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Industrial implementation of processes to render RCS safer in manufacturing processes

Coordinatore	ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LASINDUSTRIAS CERAMICAS AICE    more  Organization address address: CAMPUS UNIVERSITARIO RIU SEC city: CASTELLON postcode: 12006 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jairo Alfonso Cognome: Mahecha Collazos Email: send email Telefono: +34 964 342424
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Spain [ES]
Totale costo	1˙552˙203 €
EC contributo	1˙043˙500 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2011
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME-AG
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-11-01   -   2014-10-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LASINDUSTRIAS CERAMICAS AICE  Organization address address: CAMPUS UNIVERSITARIO RIU SEC city: CASTELLON postcode: 12006 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jairo Alfonso Cognome: Mahecha Collazos Email: send email Telefono: +34 964 342424	ES (CASTELLON)	coordinator	58˙797.80
2	BUNDESVERBAND DER DEUTSCHEN ZIEGELINDUSTRIE EV  Organization address address: SCHAUMBURG LIPPE STR 4 city: BONN postcode: 53113 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Martin Cognome: Roth Email: send email Telefono: 49228914930 Fax: 492289000000	DE (BONN)	participant	235˙651.00
3	BUNDESVERBAND KERAMISCHE INDUSTRIE EV  Organization address address: SCHILLERSTRASSE 17 city: SELB postcode: 95100 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Franz X. Cognome: Vogl Email: send email Telefono: +49 9574 6529871 Fax: +49 95746529872	DE (SELB)	participant	190˙965.50
4	ASOCIACION ESPANOLA DE FABRICANTES AZULEJOS Y PAVIMENTOS CERAMICOS  Organization address address: Calle Ginjols 3 city: CASTELLO DE LA PLANA postcode: 12003 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Germán Cognome: Belbis Email: send email Telefono: +34 964 727 200	ES (CASTELLO DE LA PLANA)	participant	170˙742.50
5	ASSOCIACAO PORTUGUESA DA INDUSTRIA DE CERAMICA  Organization address address: RUA CORONEL JULIO VEIGA SIMAO EDIFICIO C city: COIMBRA postcode: 3020-053 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Sílvia Cognome: Machado Email: send email Telefono: +351 239497600	PT (COIMBRA)	participant	124˙721.80
6	CERAMICA FLAMINIA SPA  Organization address address: STRADA STATALE FLAMINIA KM 54 630 city: CIVITA CASTELLANA VITERBO postcode: 1033 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Mario Cognome: Masserotti Benvenuti Email: send email Telefono: +39 0761542030 Fax: +39 0761540069	IT (CIVITA CASTELLANA VITERBO)	participant	65˙322.50
7	ERSTE BAYREUTHER PORZELLANFABRIK WALKUERE SIEGMUND PAUL MEYER GMBH  Organization address address: GRAVENREUTHERSTRASSE 5 city: BAYREUTH postcode: 95445 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Siegmund Cognome: Meyer Email: send email Telefono: +49 921 78930 0 Fax: +49 921 78930 880	DE (BAYREUTH)	participant	62˙999.30
8	PORVASAL SA  Organization address address: "AUTOVIA III, KM.323 APARTADO 75" city: VALENCIA postcode: 46370 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Elena Cognome: Banacloy Email: send email Telefono: +34 962 522066 Fax: +34 962522383	ES (VALENCIA)	participant	59˙076.50
9	ATOMIZADORA SA  Organization address address: AVENIDA MANUEL ESCOBEDO 24 city: ONDA postcode: 12200 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: César Cognome: Miralles Email: send email Telefono: 34964603111	ES (ONDA)	participant	58˙027.10
10	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V  Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C city: MUENCHEN postcode: 80686 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Andrea Cognome: Zeumann Email: send email Telefono: +49 89 1205 2723 Fax: +49 89 1205 7534	DE (MUENCHEN)	participant	8˙696.00
11	CONSORZIO UNIVERSITARIO PER LA GESTIONE DEL CENTRO DI RICERCA E SPERIMENTAZIONE PER L'INDUSTRIA CERAMICA - CENTRO CERAMICO  Organization address address: VIA MARTELLI 26 city: BOLOGNA postcode: 40138 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Rossano Cognome: Resca Email: send email Telefono: 39051534015 Fax: 39051530085	IT (BOLOGNA)	participant	8˙500.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'In 1997, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) in the form of quartz or crystobalite from occupational sources as carcinogenic for humans (category 1). Crystalline silica is an essential raw material for the production of virtually all the goods of everyday life. As a consequence, there can be significant amounts of RCS in the environments of many manufacture processes. Hence, a vast number of European workers are potentially exposed to RCS at their workplace. The ceramics industry is particularly concerned, since its products (heavy clay products, floor and wall tiles, sanitary ware, tableware, etc.) are based on silicates. The relevant bodies used in the manufacture of these products include considerable amounts of quartz, which is indispensable for the manufacturing process. The formal adoption of the IARC evaluation in Europe will strongly affect the way the products containing crystalline silica are produced, labelled, packed, marketed and disposed. These measures will clearly entail significant costs and influence the competitiveness of the companies, especially of the SMEs. However, there are evidences that the toxicity of the quartz can be practically nullified by certain substances. The mechanism by which these substances act seem to be related with the saturation of the silanol groups in the surface of the RCS particles, by “coating” them. Although some of the above treatments were known for years, they are not industrially used up to date. The main objective of the present project is the industrial implementation of these treatments in the ceramic manufacturing processes, thus transforming the quartz-containing raw materials into intrinsically safe products. The characteristics of the ceramic companies and their manufacturing processes made them especially suitable candidates. Furthermore, the experience gained in these industries will help in developing general-purpose treatments.'