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The implementation of the project is supported and coordinated by the private-public institution SPIRE (Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy efficiency). 15 European partners/organizations are taking part in the project, including representatives from the chemical, ceramics and automotive industries as well as universities, technical colleges and research centers.

At the ZHAW, the infrastructure required for symbiotic industrial networking will be discussed and, in particular, efficient purification strategies will be researched that enable the exchange of process materials. The specialist group for functional materials and nanotechnology at ICBC characterizes filter materials used for industrial solid-liquid separation in terms of their surface charge and other properties. The basis for this is a collection of over 300 filter materials, which includes, among other things, filter layers and materials made from cellulose and plastics, filter aids made from kieselguhr (diatomaceous earth) and perlite, zeolites, activated carbon and ion exchange resins.