M A Martin-Luengo
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
Title: From residues and contaminated industrial effluents to renewable materials and recycled water
Biography
Biography: M A Martin-Luengo
Abstract
Recycling is an opportunity to improve the management of natural resources and it has to be said that a large number of companies are at present considering the recycling of materials not only as an opportunity to reduce the environmental impact generated by these materials but also as a way to maximize their profits. The research groups presenting this work have several options in practice to recycle agri residues, very abundant in Spain due to our Mediterranean weather, i.e. catalytic processes using residues from sunflower production derived catalysts, supports for enzymatic processes using rice residues, biomaterials for tissue engineering from beer production, water decontamination with modified agri residues, etc. Using residues with proper design can decrease the use of raw materials, quite often not renewable and the energy being spent, when the need for transportation is avoided. Furthermore, an interesting meeting point between recycling and sustainability is the recovery of water from industrial effluents, especially in countries like Spain, where severe droughts are faced every year
