Pilot cases and demonstrators

LEARNING LIBRARY

Explore pilot, demonstration and early-scale projects that are testing circular and regenerative bioeconomy pathways in real settings. The library brings together examples across feedstocks, technologies, products, partners and territorial contexts to support comparison, discussion and locally grounded action.

Use cases to ask better local questions

Each record describes a pathway that was developed in a particular place, with specific resource conditions, infrastructure, partners, regulations and markets. Treat it as a learning reference rather than a ready-to-copy solution: compare the context, identify what may be relevant to your territory, and make the information that still needs validation explicit.

1. Explore the context

Look for the resource or feedstock, territorial setting, scale and objective of the project.

2. Examine the pathway

Compare the technology, product or application, partners and reported outcomes with your own starting point.

3. Test transfer conditions

Consider supply, quality, logistics, skills, regulation, investment, demand, governance and environmental performance before acting.

Browse the library

CASE RECORDS

Use the case records below to find relevant examples and compare their pathways. Where available, review the underlying source material and distinguish reported evidence from estimates or future ambitions.

ID: SC5
Pilot‑Scale Continuous Silica Extraction, Naples

Location:

Campania, Italy


Technology / Process:

7Continuous alkaline-leaching reactor (1 m³/hr)


Throughput / Output:

Industrial-grade silica (90 % recovery)


Key Metrics:

Residence time <30 min; seamless milling integration


Partners / Funding:

Univ. of Naples Federico II; Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition


Application / Impact:

Ceramic cluster feedstock; local integration

ID: SC5
Pilot‑Scale Continuous Silica Extraction, Naples

Location:

Campania, Italy


Technology / Process:

7Continuous alkaline-leaching reactor (1 m³/hr)


Throughput / Output:

Industrial-grade silica (90 % recovery)


Key Metrics:

Residence time <30 min; seamless milling integration


Partners / Funding:

Univ. of Naples Federico II; Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition


Application / Impact:

Ceramic cluster feedstock; local integration

ID: SC5
Pilot‑Scale Continuous Silica Extraction, Naples

Location:

Campania, Italy


Technology / Process:

7Continuous alkaline-leaching reactor (1 m³/hr)


Throughput / Output:

Industrial-grade silica (90 % recovery)


Key Metrics:

Residence time <30 min; seamless milling integration


Partners / Funding:

Univ. of Naples Federico II; Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition


Application / Impact:

Ceramic cluster feedstock; local integration

ID: SC5
Pilot‑Scale Continuous Silica Extraction, Naples

Location:

Campania, Italy


Technology / Process:

7Continuous alkaline-leaching reactor (1 m³/hr)


Throughput / Output:

Industrial-grade silica (90 % recovery)


Key Metrics:

Residence time <30 min; seamless milling integration


Partners / Funding:

Univ. of Naples Federico II; Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition


Application / Impact:

Ceramic cluster feedstock; local integration

ID: SC5
Pilot‑Scale Continuous Silica Extraction, Naples

Location:

Campania, Italy


Technology / Process:

7Continuous alkaline-leaching reactor (1 m³/hr)


Throughput / Output:

Industrial-grade silica (90 % recovery)


Key Metrics:

Residence time <30 min; seamless milling integration


Partners / Funding:

Univ. of Naples Federico II; Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition


Application / Impact:

Ceramic cluster feedstock; local integration

ID: SC5
Pilot‑Scale Continuous Silica Extraction, Naples

Location:

Campania, Italy


Technology / Process:

7Continuous alkaline-leaching reactor (1 m³/hr)


Throughput / Output:

Industrial-grade silica (90 % recovery)


Key Metrics:

Residence time <30 min; seamless milling integration


Partners / Funding:

Univ. of Naples Federico II; Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition


Application / Impact:

Ceramic cluster feedstock; local integration

Prototype notice: This library retains the case records available in the current prototype. Before a record is relied on for planning, investment, procurement or public communication, confirm its source, date, evidence base, permissions and relevance to the local context.