
turnprojects
knowledge
into money”
market readiness
KIC InnoEnergy
• KICs receive a funding from the EIT to leverage ongoing projects towards market
implementation
From lab to
market
• Development, testing and market
transfer of new technologies
From student to
entrepreneur
• Design of industry oriented,
interdisciplinary education schemes
From idea to
product
• New ways of collaboration between
industry and research
EIT KIC for Raw Materials
The aim:
To ensure accessibility, availability and sustainable use of raw
materials that is and achieve a resource efficient economy
What it will achieve:
KIC raw materials will be a knowledge hub and centre of
expertise on academic, technical and practical education and
research in sustainable surface, subsurface, deep-sea, urban
and landfill mining, material management, recycling
technologies, end of life management, material substitution
and open trade as well as global governance in raw materials.
Exploration
Extraction
Processing
Metallurgy/
Recycling
Substitution
Main advantages
Strong network
Networking strongest EU partners in raw materials sector (Industry & SME, Academia &
Research centers)
Impact on policy-makers
Direct impact on EU policies in Raw material sector
•Priority areas defined by the KIC Raw materials
•Financing – H2020, Regional Funds
Indirect impact on national priority goals (funding through national structural funds)
Industry-oriented
Transfer and development of new and innovative technologies
Founding of new, industrial-related education programs
Industry-oriented PhD & MsC Theses
EIT KIC for Raw Materials
Facts
• Launching December 2014
Nordic CLC
(Primary Materials)
• 112 partners (Core&Assoc)
• 6 colocation centres
• ESEE region = Leoben
• UniZg = Associated partner
RGNF - Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum
Engineering
Western CLC
(Secondary
Materials)
Central CLC
Materials
ESEE
MF - Faculty of Metallurgy, Sisak
GF - Geotechnical Faculty, Varaždin
PMF - Faculty of Science
FKIT - Faculty of Chemical Engineering and
Technology
ŠF - Faculty of Forestry
PBF - Faculty of Food and Biotechnlogy
AF – Faculty of Agriculture
Leoben
Southern CLC
(Bio Based Materials,
Substitution)
Materials (1)
Construction materials
Hruškovec basalt quarry, Kalnik Mts., NW Croatia
Industrial minerals
Evaporite deposit, Knin, Croatia
Materials (2)
Wood, biomass
Green-Tech critical elements
Secondary materials
Rare Earth Elements in bauxite, S. Croatia
Expected impact: Croatia
Sustainable
development
*Institutions
*Legal practice
*Education
Rising
public
awareness
Economy
*Production
*Export
*New value
*Employment
SHORT-TERMMID-TERM
Society
MID-TERM
Planning
Life cycle
Sustainable
development
Sustainable use
of recourses
and supply of the
market
Environment
*Responsible mining
*Green-Tech processes
*Environmentalfriendly industries
*Emissions and waste
LONG-TERM
Outcomes
(1) Infrastructure project
UniZg research Center for primary and
secondary materials
Preparation phase.
Estimated value 60 MKn
• Straightening 8 key laboratories of the University of Zagreb for analytical support of the
forthcoming specific KIC projects (mineral resources, secondary resources and biomaterials)
• Expected synergies and complementarities: Interdisciplinary approach, sharing existing and
new equipment, full service for industrial partners, increasing capacities for implementation
of European projects
• Outcomes: Formation of Croatian research center for primary and secondary materials;
supporting multidisciplinary R&D and industrial projects, straitening existing and
supporting new multidisciplinary Ms and PhD studies
• Partners : University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering;
Faculty of Metallurgy; Geotechnical Faculty; Faculty of Science; Faculty of Chemical
Engineering and Technology; Faculty of Forestry; Faculty of Food and Biotechnology;
Faculty of Agriculture
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Simplified SIC structure
ŠF, PBF, AF
RGNF, PMF
Exploration
MF, FKIT
Reuse,
Substitute
RGNF - Faculty of Mining, Geology and
Petroleum Engineering
MF - Faculty of Metallurgy, Sisak
GF - Geotechnical Faculty, Varaždin
PMF - Faculty of Science
FKIT - Faculty of Chemical Engineering
and Technology
ŠF - Faculty of Forestry
PBF - Faculty of Food and Biotechnlogy
AF – Faculty of Agriculture
Excavation
RGNF
ŠF
Raw materials
GF, RGNF
Recycling
Extraction
MF, RGNF, FKIT
ŠF, PBF, AF
Processing
MF, FKIT
ŠF, PBF, AF
Mineral resources
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Outcomes:
(2) H2020 project
MinGuide
Submitted April 2015.
Estimated value 2 ME
• Partners : 9 Partner (8 EU MS): Vienna University; Lulea Technical University; University of
Westminster; National Technical University Athens; Montanuniversität Leoben; University
of Zagreb
i) Stock-taking of EU MS an EU level minerals policy & legislation
ii) benchmark analysis of existing EU MS minerals policies and legislation
iii) identification and sharing of best practice examples of existing EU MS
minerals policies and legislation
1) Governance
policy
framework
2) Innovative
approaches to
mining activities
3) Raw Materials
Knowledge and
information
Base
4) cross-border
rules for subsurface and
deep sea
exploitation
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Outcomes:
(3) EIT Summer School
KriMMi - Crisis Management and Mine
Rescue Summer School
Under preparation
Estimated value 100 kE
The HSE – Risk Mangagenet Summer School aims to contribute to form a “new type” of
graduates in the mining sector leading to additional qualifications after university in
order to carry out practical sector-specific tasks.
Partners: Montan University Leoben; Trinity Collage; University of Zagreb
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Outcomes:
(4) EIT Summer School
HSE - Risk Management in Mining Summer School
Introduction into the objectives and methods of risk management in mines
Definitions: hazard, risk, damage, severity number, risk number
Types of risks in mining: safety, human, geological, technical, economic, contractual,
political, time, environmental
Under preparation
Safety risk-safety statistics
Estimated value 100 kE
Acceptable and tolerable risks
Methods of risk identification: brain storming, risk check lists, expert risk evaluation
Methods of risk analysis: Regression and correlation analysis, probabilistic event
analysis, fault tree analysis, Delphi-method, Monte Carlo simulation, scenario building
Risk classification: risk matrix-severity and probability; risk register
Risk treatment: eliminate
Monitoring: physical, environmental, financial, human
Human factor in risk management
Partners: Montan University Leoben; Trinity Collage; University of Zagreb
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Outcomes:
(5) EIT PhD
Strengthening the ESEE strategy and
highlighting potential starting links
Under preparation
Estimated value 100 kE
A list of deposits, mines, companies, universities (mining, geology), R&D centres
and geological data is created. This information is partly already available and is
collected jointly with the partners (i.e. by theses).
Activities: Completing inventory by several theses and collaboration with partners.
Deliverables: Theses, Publications, Inventory
Partners: Montan University Leoben; University of Zagreb, ESEE region
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Outcomes:
(6) EIT Network of Infrastructure
PreFlex
Under preparation
Estimated value 350 kE
Recovery of valuable raw materials from complex waste streams (eg. slags, sludges,
dusts, WEEE, incineration ashes, shredder waste) by physical separation and pretreatment technologies, e.g. (para)magnetic, density, triboelectrostatic, flotation
Specialised lab, pilot or full scale equipment for physical separation and pre-treatment
of complex waste streams, backed by adequate modelling capacity; the network will
provide access to a variety of physical separation facilities and provide quick
characterisation tools to identify suitable valorisation routes/techniques
•Expected synergies: The network will combine complementary separation
technologies offered by the partners and as such provides a unique access point to
evaluate the feasibility of a range of physical separation and pre-treatment techniques
Partners: VITO recycling company; RWTH Aachen University; Qutotec; TU Freiberg;
University of Zagreb;
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