Politecnico di Milano 
Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) is a state scientific-technological university established in 1863 which trains engineers, architects and industrial designers. Currently more than 1,200 professors and researchers work at university and 45,000 students in 7 different campuses. The research on integrated management and recovery of nutrients and critical raw materials in the water cycle is conducted by researchers working at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in two facilities in collaboration with national and international research institutes and private companies. In relation to the treatment of municipal and industrial streams by innovative technological solutions in the view of the valorization of waste and by-product streams into sustainable products and the creation of circular value chains, POLIMI has recently taken the role of coordinator in two relevant European projects: ERA-NET Cofund on Raw Materials - ERA-MIN 3 - PHOSTER (Phosphorus and magnesium recovery from waste streams for production of high-value renewable fertilizers) and the MSCA Doctoral Network UPCYCLE (UPscaling deep conversion routes for hard-to-reCYCLE biogenic waste). POLIMI is also involved at the national scale as leader in Task 8.3.1 of AGRITECH - National Research Centre for Agricultural Technologies, founded within the Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilenza (PNRR, National Recovery and Resilience Plan - NextGenerationEU), working on nutrient recovery from wastes to produce mineral fertilizers and promoting water recovery for the agri-food sector.
Contact details
Andrea Turolla, Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering