The vast amount of plastic waste is a worldwide problem. However, one of the advantages of thermoplastics in comparison to thermoset materials is their recyclability. Due to industrial mixing of polymers and contaminations during use the mechanical properties of recyclates generally do not meet virgin material properties.
OBJECTIVE
Development of recycling routes for (fiber reinforced) post-consumer and post-industrial thermoplastic waste
Keywords: Recycling, Upcycling, Melt flow index, Shredding, Low shear mixing, Long fiber reinforced thermoplastics
FINISHED PROJECTS
- Decorec – Decoration made of recyclates
A summary of this project can be found here. - GVPPP – Reprocessing of thermoplastic composites into plates
A summary of this project can be found here. - Hout Behoud (Wood Preservation) – Reuse of scrap wood in construction applications
A summary of this project can be found here. - Matrasrecycling – Feasibility study on mattress recycling
A summary of this project can be found here. - NetteRe – Technical and economic feasibility study of fish net recycling
A summary of this project can be found here. - PETfiber – Reuse of PET fibers in composites
A summary of this project can be found here. - Phoenix – Low- cost processing of waste plastics
A summary of this project can be found here. - PURPLe – Recycling of crosslinked elastomeric polyurethane
A summary of this project can be found here. - RIA – Recycling high-end composites for aerospace applications
A summary of this project can be found here. - RRTop – Top-performance of recycled plastics in composites
A summary of this project can be found here. - Slibber – Recycling of plastics from sewer sieves
A summary of this project can be found here. - Structural Recycling – Structural applications with automotive recyclates
A summary of this project can be found here. - TPC Cycle – Sustainable reuse of thermoplastic composite materials
A summary of this project can be found here.