Partial project
DP 028
Circular Sorbent for Environmental and Separation Applications
Project duration: February 1, 2026 – December 31, 2028
Principal investigator: NANOPROGRESS, z.s.
Project objective:
The aim of the project is to develop, test, and implement a reusable circular sorbent made from secondary material streams (cellulose and aluminum from composite packaging), which will enable a reduction of demineralized water consumption in industrial operations—particularly in the automotive sector—by at least 50%, with the goal of achieving zero liquid discharge. The project also includes the validation of functional prototypes, the design of a regeneration technology, and verification of economic payback within 2 years when applied in real operational conditions.
Planned outputs:
• Gfunk: Circular sorption material from mineralized composite packaging (6/2028)
• Ztech: Hybrid regeneration-filtration system for the recycling of demineralized water in industrial operations (9/2028)
• Fuzit: Modular composite sorption cartridge with circular material for the separation of pollutants from process water (12/2028)
• Zpolop: Test line for the recycling of demineralized water using circular sorbent in automotive operations (12/2028)
