DESIRE4EU aims at proving the concept of a radically new sustainable approach to produce, use, and recycle electronic printed circuit boards (PCB), that combines technical performance, economic and ecological efficiency throughout their life cycle.

The project targets sustainable, circular PCB manufactured in Europe using bio-based and biodegradable materials.

  //  DESIgning and REcycling sustainable Electronic boards for an EUropean circular economy
  //  DESIgning and REcycling sustainable Electronic boards for an EUropean circular economy

Transdisciplinarity

DESIRE4EU covers at least 4 different scientific domains:

  • material science,
  • green chemistry,
  • electronics,
  • environmental microbiology, more specifically the role of micro-organisms living in the critical zone where humans are living on the planet.

Due to its holistic nature, our approach is transdisciplinary and goes beyond inter-disciplinarity.

Latest News

  • Visit of the Arduino & Alba PCB facilities

    News
    05/02/2025

  • DESIRE4EU within Elettronica AV!

    News
    08/01/2025

  • Successful launch for DESIRE4EU

    News
    02/10/2024

DESIRE4EU aims at disrupting the electronics ecosystem by the design of fully circular reliable bio-based electronic boards without affecting their performance.

Karine Samuel , G-INP (CERAG)

Our vision is to make the European sustainable electronics goal achievable in everyday life, being able to provide the market by 2030 with environmentally friendly, industrially credible bio-based rigid PCB with their innovative design and recycling process.

David Cuartielles, ARDUINO

DESIRE4EU aims to develop (TRL 1-4) an ambitious alternative, innovative and low-cost technology of bio-based substrates, increasing CM recycling using low-energy and low-pollution innovative bioleaching processes.

Attila Géczy, BEM

DESIRE4EU disrupts current paradigms and significantly reduces harmful waste, enabling fast and ecological copper recovery.

Pascal Xavier , G-INP (CROMA)

4 objectives

Reducing harmful E-waste and increasing circularity through new design rules, and laminate structure and composition: bio-polymer, reinforcement mapping, PFAs free and bio-sourced flame retardant.

1

Choosing the structure and composition of the laminate to reduce harmful E-waste potential: bio-polymer, reinforcement mapping, Flame Retardant (FR), and innovative design from a linear model to a circular one.

2

Recycling critical metals and substrates by a non-toxic bioleaching process and a controlled biodegradation with lower energy consumption and pollution.

3

Implementing a dynamically updated methodology for Life Cycle Assessment of the bio-sourced boards, thanks to direct access to on-site measurements.

4

Fabricating and disseminating a lab-scale
Proof-Of-Concept of an eco-friendly micro-controller based embedded system board with a batch of 2,000 pieces.

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