A collection of case histories of successful collaborations between High Technology Network Laboratories and businesses. These are tangible and customisable examples of the application of new technologies, products, or services that show how industrial research can meet the needs of innovation.

Results: 8

Chemical-physical characterization of hazardous waste with infectious risk

Assimilation to Municipal Solid Waste as a starting point for an End-of-Waste process

Each healthcare institution annually produces large quantities of various kinds of special waste, almost 80% of which is represented by EWC 18.01.03 hazardous hospital infectious waste.

The average annual production in Emilia-Romagna, an Italy...

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Proving the efficacy of sterilization treatment of potentially infectious solid waste

Medical waste: from sterilization to the End of Waste

Gruppo C.S.A. S.p.A. has defined and executed in collaboration with Newster System s.r.l. the validation tests of the efficacy of the sterilization process of Newster sterilizers: - Physical validation test, based on the verification of the...

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Benchmarking energy consumption of municipal wastewater treatment plants

Targeted energy efficiency investments in WWTPs

The product allows to carry out an energy performance assessment in municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Following a preliminary data collection and related statistical processing, specific energy performance indicators are introduced in...

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Plant for decontamination and oxidation of wastewater from analytical laboratories

Neutralize your laboratory waste

The 100L prototype plant realized (upscalable at 150L) allows the neutralization of liquid waste products of the analysis laboratories and verification of the treatment before the final discharge into the sewer. It can be installed at the...

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SENECA- System for ENergy and Environmental Certification

Building energy and environmental assessment

SENECA is a tool to integrate with Environmental Management Systems able to support organizations, particularly in a more efficient management of energy consumption of buildings (both industrial and residential). The service is achieved through a web...

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EDIT Value Tool

Identify priorities to increase efficiency in Small and Medium Enterprises

The EDIT Value tool supports companies, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), step-by-step and thanks to specific forms and checklists, in raising their awareness about the quantity and quality of the resources they use, the real costs...

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Automatic monitors for indoor and outdoor air quality

Air quality assessment and design of management strategies

Automatic monitors analyzing atmospheric particulate allow to verify air quality in indoor and outdoor environments, to assess the exposure of the population to pollutants in different living environments, to identify the cause-effect relationships...

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Environmental assessment of livestock production systems

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of livestock sectors (buffaloes, pigs, dairy cows)

The application of the Life Cycle Analysis methodology (LCA) to Italian livestock sectors, enables analyzing the potential environmental impacts arising from farm production systems. The Life Cycle Assessment method has been standardised by ISO...

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