R&D projects on CDW, urban, forestry, and other organic wastes circularity

Valorisation of organic residues and feedstocks of different nature by means of thermal/catalytic pyrolysis for the production of oils with potential applications as fuels or raw chemicals.

IMDEA Energy has a number of facilities to conduct customized research on the pyrolysis of organic residues and materials (ligno- cellulose, OFMSW, plastics, etc.). For that purpose, different experi- mental set up, from lab-scale fixed-bed (5-20 g) reactors, operating either in batch or with continuous solids feeding, to a bench-scale (≈1-2 kg/h) fluidized bed facility are available. Those facilities can operate under thermal or catalytic conditions, with both in-situ and ex-situ configurations.

IMDEA Energy develops its own catalytic materials (e.g. zeolites) with different acid-base and textural properties for such appli- cations.

Moreover, a diversity of analytical techniques and procedures have been optimized and even created to ensure a complete monitoring of the processes in terms of products yields and properties.