HOPy – Headstart on pyrolysis
HOPy wants to find a solution that mitigates the environmental impact of plastic waste and taps into its potential as a resource for creating new materials.
ReCYCLE – Electrical bike with durable circular plastic parts
ReCYCLE is a cutting-edge project that combines electric bikes with durable circular plastic parts, pushing the boundaries of innovation in sustainability.
Nitrogen fixation with renewable electricity
Is Plasma Catalysis an alternative for small-scale ammonia synthesis?
Resource Wende Conference
What is the European and Dutch strategy in case the desired resource supply cannot be realized, due to planetary boundaries, sustainability challenges, geopolitical tensions and social implications?
Inspiration tour Chemelot and Gulpener
On April 21st, Platform Verduurzaming Industrie organises this year's first live inspiration tour to Limburg's Chemelot and Beer brewer Gulpener.
Less asparagus waste, more taste
Joanne Siccama, researcher from the Waste2Taste project, discovered that the residual flow of white asparagus is very suitable for spray-drying into powder.
Mono / Multilayered Plastic Sorting Based on Multi-Block Non-Negative Matrix Factorization
Plastic sorting is an essential part of waste management. However, the presence of multilayered plastic makes sorting much more challenging.
“Embrace the complexity of the energy transition”
What is needed in the energy transition? Andreas Ten Cate shares his vision on the transition and dives into the complexity of it all.
Gijs Tubben
Program Officer
“Todays crisis fuels tomorrows transition”
What do we need to activate the energy transition? Annita Westenbroek shares her stance and presents some interesting insights.
Boelo Schuur
Program Director Industrial Fluids Processing
“Behavioral change requires a reliable outlook for the future”
John Harinck shares his outlook on the future's sustainable value chains. How can we effectively change behaviour? And what does the industry need?
Renewable Building Blocks from Complex and wet waste Streams (ReBBloCS)
The ReBBloCS project aims to develop new circular value chains for the valorisation of complex and mixed waste streams into valuable chemical products.
1st results in: how to move to a circular steel- and chemical industry
The steel industry is a major contributor to global CO2 emissions. The first S2C results show us how to move towards a closed value chain.
“Change through faith, trust and decisiveness”
How can we learn to think circular? Besides regulations, we need cooperation and consultation between industry parties. ISPT takes a leading role in this, says Carol Xiao.
Pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste (DKR-350): Effect of washing pre-treatment and fate of chlorine
What is the effect of washing pre-treatment and fate of chlorine? The influence of different washing procedures was investigated.
Pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste: predicting the product yields
The predictability of pyrolysis yields and product composition of mixed plastics has been studied.
Sortability of packaging towards dummyplastic streams for chemical recycling
In this publication the sortability of 16 packaging materials to create 2 dummy benchmark streams was determined.
Non-Negative Matrix Factorization and Systematic Simplification of Hyperspectral Images for High-Speed Plastic Sorting
A simple and efficient procedure for the selection of essential pixels/wavelengths in HSI data sets is introduced with a high potential for application in industrial plastic sorting.
6 important steps towards a circular economy
Which trends can trigger the transition to a circular economy? Annita Westenbroek talks about 6 key steps we need to take.
Jointly supported models are the foundation for dialogue
How to move towards the Dutch green industry? Tjeerd Jongsma and Andreas ten Cate discuss in NPT magazine how the recently launched Rekenkamer van de Industrie can contribute.
New model predicts most promising routes for a CO2-neutral industry
The Carbon Transition Model is a transparent, fact-based, publicly accessible model that supports the sustainability transition of fossil-intensive industries.
Dag van het Klimaatakkoord
On November 3, de Dag van het Klimaatakkoord, we will talk about the road to zero emissions in 2050.
Why are we still burning plastic waste?
What is needed for plastics to become truly circular? Ronald Korstanje and Sascha Kersten on the latest developments in the world of circular plastics.