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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...

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Bio-based plastics
Completed

BRECSIT – Bio-based REsin CompoSIte Technologies

Plantics-GX composites can replace conventional, fossil-based plastic composites.

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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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Ammomnia Pipeline Safety
Completed

Ammonia Pipeline Safety

The Clean Ammonia Platform is doing a study on safety design and risk impact of ammonia pipelines to explore ways to safely transport large volumes of ammonia by pipeline in...

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improved circularity
Completed

Towards improved circularity of polyolefin-based packaging

This project aims at improved circularity of polyolefin-based packaging materials through overcoming technological hurdles.

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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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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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Batteries
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LiSa – Lithium refining via Salt-Assisted Crystallization  

The LiSa project is developing a smart and energy-efficient method for refining and recycling lithium.

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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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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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I40-20-03 SAAI
Completed

SAAI – Social Acceptance of AI in Industry

The SAAI project focuses on accelerating the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in industry, leading to an energy use reduction of 5-40%, an increased competitiveness of industry, and increased economic...

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ReBBloCS - riwald recycling

Renewable Building Blocks from Complex and wet waste Streams (ReBBloCS)

The ReBBloCS project aims to develop new circular value chains for the valorisation of complex and mixed waste streams into valuable chemical products.

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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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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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RiConfigure - Civil Society
Completed

RiConfigure

RiConfigure is about involving a diverse group of actors in society’s innovation team.

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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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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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SUNSOLr: Electrification of Chemical Conversions

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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Biorefinery Program
Completed

Biorefinery Program

Biorefinery enables the production of healthy ingredients and the recovery of valuable components (i.e. proteins) out of process streams.

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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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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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Steel2Chemicals: a circular carbon chain
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.

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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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