PlAsma technologies for Remediation of Air for a cleaner environment by Development of Innovative microwave Sintered Electroceramics

Objective

PARADISE introduces an innovative cold plasma-based technology for industrial-scale air depollution, going beyond traditional and emerging methods. Its disruptiveness lies in a new core of the plasma reactor, a patented electroceramic discharge barrier. This breakthrough shifts the paradigm from incremental improvements to a new product, turning cold plasma from an academic promise into an industrial reality with a robust, scalable, and sustainable solution for air purification. The transition from TRL4 to TRL6 and market readiness builds on advances from the EU CEM-WAVE H2020 Project, which enabled pre-industrial manufacturing of large electroceramic components via Microwave Sintering (MWS). MWS is expected to overcome the limits of conventional sintering and Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). The main risk concerns achieving homogeneous porosity in components; to mitigate this, a hierarchical approach is planned: full exploitation of MWS with SPS as a fallback. The electroceramic components will be integrated into two demonstrators: an agri-food site and an indoor healthcare pilot. The technology delivers cleaner air with lower energy demand, no consumables, and no secondary pollution transfer, offering a durable alternative to filters or adsorption systems. By fostering high-value manufacturing jobs and positioning Europe as a leader in clean-air innovation, PARADISE strengthens EU technological sovereignty and supports sustainable growth. Commercial success is ensured as the solution addresses urgent regulatory needs and a vast industrial air purification market, projected at €30B by 2033.