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TREPS deals with the removal of traces to keep a circularity loop clean

TREPS – Trace Removal Using Electrically Powered Separations

In a circular economy, traces need to be removed to keep the loop clean. TREPS deals with trace removal using electricity.

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Predictive technologies for Industry 4.0.
Completed

Measurements 4 Management

Measurement 4 Management (M4M) focused on applying data-driven decision-making in the process industry, by combining artificial intelligence (AI) with the domain knowledge of process engineers.

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ELSA - Electrically Switchable Adsorption membranes

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.

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ECWRTI - Blue micro fiber texture denim
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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HyChain - Energy Carriers and Hydrogen Supply 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.

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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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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...

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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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Sustainable PrOcess

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.

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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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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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ENCORE – nExt geNeration COmpRession hEat pump

This project demonstrates the enhancement of compression heat pump performance by using a pilot scale test unit.

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Completed

PINcHED – Process INtegrated HEat pump Drying

This project creates greenfield conceptual design packages for contact and convective drying of a full scale. In addition, it focuses on establishing a fully heat pump integrated drying process, including...

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CIRCPET circular PET tray
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?

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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...

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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...

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COLFILM - Collapsing Films in Emulsions
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...

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Completed

MPPS – Multipurpose Plastic Sorting

This project focuses on radically innovating the way we address mechanical sorting of plastic waste.

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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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Cell-U-Value
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.

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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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ISRO - Implementation of Solvent Recovery in edible Oil
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...

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Completed

Amazing – Additive Manufacturing for Zero-Emission Innovative Green Chemistry

Amazing is about replacing large-scale high-temperature cracking processes with electrically driven thermocatalytic dehydrogenation.

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ReCoVR

ReCoVR – Recovery and Circularity of Valuable Resources

ReCoVR designs and develops novel functional materials and technologies to selectively recover high-value molecules.

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