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MATER_SOS
Sustainable materials for the restoration and construction of new buildings
Principal investigator: Chiara Zanelli
Involved personnel: Michele Dondi, Guia Guarini, Roberto Soldati, Sonia Conte
Starting date:16 Aprile 2016
Duration: 36 mesi
Total funding: 999.912 €
Call: POR-FESR Emilia Romagna 2014-2020
Coordinator: Centro Ceramico (Bologna)
Consortium: CIRI EC (Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca Industriale dell’Università di Bologna), CNR-ISTEC (Faenza, RA) CertiMaC (Faenza, RA) e RI.COS (Bologna).
Involved companies: Marazzi Group S.p.A. (Piastrelle di ceramica), Consorzio Cave Bologna Soc. Coop (Aggregati e calcestruzzi) e Fili & Forme s.r.l. (Estrusione di monofili sintetici).
The MATER_SOS project is aimed specifically at the construction industry and has the aim of developing and prototyping construction materials with low environmental impact to be used in the entire construction chain, through the innovation of formulations and/or production processes of traditional construction materials. The process innovation will aim (i) to lower the energy consumption of the production process of construction materials, (ii) to recycle waste materials (in percentages even higher than 60%, with consequent savings of raw materials from sources non-renewable), (iii) the improved performance of the building itself.
The objectives of the project are:
1) Realization of a regional mapping of waste to be recovered in the production cycle of building materials (concrete, concrete, screeds, mortars, adhesives and tiles). Creation of a “typology of waste / scrap” versus “reuse path” as a tool to identify the best recycling path, in order to identify new Secondary Raw Materials (MPS);
2) Realization of mix design of concrete and structural matrix concrete (eco cements) and / or sustainable aggregates with MPS, with specific functionality depending on the intended use;
3) Realization of mix design for highly sustainable screeds (containing MPS) with consequent prototype realization of porous lightened screeds with a high degree of thermal insulation and screeds with high thermo-mechanical performance for floors equipped with radiant systems;
4) Creation of mix designs of highly sustainable multi-performance materials (containing MPS) intended for application as tile adhesives or as mortars for internal and external plaster based on geopolymer
5) Realization of ceramic mixtures with at least 60% of MPS with consequent prototype realization of glazed tiles with lead-free glazes and functionalized tiles by depositing photocatalytic, self-cleaning and high solar reflectance coatings;
6) Realization of “construction packages” prototypes (screed + adhesive + tile; concrete + mortar), accompanied by technical performance sheets.
