SOLID PLASTIC WASTE A CAPTURE PIPELINE

PROBLEM SETTING: COMPLEX MARKET

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PROBLEM SETTING: NO ONE FITS ALL SOLUTION

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THE SOLID PLASTIC WASTE PIPELINE

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EXPERTISE IN SPW (1)

Prof. Steven De Meester

Sustainable Design of Process Chains

Separation/purification technologies

Separation fit-for-purpose

Ecodesign

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Prof. Kevin Van Geem

Thermo-Chemical Recycling of Polymers

(Steam) cracking

Pyrolysis

Gasification

Prof. Kim Ragaert

Mechanical Recycling of Polymers

Recycling of mulitlayers

Processing of mixed plastic waste

Design for & from Recycling

EXPERTISE IN SPW (2)

Prof. Filip Du Prez

Polymer Chemistry

Reversible thermosets (vitrimers)

Polymer design for recycling

Polymer blend compatibilizers from renewable

resources

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Prof. Jo Dewulf

Sustainability Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment

MFA / Exergy efficiency

Decision Support for industry and policy

Prof. Kim Verbeken

Corrosion of metals

Hydrogen induced cracking (e.g. Doel/Tihange)

High temperature corrosion in chemical reactors

Advanced material characterization techniques

Prof. Peter Ragaert

Food Packaging

Multilayer packaging

barrier properties in relation to food

preservation

SAMPLE PROJECTS

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Grant Agreement No.: 688920

Participants from Belgium:

• Ghent University (partner)

• OVAM (partner)

• IVAGO (partner)

• City of Ghent (AB member)

Core objective: To provide local and regional authorities with an innovative transdisciplinary open source geodesign decision support environment (GDSE) developed and implemented in living labs (PULL) in six metropolitan areas. The GDSE allows creating integrated, place-based eco-innovative spatial development strategies at a quantitive reduction of waste flows in the strategic interface of peri-urban areas. Focus on waste as a resources, circular economy, lower environmental/social/economic/spatial impacts.

SPW PROJECT: REPAIR

SPW PROJECT: DESIGN FROM RECYCLING

≠ Design 4 Recycling

1. Designing products to be manufactured in recycled polymers

2. Matchmaking between recycled (mixed) polymers and new products

3. Identifying strenghts of existing waste streams (upcycling)

4. Demonstrate eco- and resource efficiency

NOVEMBER 2015-OCTOBER 2017

SPW PROJECT: PROFIT

Bringing the municipal waste refinery to a next level: Plastic Recuperation and

valOrisation FIT for use

Pipeline thinking: from waste to product - opportunity for complex streams?

Focus on both technological and societal/sustainability issues

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OTHER MATERIALS/SPW PROJECTS

ONGOING:

Involvement in SUMMA, EIT-KIC Raw Materials

Research recycling packaging waste

NEWLY APPROVED:

H2020 PolyCE: Recycling pathways for plastics from WEEE

IN PREPARATION/SUBMISSION:

SBO WATCH: Plastic waste to chemicals via pyrolysis

Interreg Fr/Wal/Vl PSYCHE: Plastic waste over syngas to chemicals

Glopack: sustainable food packaging

VLAIO: Techno- economic/ecologic decision support for (source) separation, mechanical

and thermochemical recycling

VLAIO: Using plastic as reductants in steel production

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