Basic information about project the V4 Innovation Roadmap: A Journey from Waste to Wealth

Project name:

The V4 Innovation Roadmap: A Journey from Waste to Wealth

Project status:

Ongoing

Cooperation partners and contact persons:

• Technical University of Liberec, Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation, Liberec, Czech Republic

Contact person:

Veronika Hlaváčková

E veronika.hlavackova@tul.cz

T +420 48 535 6330

• Slovak Academy of Science, Institute of Geotechnics, Kosice, Slovakia

• Wrocław University of Technology, Department of Process Engineering and Polymer and Carbon Materials Technology, Wroclaw, Poland

PROJECT OBJECTIVE:

Proposed project (CZ/SK/PL) focuses on developing a combined bio-leaching-electrochemical system to selectively recover critical raw materials from mining waste and complex ores. By combining microbial redox reactions with electrochemical separation, the approach cuts energy use, reduces sludge, and boosts selectivity — supporting EU circular economy and Critical Raw Materials Act goals.

The project is co-financed by the governments of Czechia, Hungary,
Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International
Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for
sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.

Visegrad Fund