{"id":192533,"date":"2026-01-14T12:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/?p=192533"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:26:23","slug":"thermochemical-technologies-key-to-advancing-a-decarbonised-circular-economy-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/thermochemical-technologies-key-to-advancing-a-decarbonised-circular-economy-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Thermochemical technologies, key to advancing a decarbonised circular economy model"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1424.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The year 2026 will bring \u201csignificant advances in thermochemical technologies to continue moving towards a decarbonised circular economy model\u201d, as they make it possible to obtain high-value products such as biofuels and biomaterials from waste management, according to the Scientific Director of Sustainability Area of Eurecat, Irene Jubany.<\/p>\n<p>In the field of sustainability, \u201cone of the major challenges we have as a society is the proper management of our waste within the framework of the circular economy, resource saving and decarbonisation\u201d, so that \u201cregulations increasingly aim to minimise the amount of waste sent to landfill, with the objective of reducing the environmental impact of our activity. This is why technologies that enable the valorisation of material and energy are being promoted\u201d, argues the Scientific Director of Eurecat\u2019s Sustainability Area.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, \u201cwe find thermochemical technologies for waste management. We are referring to the pyrolysis and gasification of waste such as non-recyclable plastics, sewage sludge, the residual fraction or digestates\u201d, technologies which \u201cmake it possible to obtain high-value products such as biofuels, biomaterials and gases with energy power, and contribute to promoting a circular bioeconomy and the decarbonisation of society\u201d, she adds.<\/p>\n<p>Pyrolysis and gasification are already implemented in some countries for the utilisation of forest biomass, but they still represent a technological challenge for complex waste streams, where further development is required to make them technically and economically viable.<\/p>\n<p>To address these challenges, specific pre-treatment solutions for heterogeneous waste are being developed, the processes themselves are being optimised through catalysts and innovative reactor designs, research is being carried out into the purification of the gases generated, and suitable applications are being sought for the different products obtained. All of this, notes the Scientific Director of Eurecat\u2019s Sustainability Area, is \u201ccombined with the use of digital tools for automation and advanced control to generate robust and safe processes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, the Scientific Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/home\/en\/\">Eurecat<\/a> technology centre, Daniel Casellas, highlights that \u201cone of Eurecat\u2019s key strengths is offering companies the ability to anticipate technological trends, with innovative and high-impact solutions, enabling them to stay ahead of market necessities and deliver value to the economic and industrial fabric and to society as a whole, thanks to the vision of the centre\u2019s multidisciplinary scientific team\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":191577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[743,433],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-notes-en","category-sustainability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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