Opigeo activities
Interest in innovative binders alkaline-activated without clinker or low environmental impact geopolymers is growing, both because of their market positioning and because they are starting to become economically competitive compared to traditional cement.
The development and support for the production and use of these materials is the basis of Opigeo’s activities, together with the research and definition of the treatment and use of industrial by-products useful in the formulation of these binders.
The target market is the national and international one of inorganic materials: binders, cements, adhesives, geopolymers, ceramic materials, stone materials.
Opigeo skills
OPIGEO was founded as a spin-off of the University of Padua by a group of professors and researchers with expertise in the field of mineral processing, in the chemistry of cements and inorganic binders and in the processing and characterization of soft materials such as pastes, suspensions, creams and colloidal systems.
On these topics, the founding members of Opigeo have published more than 300 articles at top-level international journals (Science, Cement and Concrete Research, Construction and Building Materials, Soft Matter, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal of Cleaner Production…).
300
Publications
Scientific publications and articles.
R&S
Investments in Research & Development.
2
Patents
Number of deposits.
UE Projects
Corporate engagement in international programs.
The founding members of Opigeo have received more than 7500 citations in the scientific literature.
They are also co-authors of three patents on the synthesis and use of rheology-modifying polymers for pastes and mineral suspensions.
Together with professionals with knowledge of the relevant industrial sectors and experience of the needs and practices of recycling industrial by-products and the circular economy, Opigeo offers solutions that enhance inorganic by-products and create an environmental added value by saving critical raw materials.
Areas
Steel industry
Metal smelting processes
Energy
Waste-to-energy, anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis
Stone/ceramic/refractory
Extraction cutting and forming
Inorganic Chemistry
Reaction processes with by-productsApplications
Hydraulic binders
Composite materials
Water Treatment
Air filtration
Thermal protection
Fire protection
Partners
STILMETAL Project
Co-financed by EIT RawMaterials under KAVA9 call for grants with a contribution of €1,076,884 (2022-2024).
The STILLMETAL project aims to enhance the valorization of steelmaking slags, particularly ladle slag, a highly reactive by-product that is often landfilled, transforming them into useful materials for industrial applications, employing thermodynamic modeling.
INERTEX Project
Veneto Region. Development and Cohesion Plan, special section, PSC THEMATIC AREA 1 – RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
The INERTEX project aims to address the challenge of reducing the hazardousness of waste and testing some demonstrative solutions aimed at correct and safe disposal, taking into account that not all types of waste in the CER catalogue (European Waste Catalogue) can be recovered/recycled, especially for what concerns hazardous waste.