Completed
FreezeCon – Freeze Concentration
Saving energy, improving product quality with freeze concentration as economically feasible bulk dewatering technology. Background Several technologies are available for liquid concentration in the food industry, the most common being...
Completed
ISRO – Implementation of Solvent Recovery in edible Oil
The ISRO project delivers a proof-of-principle of organic solvent nanofiltration-based solvent recovery for two cases. The first case is an integration of OSN with the current distillation process at IOI...
ReValue – Recovery of Valuable minerals with hybrid ceramic membrane crystallization
The ReValue project explores the potential of membrane crystallization, a promising technology to recover valuable compounds from aqueous streams.
Completed
PTTP – Process Technology Talent Program
PTTP was a talent program for promising HBO students who aim to drive sustainability in the process technology.
Odysseus
Goal of this project is to develop a library of complementary techniques for concentrating brines beyond reverse osmosis.
BEAP – Bundled Early Adaptor Project
BEAP helps SMEs make contact with industries, localize and develop their technologies to suite the specific needs of Dutch industrial partners.
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,...
Completed
COLFILM – Collapsing Films in Emulsions
In this project computer simulations are used to reveal the impact of a crucial underlying phenomenon: little waves on the surface of droplets that can suddenly grow and thus accelerate...
Completed
Biorefinery Program
Biorefinery enables the production of healthy ingredients and the recovery of valuable components (i.e. proteins) out of process streams.
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.
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?
AutoPlastic: Shaping the Future of Automotive and Plastic Recycling
As the automotive industry faces new recycling legislation, the AutoPlastic project leads the way in boosting car plastic recycling. It helps the Dutch automotive sector stay ahead by developing solutions...
Completed
DC-DC converters – Green GW Hydrogen Plant
In this project we investigate DC-DC connections for large-scale green hydrogen plants to address space constraints, reduce investment costs (up to 25%), and mitigate significant electricity losses compared to traditional...
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.
Completed
HyChain – Energy Carriers and Hydrogen Supply Chain
The HyChain project is focused on a strategic understanding of the drivers behind global emergence of future renewable hydrogen value chains.
Completed
CRUISE – Cost Reduction Industrial Heatpumps
CRUISE project aims to develop 50% less expensive heat pump technology that generates heat in an economically feasible way
Ammonia to Power
The Ammonia to Power project explores the techno-economic potential of ammonia powered electricity generation.
Completed
Preciouspitation
Obtaining process water out of rain from own roof with high energy saving potential compared to current processes. Motivation and Scope Rainwater is already chemically very pure. Only some evaporated...
ReCoVR – Recovery and Circularity of Valuable Resources
ReCoVR designs and develops novel functional materials and technologies to selectively recover high-value molecules.
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...
FLEXSTEAM – Development of heat storage for industrial steam
The FLEXSTEAM project aims to improve the way we can store and re-use thermal energy by using so called ‘Phase Changing Materials’ (PCMs). To achieve a fully circular economy we...
SEUSS – Saving Energy by Upcycling of Side Streams
The shift to plant‑based proteins demands smarter, cleaner processing. SEUSS develops new ways to reduce energy use and recover valuable resources from side streams. In Short Energy-related challenges The protein...
Aramazing
Aramids hold untapped potential in the journey towards sustainability. We can transform these once-disposed materials into a circular value chain, reducing waste, and striving for CO2 neutrality.
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.