Unlimited recycling KU Leuven
This is an investmentproject to increase research capacity and infrastructure to support research on polymer recycling in West-Flanders.
This is further extended with small case-study projects together with companies.
This is an investmentproject to increase research capacity and infrastructure to support research on polymer recycling in West-Flanders.
This is further extended with small case-study projects together with companies.
Recycling aluminium from existing End of Life (EoL) and production scraps uses only 5% of energy compared to primary material production, making it mandatory for exploiting its global decarbonisation potential and meeting the demands of the European Green Deal.
However, once aluminium is alloyed with other metals, it is virtually impossible to remove these elements again. Extensive mixing of different EoL alloys therefore inevitably ...
Europe is on the need of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) to secure its green energy transition and achieve climate neutrality by 2050. PV panels for clean energy generation, and batteries for energy storage are key components for the green energy transition but heavily depending on CRMs. However, as the PV and EV markets were developing fast in the last decade in Europe, significant amount of secondary EV batteries, and PV panels will be ...
CRUSADE upscales novel technologies to TRL7 integrated in a universal hydrometallurgical method to recycle up to 500 tn/year of spent automotive components (autocatalysts, fuel cells, batteries and printed circuit boards) from end-of-life vehicles and recover ca 40 tn/year of critical raw materials (Cu, C, Co, Mn, Ni, Pt, Pd, Rh, Li, Ru) at commercial specifications. The project leverages predeveloped technologies to establish a market ready ...
The DisT2Tex project aims to increase the percentage of high-quality recycled textile waste for complex textile flows through smart dismantling, combined with various recycling routes.
EU is importing annually > 6 Mio t of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) fertiliser. NPK pricing is coupled to energy, mining, synthesis & transport costs. Russia & Ukraine were main N suppliers to EU, while P supply is heavily dependent on Moroccan resource intensive import. This makes NWE’s agriculture highly dependent on world economic & geopolitical developments. At the same time, essential nutrients in NWE are ...
The EU’s plan for a green transition (reducing net greenhouse gas emissions and making Europe carbon-neutral by 2050) hinges on the success of bloc-wide efforts to combat climate change. It is also important for industrial districts throughout Europe to transform into circular economies focussed on sustainability, reduced emissions and consumption. In this context, the EU-funded SYSCHEMIQ project aims to support this transition by providing ...
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) are the main material used whenever rigidity and lightweight are required. Within these features, CFRPs can be used in a large range of applications. Nevertheless, this material has today a very low recyclability, high cost, and high carbon footprint, drawnbacks that prevent its broad use in sectors like sport equipment, nautical and automobile industries. With the increasing demand for CFRPs, ...
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) are the main material used whenever rigidity and lightweight are required. Within these features, CFRPs can be used in a large range of applications. Nevertheless, this material has today a very low recyclability, high cost, and high carbon footprint, drawnbacks that prevent its broad use in sectors like sport equipment, nautical and automobile industries. With the increasing demand for CFRPs, ...