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December 3, 2019

Redesigning our food industry with sustainable process technology

To feed the growing world population without placing an untenable burden on our environment, we need to redesign our food industry in a sustainable way, with new process technologies that...
November 29, 2019

ISPT Conference 2019: circularity in industry

Circularity is a booming term in both industry as well as the public debate. How can we implement the goal of a circular industry in different sectors, such as food,...
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October 9, 2019

Towards a circular economy: the challenge of connecting technology and logistics

The re-use of our materials is essential for a sustainable future. To achieve circularity we need to integrate the whole value chain of waste collection, sorting, recycling and re-use. A...
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September 28, 2019

The road to a green industry: sustainable innovations in our production processes

This is the second blog on how industry is establishing a sustainable future. The first blog introduced the role of industry in several themes which are currently most visible in...
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September 19, 2019

How industry plays a crucial role in establishing a sustainable future

Springtij Forum, taking place from 26 until 28 September on the Dutch isle of Terschelling, unites policy makers, financiers, designers, scientists, and others, to realize a sustainable future. This provides...
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September 3, 2019

Fine Biofuels: one efficient application for two low-value biomass streams

In the Netherlands there is a total quantity of 1 million tons of roadside grass which must be mowed at least twice a year to keep the roadside banks safe....
September 3, 2019

A match made in heaven? Workshops series ZERO BRINE matchmaking have started

The ZERO BRINE project is organizing a series of workshops that addresses water re-use and brine stream valorization. The series are aimed at matching brine producers with users of regenerated...
August 27, 2019

Towards nanofiltration membranes for separation of solvent containing aqueous process streams

In a Dutch/Belgian project coordinated by the Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT), new solvent tolerant nanofiltration (STNF) membranes are being developed that enable purification of solvent containing industrial aqueous...
July 23, 2019

Steel2Chemicals: paving the road for reducing millions of tons of CO2 emission

The steel industry has traditionally been a big contributor to global CO2 emissions, but current developments indicate that this may become a thing of the past. As a joint initiative,...
July 4, 2019

How best to treat industrial salt waste streams innovatively and economically

The ORPHEUS project compares membrane distillation and freeze-concentration Currently the process industry generates a significant amount of wastewater. These streams often contain (traces of) organic components in addition to salts....
July 4, 2019

The Dutch climate agreement on industry

The Dutch climate agreement was presented on June 28, 2019. The Netherlands is committed to a pioneering role within the European Union and beyond. We are not going to do...
May 27, 2019

Nanosheets, a possible game changer in Membrane Technology

Saving energy with High Flux 2D Nanosheet Membranes (HF2N) An important part of creating a circular economy is the recovery and re-use of valuable components. Industrial waste and discharge streams...

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