ELSA – Electrically Switchable Affinity Separation Processes
Exploring the advantages of Electrically Switchable Adsorption (ELSA) membranes in the industrial separation process.
Completed
Engender: Compact Energy Efficient Dryer
Engender works on an energy efficient drying method of foods. Expected energy savings are estimated up to 30%.
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.
The Heat Is On
The Heat is On aims to make processes for dewatering, drying and heat integration more efficient.
Completed
Next Level Solid Oxide Electrolysis
Solid Oxide Electrolysis is a technology with great potential for large-scale green hydrogen production by water electrolysis. This project explores the upscaling potential of SOEC.
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.
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
Provides
The Provides initiative aims to make the paper industry more sustainable by developing Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES).
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.
R-ACES – FRamework for Actual Cooperation on Energy on Sites and Parks
R-ACES aims to turn high-potential, high-impact industrial clusters into eco-regions with at least 10% reduction in emissions in smart energy.
Completed
DISCO – Downstream ISolation of high-value COmponents
The Downstream ISolation of high-value Components (DISCO) aims to lower the material use and increase the energy-efficiency.
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...
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Advanced Carbohydrates Biorefinery: From Waste to Value
Every year, large amounts of tertiary cellulose end up being incinerated. This results in unnecessary CO₂ emissions and loss of valuable material. The ACB project develops an alternative route: one...
Demonstration Polymer Heat Exchanger
The goal of this project is to demonstrate the innovative technologies as developed by HeatMatrix in the industrial process in the BioMCN factories. On the one hand this would result...
ENCORE – nExt geNeration COmpRession hEat pump
This project demonstrates the enhancement of compression heat pump performance by using a pilot scale test unit.
Ammonia to Power
The Ammonia to Power project explores the techno-economic potential of ammonia powered electricity generation.