Current news at the Center of Expertise for Circular Economy

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and the Natural Resources Institute Finland find out how does addition of ash affect the biogas production in anaerobic digestion of biowaste and how are the fertilizing properties of the digestate affected.

The dissertation research demonstrates how nature-inspired materials and additive manufacturing can come together to deliver scalable, eco-friendly solutions for safe drinking water in arsenic-affected regions. Jessy Joseph defends on 15.8.2025.

Weeefiner Oy, led by our chemistry alumni Mikko Hänninen and Elmeri Lahtinen, provides circular economy solutions for companies in water purification and recovery of critical raw materials.

The new international master’s degree programme of the University of Jyväskylä, Chemistry and Analytics for Circular Economy (CACE), educates future experts who can significantly contribute to the solving of societal problems.

The University of Jyväskylä is involved in an extensive cooperation project to promote the circular economy of plastics. Everyone can participate in the A million trash bags campaign.

HyPER is a consortium project coordinated by VTT. The University of Jyväskylä's sub-project will develop materials suitable for hydrogen storage, contributing to the goal of moving towards safe and cost-effective hydrogen storage.

The Department of Chemistry and the Finnish Environmental Institute launched a joint UC-Mobility project to develop new technological solutions for recovering critical raw materials from end-of-life electric scooters.

A new Master’s Degree Programme in Chemistry and Analytics for Circular Economy (CACE) is offered by the Faculty of Mathematics and Science. The programme educates future experts of chemistry and circular economy.

The joint project between the universities of Jyväskylä and Turku received a substantial funding of €500,000 from the Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation and the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation for developing sensory materials.

The University of Jyväskylä and the Natural Resources Institute Finland are launching a circular economy development project, in which raw materials are produced from waste and side streams in a new way.