(14) HORIZON-MSCA-PF-01-01-2021 (2023-2025): BioBar: Biological barriers for a sustainable landfill design. Evaluated by the Environment and Geosciences (ENV) panel – EU.1.3.2. – Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility ID: 101067058
Principal researcher: A Morita Supervisor: M Regadío
1 beneficiary and 1 partner 181 455 € Autonomous University of Madrid
(13) PROYECTOS DE I+D+I (MODALIDAD «PRUEBAS DE CONCEPTO» 2021 (2021-2023): Optimizing food safety through remediation of intensive horticultural ecosystems contaminated with antibiotics: New biogeofilters (BIOGEHORTFILTER). Spanish State Research Agency, European NextGenerationEU, I+D+I (MODALITY«PROOF OF CONCEPT» 2021). ID: PDC2021-120744-I00.
Principal researchers: E Eymar and J cuevas
1 beneficiary 126 500 € Autonomous University of Madrid
(12) H2020-MSCA-IF-EF-ST 2016 (2018-2020): High Attenuation Recycling Materials as sustainable barriers for waste disposal sites (HARM). Evaluated by the Environment and Geosciences (ENV) panel – EU.1.3.2. – Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility ID: 743880
Principal researcher: M Regadío Supervisor: S F Thornton
1 beneficiary and 1 partner 183 455 € University of Sheffield
(11) H2020-SC5-2015-one-stage (2016-2018): Metal Recovery from Low Grade Ores and Wastes (METGROW PLUS). Ensuring the sustainable supply of non-energy and non-agricultural raw materials. ID: 690088
Project coordinator: J Mäkinen, J Salminen, Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
19 beneficiaries and 9 partners 7 911 463 € (340 826 € to KU Leuven)
(10) Research contract (2015-2016). Performance testing of Shell solvents as diluents in solvent extraction processes of rare earths. Bilateral project
Project coordinator: K Binnemans
and P T Jones 54 000 € KU Leuven
(9) H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014 REDMUD (2014-2018): European Training Network for Zero-waste Valorisation of Bauxite Residue (Red Mud) (REDMUD). 15 ESR. ID: 636876
Project coordinator: K Binnemans, KU Leuven
9 beneficiaries and 4 partners 3 720 893€ (1 002 240 € to KU Leuven)
(8) FP7-NMP-2012-LARGE-6 (2014-2017): Development of a sustainable exploitation scheme for Europe’s Rare Earth ore deposits (EURARE). Large-scale integrating project. ID: 309373
Project coordinator: I Paspaliaris, National Technical University of Athens, NTUA
23 beneficiaries and 6 partners 9 000 000 € (700 000 € to KU Leuven)
(7) GOA13/008 (2014-2017): GOA Rare Earth Project: New technologies for separation. Internal KU Leuven project
Principal researcher: K Binnemans 1 000 000 € KU Leuven
(6) IOF-KP RARE3 (2014-2016) : Industrial Research Fund Knowledge Platform on Rare Earth Recycling (IOF-KP RARE3) Internal KU Leuven project
Principal researcher: K Binnemans 800 000 € KU Leuven
(5) CMT2011-24025 (2012). Study of the function of materials Compound of natural CLAY-sand as retarding and attenuating agents of the spreading of polluted discharge. Ministry of Science & Innovation, Spain
Principal researcher (N researchers): J Cuevas (6) 12 000 €
One beneficiary
(4) FP7-Fission-2009 PEBS project (2011-2013): Long-term Performance of the Engineered Barrier System, forming part of the FP7 Euratom programme. Fission-2009-1.1.1. ID: 249681
Principal researcher: J Cuevas (7 from UAM) 2 806 333 € (72 750 € to UAM)
Beneficiaries (17): AITEMIN, CIEMAT, CIMNE, DM Iberia, ENRESA, UAM, UDC (Spain); ANDRA (France); BGR (Germany); BRIUG (China); Clay Technology, NAGRA, SKB, TK Consult (Sweden); Solexperts (Switzerland); GRS (Germany, Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Technical Inspection Organisations and the Germanischer Lloy)
(3) Project I+D+i A113/2007/3-02.6 (2007-2010). Contaminants Diffusion in the Urban Landfills Barriers and its Evolution over Time. Ministry of the Environment, Spain
Principal researcher (N researchers): J Cuevas (12) 1 654 947 € (394 035 € to UAM)
Beneficiaries (3): Geotecnia y cimientos SA (now: GEOCISA SA), UAM, CEDEX
(2) Research contract (2007-2008). Study of the alteration area of reference bentonite during the degradation of concrete, subcontract of ENRESA using the EC Contract FIKW-CT2000-0028. Forming part of the 6th integrated project NFpro (Near Field project) 2004-2007 (Understanding physical and numerical modelling of the key processes in the near-field, and their coupling, for different host rocks and repository strategies. EC)
Principal researcher: J Cuevas (5 from UAM) 142 500 €
(1) EQUAL ES-ES211: Project MEDAS 21 (2006-2007): Measures against the exclusion and unemployment in Coastal Areas. European Commission.
Principal researcher: A Molina García 3 500 000 €
Beneficiaries: Algor Consulting SL, AMFAR, AENOR, Coasts Head Office of the Environmental Ministry, Escuela Superior de Gestión Comercial y Marketing, Fundación Alfonso Martín Escudero, Grupo TRAGSA, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Regional Council for the Environment of Galicia, among others