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Chemometrics can contribute to a sustainable future
My name is Carlo Giuseppe Bertinetto and I am a researcher in ISPT’s project Towards improved circularity of polyolefin-based packaging. I believe that chemometrics, a field that combines data science...

Carbon2Value: synergy between steel and chemistry leads to reduced emissions
Carbon2Value was succesful in converting the carbon waste streams from the steel industry into building blocks for the chemical industry.

Dow and Shell demonstrate progress for lower CO2 emission crackers
Dow and Shell report progress on their technology program to electrically heat steam cracker furnaces. This will significantly reduce CO2 emissions.

Recent developments in carbon capture technologies
What do clathrates have in store for us? There are already a number of technologies available for CO2-capture. But in order to reach a carbon neutral industry by 2050, more...

International Innovation Award for Vepa and Plantics
Hemp chair collection made from hemp fibers and thermoset bio-resin is awarded TheRenewable Material of the Year 2021 Huerth, 21 May 2021 – Furniture manufacturer Vepa and Plantics Superior Natural...

Making plastics circular: good sorting and broad cooperation are key
What are the promising technologies that could push the transition towards a circular plastics value chain?

Reducing agricultural waste with Waste2Taste
Waste2Taste aims to reduce agricultural waste by using vegetable waste streams to generate high quality dried powders.

Landbouw van de toekomst “Soms dient zich een idee aan dat elke verwachting te boven gaat”
Hoe ziet de Nederlandse landbouw er in de toekomst uit?

Experts ISPT nemen eiwittransitie onder hun hoede
Een circulair landbouwsysteem vraagt om een eiwittransitie. Het programma Fascinating wist deze 4 inhoudelijke experts aan zich te binden.

The scientific progress in mechanical recycling of polymers
What are key examples of current scientific progress in mechanical recycling of polymers in Western Europe?

InReP: technology for high quality recycled plastics
Concerted action to tackle plastic waste and ensure its recycling The Circular Plastics Initiative aims to make plastics fully circular. To achieve this, it brings together organisations from every phase...

Researchers of the first project in the Circular Plastics Initiative
At the Circular Plastics Initiative (CPI), we work towards a fully circular value chain, from production and use via collecting and sorting towards re-use and recycling. Our researchers are important...

“I am looking forward to develop new ideas that can be soon applied in large-scale used plastics management”
My name is Hamid Gilvari and I was born in 1987 in Iran. I am working at the Delft University of Technology as a Postdoctoral Researcher which is part of...
Nieuwe installatie draagt bij aan sluiting van de circulaire koolstofketen
ArcelorMittal, Dow Benelux en Tata Steel hebben een gezamenlijke uitstoot van ruim 20 miljoen ton CO2 per jaar. Door deze te verminderen kunnen zij een belangrijke bijdrage leveren aan de...

Improving the recycling process: the need of working from an end market perspective
What are the design challenges in making plastic packaging more recyclable? What steps need to be taken to develop better defined sorting streams? Read more about the third conference day...

Recover valuable substances with ReCoVR
As a result of the growing world population, raw materials are becoming increasingly scarce. That is why we want to have a circular economy in 2050 in which all raw...

A long way to go to achieve a fully circular system
The Circular Plastics Conference 2021 offers a series of online sessions, diving deeper into specific subjects. During the second conference day, there were two parallel sessions that went more into...

Dedicated collaboration is needed in realizing a full Circular Plastics society
Lessons learned at the first session of the Circular Plastics Conference 2021 Last week Thursday the first session of the Circular Plastics Conference 2021 took place. Over 100 participants gathered...

The Circular Plastics Initiative has the possibility to improve the recycling situation in different countries in Europe
My name is Mohamed Hany Abokersh and I am a Sustainability Analyst holding a PhD in Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering from Universitat Rovira i Virgili as a part of...

“Part of my PhD was dedicated to the development of microplastics detection methods”
I am Liron Zada, I am a 38-year-old Postdoc at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. I am married with three children, living in the Netherlands for more than 8 years. I...

“My study background and interest have naturally led me to circularity of materials”
My name is Juraj Petrík, I am 26 years old, and my research topic is focused on the circularity of plastics and life cycle assessment (LCA). I was introduced to...

I was inspired by the sustainable nature of the project
Dion Smink researched the topic of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) at University of Twente.

Webinars on sustaining the future
Due to covid-19 the Netherlands Process Technology Symposium (NPS) had to be postponed. But since climate change does not wait, we replaced the event by a series of 4 webinars...

Climate wins at NPS17 Energy Webinar
Due to covid-19 the Netherlands Process Technology Symposium, that was to be held at the TU Delft this year and organized by TU Delft with support of ISPT, had to...