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Collaboration begins on start-up of the integrated SEArcularMINE demonstrator
Researchers from Fraunhofer ISE (Freiburg, Germany) and UPC (Barcelona) journeyed to Palermo in early December to work with the local team from UNIPA to start-up the integrated SEArcularMINE demonstrator. The prototype plant is now in operation and is expected to produce valuable minerals, adopting a circular process on real bitterns from Trapani saltworks.