To Fair, Inclusive, Circular and Healthy cities: Transformation of Phosphogypsum into sustainable products
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9 Apr 2025
🌍 #DYK that the production of phosphoric acid, essential in agriculture and pharmaceuticals, generates phosphogypsum waste that can contaminate soil and water?
♻️ #FICFighters is tackling this challenge with innovative #circulareconomy solutions.
🎥 youtu.be/7P0bWxS7w9g?si=c6pG…
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El 10 de abril celebramos una mesa redonda para discutir el problema de los fosfoyesos de huelva. Contaremos con profesores de nuestra facultad y de la Universidad de Huelva, así como con representantes de ecologistas en acción.
Os esperamos! ☺️
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30 Jan 2025
In our upcoming series of posts, you'll discover our objectives. 🚀 1: Build a Mobile Pilot Plant!
#FICFighters is revolutionising #phosphogypsum waste valorisation by developing a mobile pilot plant to sustainably produce raw materials. 🌍💡
Stay tuned: fic-fighters.eu/
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27 Mar 2025
🤝 Objective 2: Create a #Phosphogypsum Forum
Via 6 local case studies, #FICFighters will host workshops to foster inclusive citizen participation & address socio-economic, environmental & regulatory challenges in #circular business models. 💬🌍
➡️ fic-fighters.eu
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5 Mar 2025
🌍 Recycling Phosphogypsum for a Sustainable Future!
#FICFighters is revolutionising #phosphogypsum recycling with 2 innovative solutions! ♻️
🎥 Watch the video: youtu.be/7P0bWxS7w9g?si=JqSQ…
#CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Innovation
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13 Feb 2025
FIC-Fighters has been highlighted in the Spanish press as a relevant initiative addressing environmental problems associated with #phosphogypsum waste ponds.
Coverage by @europapress (in Spanish):
europapress.es/andalucia/hue…
More about FIC-Fighters: fic-fighters.eu/
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23 Jan 2025
Great news! Researcher @luis_esquivias, from @unisevilla has recently been interviewed on one of the most important radio stations of Spain, @COPE.
You can listen to the interview, starting at minute 2'14'', via the following link (in Spanish 🇪🇸 ):
cope.es/programas/lo-que-vie…
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16 Jan 2025
Today we participated in a Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) clustering workshop. Coordinator Andrea Prieto Pabón introduced #FICFighters to an audience of more than 80 participants.
#circulareconomy #wastemanagement #horizoneurope #phosphoypsum
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9 Jan 2025
🌍Turning Waste into Resources with #FICFighters!
Our goals:
✅ Regenerate PG stacks
✅ Reduce environmental impact
✅ Promote sustainable urban development
Join us in fostering innovation & sustainability!
➡️fic-fighters.eu 🌱♻️
#CircularEconomy #HorizonEurope
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18 Nov 2024
ESPP invites EU-funded and other R&D projects to share their #policy #recommendations, contributing to the upcoming policy framework being developed by the @EU_Commission, to prepare an overview of them.
More info and contacts to share the documents👉 lnkd.in/d4v2jh4m
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29 Nov 2024
🌟 We are thrilled to introduce the official #FICFighters website 🌟
➡️ fic-fighters.eu/
Learn more about how we aim to valorise #phosphogypsum waste (PG) to produce sustainable raw materials for the paper, cement, batteries, fertilisers, & detergents industries. 🌍 ♻️
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📢 New publication alert! BRT group leader Assoc. Prof. Dr. @HynekRoubik and researcher Assoc. Prof. Dr. @YelizavetaCher1, explore agroecological changes in Ukrainian soil using #phosphogypsum. 🇺🇦🌱
Read more here: buff.ly/4aeIUGL
#BiogasResearchTeam #NewPublication #Soil
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18 Sep 2024
Phalaborwa has now produced its first magnet #rareearthelements (“REE”) in a saleable form, paving the way for the first commercial recovery of REE from #phosphogypsum.
You can read the full announcement here: shorturl.at/PWDiP
#rareearths #criticalminerals
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2 Oct 2024
The President of the European Commission, @vonderleyen, plans an ambitious EU #Circular #Economy #Act. Read more in her mission letter for the new Commissioner for “Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy”, Jessika Roswall👉lnkd.in/dDd_ZuG6
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9 Oct 2024
Thanks to #ESPC5 for the opportunity to introduce #FICFighters in Lleida this week! #circulareconomy #wastemanagement #sustainablephosphogypsum
9 Oct 2024
Great conference, with many interesting insights about waste management, water treatment and agricultural management.
It was my pleasure to share news from the #HorizonEurope project @FICFighters on the potential of phosphogypsum stacks as a source of #CRM.
#CircularEconomy
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9 Sep 2024
📣 Press release: EU-Funded FIC-FIGHTERS Project Aims to Turn Waste into Sustainable Products
FIC-FIGHTERS is a groundbreaking research project dedicated to developing sustainable #wastemanagement practices.
Read more: fic-fighters.eu/PR1
#circulareconomy #HorizonEurope #CRM
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12 Jun 2024
How to transform #phosphogypsum waste into valuable resources? This is the focus of #FICFighters. We will actively engage communities in this new #circulareconomy initiative through #citizendialogues.
Yesterday, project partners met for the kick-off in Seville 🇪🇸. Stay tuned!
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12 Jun 2024
Over the next four years, we will conduct research to produce sustainable raw materials for the #paper, #cement, #batteries, #fertilisers, and #detergents industries.
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12 Jun 2024
Thanks also to the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) for sharing insights on how to maximise participation in this European initiative. #circulareconomy
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12 Jun 2024
We extend our gratitude to our hosts from @idener for the excellent meeting organisation and to European Research Executive Agency (REA) project officer @VesselaStoyanov for her commitment and support.
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