SILICOAT
Industrial implementation of processes to render RCS safer in manufacturing processes
| Coordinatore | ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LASINDUSTRIAS CERAMICAS AICE
Organization address
address: CAMPUS UNIVERSITARIO RIU SEC contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Spain [ES] |
| Totale costo | 1˙552˙203 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙043˙500 € |
| Programma | FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs |
| Code Call | FP7-SME-2011 |
| Funding Scheme | BSG-SME-AG |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-11-01 - 2014-10-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LASINDUSTRIAS CERAMICAS AICE
Organization address
address: CAMPUS UNIVERSITARIO RIU SEC contact info |
ES (CASTELLON) | coordinator | 58˙797.80 |
| 2 |
BUNDESVERBAND DER DEUTSCHEN ZIEGELINDUSTRIE EV
Organization address
address: SCHAUMBURG LIPPE STR 4 contact info |
DE (BONN) | participant | 235˙651.00 |
| 3 |
BUNDESVERBAND KERAMISCHE INDUSTRIE EV
Organization address
address: SCHILLERSTRASSE 17 contact info |
DE (SELB) | participant | 190˙965.50 |
| 4 |
ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE FABRICANTES AZULEJOS Y PAVIMENTOS CERAMICOS
Organization address
address: Calle Ginjols 3 contact info |
ES (CASTELLO DE LA PLANA) | participant | 170˙742.50 |
| 5 |
ASSOCIACAO PORTUGUESA DA INDUSTRIA DE CERAMICA
Organization address
address: RUA CORONEL JULIO VEIGA SIMAO EDIFICIO C contact info |
PT (COIMBRA) | participant | 124˙721.80 |
| 6 |
CERAMICA FLAMINIA SPA
Organization address
address: STRADA STATALE FLAMINIA KM 54 630 contact info |
IT (CIVITA CASTELLANA VITERBO) | participant | 65˙322.50 |
| 7 |
ERSTE BAYREUTHER PORZELLANFABRIK WALKUERE SIEGMUND PAUL MEYER GMBH
Organization address
address: GRAVENREUTHERSTRASSE 5 contact info |
DE (BAYREUTH) | participant | 62˙999.30 |
| 8 |
PORVASAL SA
Organization address
address: "AUTOVIA III, KM.323 APARTADO 75" contact info |
ES (VALENCIA) | participant | 59˙076.50 |
| 9 |
ATOMIZADORA SA
Organization address
address: AVENIDA MANUEL ESCOBEDO 24 contact info |
ES (ONDA) | participant | 58˙027.10 |
| 10 |
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Organization address
address: Hansastrasse 27C contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | participant | 8˙696.00 |
| 11 |
CONSORZIO UNIVERSITARIO PER LA GESTIONE DEL CENTRO DI RICERCA E SPERIMENTAZIONE PER L'INDUSTRIA CERAMICA - CENTRO CERAMICO
Organization address
address: VIA MARTELLI 26 contact info |
IT (BOLOGNA) | participant | 8˙500.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'In 1997, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) in the form of quartz or crystobalite from occupational sources as carcinogenic for humans (category 1). Crystalline silica is an essential raw material for the production of virtually all the goods of everyday life. As a consequence, there can be significant amounts of RCS in the environments of many manufacture processes. Hence, a vast number of European workers are potentially exposed to RCS at their workplace. The ceramics industry is particularly concerned, since its products (heavy clay products, floor and wall tiles, sanitary ware, tableware, etc.) are based on silicates. The relevant bodies used in the manufacture of these products include considerable amounts of quartz, which is indispensable for the manufacturing process. The formal adoption of the IARC evaluation in Europe will strongly affect the way the products containing crystalline silica are produced, labelled, packed, marketed and disposed. These measures will clearly entail significant costs and influence the competitiveness of the companies, especially of the SMEs. However, there are evidences that the toxicity of the quartz can be practically nullified by certain substances. The mechanism by which these substances act seem to be related with the saturation of the silanol groups in the surface of the RCS particles, by “coating” them. Although some of the above treatments were known for years, they are not industrially used up to date. The main objective of the present project is the industrial implementation of these treatments in the ceramic manufacturing processes, thus transforming the quartz-containing raw materials into intrinsically safe products. The characteristics of the ceramic companies and their manufacturing processes made them especially suitable candidates. Furthermore, the experience gained in these industries will help in developing general-purpose treatments.'