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CIRCPET circular PET tray
Completed

CIRCPET – Circular PET trays for perishable food applications

PET trays are currently difficult to recycle. How can we create a fully circular PET tray solution that meets market demands while minimizing environmental impact?

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Sustainable heat in the Dutch industry

COMTA – COMpact modular Thermo Acoustic heat pump

To further develop the compact electrically driven thermoacoustic heat (TA) pump technology and to prepare for technical demonstration on full scale. The industry is a large consumer of energy and...

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Cell-U-Value
Completed

Cell-U-Value

Cell-U-Value developed and utilized the capabilities of tertiary cellulose as a feedstock for biobased and sustainable chemicals to its fullest potential.

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HP4INDUSTRY – Enhance collaboration between industry and heat pump stakeholders

The HP4INDUSTRY project pairs ambitious climate targets with concrete, replicable process integrated solutions for industrial heating and cooling, enabling cleaner, competitive manufacturing for Europe’s future.

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E-Triple-C Graphic hollow fiber copper electrode
Completed

E3C – Electrons to Close the Carbon Cycle

Development and evaluation of tubular and flat porous electrodes for the electrochemical conversion of gasses at ambient temperature. Motivation Renewable electricity (RE) generation is currently growing at a rapid pace....

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PTTP is a talent program for HBO students in the process technology
Completed

PTTP – Process Technology Talent Program

PTTP was a talent program for promising HBO students who aim to drive sustainability in the process technology.

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Completed

IoF – Internet of Food

The Internet of Food (IoF) project defines the sharing of data and models in order to improve sensing systems in food production.

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SUPP - Steel Slag Upgrading and PCC Production
Completed

SUPP – Steel Slag Upgrading and PCC Production

The aim of the SUPP project is to create one combined and integrated robust batch process in order to stabilize and upgrade steel slag and neutralize hydrochloric acid. In addition, it...

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Novel Process Routes - Reduction of energy use by novel process routes for food
Completed

Novel Process Routes – Reduction of energy use by novel process routes for food (ProFo)

Several partners are working towards a 50% reduction of energy use developing novel process routes in food processing.

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Odysseus

Odysseus

Goal of this project is to develop a library of complementary techniques for concentrating brines beyond reverse osmosis.

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SiC-Water drop
Completed

SiC – Silicon Carbide membranes for innovative oil-in-water separations

This project investigates the behavior of silicon carbide membranes in pilot trials. These determine fouling, cleaning options, cleaning frequency and the consequences for the long term performance and economics. Test...

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Completed

IMPROVISE – Improved process operation via rigorous simulation models

Improved daily operations of important chemical processes in the Dutch chemical industry through operation technology based on detailed physical models. Incentive Being able to anticipate what a chemical process is...

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FlexPower: Accelerating industrial electrification for a CO2-neutral future

Industrial electrification is key to achieving the Netherlands’ goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 60% by 2030 and becoming climate-neutral by 2050. The FlexPower project focuses on flexible and efficient...

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e-missi0n MOOI
Completed

e-Missi0n MOOI

e-Missi0n developed two technological routes for the emission free production of low-carbon olefins.

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DES: a nature-based, renewable pulping technology
Completed

PRIDES: Deep Eutectic Solvents in the Paper Industry

The European project cluster aims to approach 80% CO2 emission reduction in the lignocellulose processing chain.

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Engender: Energy Efficient Drying
Completed

Engender: Compact Energy Efficient Dryer

Engender works on an energy efficient drying method of foods. Expected energy savings are estimated up to 30%.

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FUSE - FUll ScalE Industrial Heat Pump Using Natural Refrigerants

FUSE – FUll ScalE Industrial Heat Pump Using Natural Refrigerants

Supporting the development and success of an industrial heat pump market through the develeopment of a standardized, modular, flexible compression heat pump technology. Incentive High temperature industrial heat pumps are...

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CareFree Models for real-time decision-making

Carefree Models puts process model maintenance, adaptation and transfer into an integrated, automated, and predictive framework that quantifies and reduces the overall resources required to sustain process predictivity and resulting...

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Large scale electrolysis
Completed

Hydrohub GigaWatt Scale Electrolyser

We are an important step further towards a Dutch hydrogen economy: the design for an advanced green hydrogen plant at large scale.

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ECONEXT – Enabling protein CONcentrates for EXTrusion

ECONEXT paves the way for a sustainable shift in protein production—one that’s not just better for the planet, but also economically viable and locally rooted.

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Safety Project
Completed

Green Hydrogen Inherent Safety Practices on Large Industrial Scale

This project will develop a uniform safety approach and increase awareness of safety for industrial scale electrolysis plants.

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STNF - Solvent Tolerant Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for the purification of industrial aqueous streams
Completed

STNF – Solvent Tolerant Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for the purification of industrial aqueous streams

Many industrial process streams contain water with solvents and other organic components. Such streams need to be purified from these components or need to be treated before further handling. Polymeric...

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Circular recovery of ethanol

Recircanol: Circular recovery of ethanol from alkaline-ethanol media at high pH using membrane technology

This project develops nanofiltration membranes and membrane modules for alkaline-alcohol media at high pH for the purification of ethanol and caustic.

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Sustainable PrOcess

SPOT: Sustainable PrOcess heaTing

SPOT (Sustainable PrOcess) aims to reduce the use of fossil energy use for industrial heat with at least 100 PJ/year in 2030.

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