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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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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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Model development for conductive thin film drying process
Completed

Thin Film Drying

A part of the drying and dewattering program with Thin Film Drying as a new technology for product quality and energy consumption

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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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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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PlastiCycle 4.0

PlastiCycle 4.0 – Revolutionizing smart formulation in mechanical recycling for closing the circular value chain

Transforming plastic waste into high-quality recycled plastics. Discover how PlastiCycle 4.0 is revolutionizing mechanical recycling.

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Nanofiltration EAMS - Membrane development
Completed

Nanofiltration (EAMS) – Hybrid membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration

Nanofiltration (EAMS) is a project that focusses on finding practical and economical viable membrane materials to be commercially applied.

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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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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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Completed

Smart Maintenance Skillslab

In a Smart Maintenance Skillslab industry and educational institutions can collaborate on new forms of education to solve shortage on the labor market.

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The Dutch climate agreement on industry
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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EAMS - Energy efficient Affinity-driven Molecular Separation
Completed

EAMS – Energy efficient Affinity-driven Molecular Separation

The aim of the EAMS project is to: Application New or improved affinity separation options for selected cases: extractive distillation and (reactive) liquid-liquid extraction.

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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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TENMIP - Testing and evaluation of nanofiltration membranes in industrial processes
Completed

TENMIP – Testing and evaluation of nanofiltration membranes in industrial processes

Make very tight, low swelling NF or RO membranes for organic solvents, test them in process mixtures as present in industry and demonstrate / evaluate their economic feasibility on small...

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flexible efficient electrification of industrial heat cases

Flexible Efficient Electrification of Industrial Heat Cases

This project will develop innovative process designs solving the efficient flexible electrification challenge.

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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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Sussic - Sustainable treatment of industrial streams
Completed

Sussic – Sustainable treatment of industrial streams

In the Sussic project, atomic layer deposition (ALD) will be used for the development of SiC NF membranes, allowing treatment of challenging industrial streams.

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The Heat is On

The Heat Is On

The Heat is On aims to make processes for dewatering, drying and heat integration more efficient.

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ELSA - Renewable energy

ELSA – Electrically Switchable Affinity Separation Processes

Exploring the advantages of Electrically Switchable Adsorption (ELSA) membranes in the industrial separation process.

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Circular recovery of ethanol

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.

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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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PolarASol – Polar Aqueous Solvents recycling

PolarASol develops a practical decision framework to help industry recycle polar solvents efficiently, even in the most complex aqueous streams.

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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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Odysseus

Odysseus

Goal of this project is to develop a library of complementary techniques for concentrating brines beyond reverse osmosis.

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