SUNSOLr: Electrification of Chemical Conversions
The SUNSOLr project is dedicated to developing technologies for the direct electrification of chemical conversions, focusing on CO2 and H2O/H2 to produce chemicals like CO, CH4, olefins, and methanol.
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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...
Cascade Recyling of Plastic Film (CaRP)
The CaRP project will find and show realistic cascade recycling routes for packaging film waste to minimise the amount of plastic film waste that is incinerated and to maximise the...
Completed
INSPEC – Integrating sensor based process monitoring and advanced process control
INSPEC quantitatively integrates information from state-of-the-art Process Analytical Technology, process measurements and dynamic process models (data driven or physics-based) into Advanced Process Control. This will induce a step-change with respect to...
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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...
STARBATCH- Sodium Tetra chloro Aluminate Recyclable BATtery CHemicals
Storage of electricity will play a major role in the energy transition. Lithium-based batteries are now being produced on a large scale, but require expensive resources that are not widely...
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.
Completed
ECWRTI – Electrocoagulation for Water Recycling in Textile Industry
The ECWRTI project is about closing the waterloop in the textile industry.
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HyScaling – Making better electrolyzers in a better way
HyScaling aims to scale electrolysis capacity up to 5GW by 2030 so the Netherlands can play a key role in the global green hydrogen economy.
Completed
StAgglop: Reducing energy use and material loss by better control of agglomeration during spray drying
Project stAgglop aims to improve agglomeration control to contribute to the reduction of emissions for industrial drying systems.
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RePlaCE – Recycling of Plastics from Cars and Electronic Equipment
In this project we accelerate recycling of high‑quality engineering plastics from cars and electronic equipment.
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Methanol, the LOGIC Choice!
The LOGIC project scales-up the Liquid-Out Gas-In Concept reactor for methanol synthesis from CO2 and sustainable hydrogen.
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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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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.
Completed
VERA – Accelerating Energy Transition Realization Approach
The Vera project aims to further develop and implement industrial heat pumps in the Netherlands.
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COMPRESORP
COMPRESORP focuses on upgrading low temperature waste water streams of separation processes with compression resorption heat pumps.
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....
Bio4Steel
How can biochar — an organic material created by heating wood or other plant material in the absence of oxygen — play a role in replacing fossil coal in the...
Completed
AIDA – Accelerate the Integration of Digitalisation Acceptation
The AIDA project performs research towards predictive capabilities and integration of digital technologies at the various levels of individual processes.
Completed
LEMPLAR – Losses & Emissions in Plastic Recycling
The plastic recycling process today has losses and emissions, such as microplastics, inks and incorrectly sorted plastics. This prevents us of closing the plastic cycle.
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.
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...
Completed
Towards improved circularity of polyolefin-based packaging
This project aims at improved circularity of polyolefin-based packaging materials through overcoming technological hurdles.
Completed
S2C – Steel2Chemicals
The project Steel2Chemicals develops a closed value chain in which CO from steel production is used as feedstock for the chemical industry.