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
ON-GOING PROJECTS
- Circular Box
A summary of this project can be found here. - NXTGEN HIGHTECH
A summary of this project can be found here. - Processing of rTPC
A summary of this project can be found here. - Recycling Thermoplastic Composites
A summary of this project can be found here. - Waste to Wood
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FINISHED PROJECTS
- Recycled artificial grass – 3D printed
A summary of this project can be found here. - Circular insulation panels for constructionr
A summary of this project can be found here. - CTCP – Circular Thermoplastic Composite Production
A summary of this project can be found here. - Decorec – Decoration made of recyclates
A summary of this project can be found here. - DynCycle
A summary of this project can be found here. - FIBREREC – Fibre reinforced recycling
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. - Post-use Plastic foil solutions (PPFs)
A summary of this project can be found here. - PURPLe – Recycling of crosslinked elastomeric polyurethane
A summary of this project can be found here. - Reinforcement of concrete by means of fish net fibres
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. - rTPC Demonstrators
A summary of this project can be found here. - rTPC Industrialisation
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.