InStreams Hub - Research community for inorganic circular economy at the University of Oulu

Read about where are we headed in adsorption research

What do cigarette butts, used coffee grounds, and banana peels have in common? According to the scientific literature, all of them could make great adsorbents for water treatment. Adsorption as a research topic has been booming for the last 20 years: the number of scientific publications annually is increasing exponentially.

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Päivö Kinnunen lecturing at Researchers' Night

Researchers’ Night is here again! This open event offers plenty to see and experience for visitors of all ages. Take part in workshops, shows and presentations and meet our researchers! InStreams Hub leader Päivö Kinnunen will be lecturing in Finnish about hope-inspiring visions of a circular economy at 7 pm on Tellus Stage.

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University Business Forum 2023 coming up in October

In addition to highlighting the University of Oulu’s newest research-based knowledge, University Business Forum presents seven Business Finland funded leading companies that are together in Northern Finland for the first time. You will learn about opportunities to join their ecosystems and to get funding for your own future-building research and activities.

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Research for Green Transition seminar coming up in November

Join us for Research for Green Transition: The role of hydrogen and industrial side streams in circular economy hybrid seminar 27.11.2023 9.30–15.30 (EET, UTC +2) in Oulu or online! See the detailed agenda and register via the button below!

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University of Oulu to coordinate a major circular economy research project

The multi-industry SecRes project aims to transform by-products from the forestry, chemical, mining and metal processing industries into raw materials, for example for the concrete industry or fertilisers.

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New Academy Projects and Academy Research Fellows to the University of Oulu

The Research Council of Finland (formerly known as Academy of Finland) funding decisions for new projects and Academy Research Fellows were published in June. This fall, a total of 25 Academy projects, 23 Academy Research Fellows and one clinical researcher will start at the University of Oulu. Altogether, the researchers of the University of Oulu were granted over 23 million euros.

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What is the InStreams Hub?

InStreams Hub is a cross disciplinary hub at the University of Oulu for solving sustainability challenges related to inorganic materials. It focuses on cross-disciplinary inorganic materials research and engineering and the management and utilization of inorganic side streams. It develops sustainable value chains and has high interes to put scientific research into practice. The hub also provides research-based information to support decision-making and participates in public debate. The activities create conditions and models for a continuous cross-border and inter-sectoral cooperation, between companies and research institutes.

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