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recycling plastics
Completed

InReP – An Integrated approach towards Recycling of Plastics

Recycling plastics is one of the biggest challenges the industry is facing today. This projects aims to overcome current challenges.

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Drying and Dewatering: reducing cost, improving quality

MilDeWat – Breakthrough Mild Dewatering Technologies

This project will enhance the implementation of mild (energy extensive) dewatering technologies to contribute to industry's energy reduction goals.

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texpower

TEXPOWER – Textile Polycotton Waste Evaluation & Recycling

The TEXPOWER project aims to enable a transparent, circular polycotton textile value chain for a sustainable industry in the Netherlands.

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Completed

ERGO – Energy Reduction by Condition-based Monitoring

Unlocking energy efficiency and fault detection with electrical signal analysis Electric motors and rotating equipment—such as pumps, fans, compressors, and conveyors—consume over 40% of global electricity. However, nearly one-third of...

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ECO: Electrically Driven, Chemical-free Operations

The ECO project explores how electricity can replace chemical processing aids in water treatment, cleaning and separation processes.

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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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LESSON – Oil free compressor for ammonia based high temperature heat pumps

Wet compression allows for close to isothermal conditions during compression resulting in higher compression isentropic efficiencies. It further prevents operation in the superheating zone of the working fluids of heat...

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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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Circular Aromatics - BioBTX

Circular Aromatics – Turning Waste into High-Value Circular Plastics

As the world moves toward net-zero carbon goals, the demand for sustainable materials is rapidly increasing. Plastics, essential in countless applications, must evolve to meet the demands of a circular,...

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IMPACCT - Improved process performance by process intensification in centrifugal contactors
Completed

IMPACCT – Improved process performance by process intensification in centrifugal contactors

Centrifugal contactors, such as RPBs, could provide significant improvement of separation processes in the chemical industry. This technology seems potentially suitable for replacing or debottlenecking current unit operations which suffer...

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RFS - Radio Frequent Sterilization
Completed

RFS – Radio Frequent Sterilization

Heating with Radio Frequent Sterilization (RFS) has large advantages for the product quality.

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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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COSMOS - Organic solvent nanofiltration membranes on low cost ceramic supports
Completed

COSMOS – Organic solvent nanofiltration membranes on low cost ceramic supports

The COSMOS-project found that membrane technology has the potential to replace or supplement current inefficient distillation processes.

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EEMS - Energy Efficient Milky Sprays
Completed

EEMS – Energy Efficient Milky Sprays

Spray drying is a very energy intensive process. EEMS is about energy efficient drying which can lead to 20% energy reduction.

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Spray drying
Completed

Single Droplet Modelling

Multicomponent analysis of single droplet spray drying techniques and PhD research for the drying and dewatering program of ISPT.

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EBI - Engineering Business Intelligence

EBI – Engineering Business Intelligence

The EBI project uses data collection, data analytics and data visualization to reduce energy usage in existing processes by 5-25%.

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Model development for conductive thin film drying process
Completed

Thin Film Drying

A part of the drying and dewattering program with Thin Film Drying as a new technology for product quality and energy consumption

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Completed

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.

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Fine Biofuels
Completed

Fine Biofuels

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....

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Food Roadmap: sustainability in the food industry
Completed

RFS2 – Radio Frequent Sterilization 2

The project Radio Frequent Sterizilation 2 (RFS2) is focused on the development of RF in-pack sterilization of foods. The project is a continuation of the JIP-project Radio Frequent Sterilization (RFS)...

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Converting the methane to ethylene in the pulsed compression reactor poses a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative compared to conventional ethylene production.
Completed

COMPACT – Pulsed Compression II

The goal of this project was to produce ethylene from methane using pulsed compression technology and to determine the feasibility for industrial applications.

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Carbon Transition Model: better grip on emissions
Completed

Carbon Transition Model

The Carbon Transition Model is a simulation model to explore ways to reduce emissions and increase carbon circularity.

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Radial multi-zone drying
Completed

RMZD – Radial Multi-Zone Drying

The Radial Multi-zone Dryer (RMD) project investigates new type of spray dryer for premium product properties and low specific energy consumption.

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FOMM - Forward Osmosis Membrane and Module development
Completed

FOMM – Forward Osmosis Membrane and Module development

Forward osmosis (FO) is a technology recently developed on academic level, with very few example applications in the market, despite its strong benefits. FO is an energy efficient and effective...

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