Research Projects

Sustainable Resource Recovery and Reuse of Excavated Materials For the Einstein Telescope (ET) Tunnels.

An ICON project (HBC.2024.0927), fully aligned with the MateriNex Innovation Roadmap Materials for Building and Construction (low-carbon construction and resource efficiency).

This project runs from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028.

Flemish advanced battery recycling to reuse critical raw materials

AI-based real-time and non-destructive characterisation of low grade and complex non-ferous metal streams.

An ICON project (HBC.2025.0599), fully aligned with the MateriNex Innovation Roadmap Critical Raw Materials

This project runs from 1 January 2026 to March 31, 2029.

Bio-binders for Eco-friendly Asphalt Materials

A cSBO project (HBC.2025. 0595), fully aligned with the MateriNex roadmap Materials for Buidling and Construction.

Direct Lithium Extraction from Aqueous Streams

A cSBO project (HBC.2025.0594), fully aligned with the MateriNex roadmap Strategic and Critical Raw Materials.

DOC-CEM: Degree of Carbonation of Cement-based materials

A cSBO project subsidized by VLAIO (HBC.2025.0561), fully aligned with the MateriNex roadmap Materials for Building and Construction.

PROCSIMO: Crucial Slag Properties for Clean Slag and Critical and Strategic Metal Recovery

A cSBO project subsidized by VLAIO (HBC.2025.0596), fully aligned with the MateriNex roadmap Strategic and Critical Raw Materials and Materials for Building and Construction