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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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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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ZERO BRINE PROJECT
Completed

ZERO BRINE

The ZERO BRINE project combines technologies to recover products of high quality and sufficient purity from brine.

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Drying and Dewatering: reducing cost, improving quality

MilDeWat – Breakthrough Mild Dewatering Technologies

This project will enhance the implementation of mild (energy extensive) dewatering technologies to contribute to industry's energy reduction goals.

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Drying and agglomeration of the droplet

DRAGONS Egg – Increasing energy efficiency by steering DRoplet AGglomeratiON in Spray dryers

The DRAGONS Egg-project aims to unravel the dynamics of atomisation behaviour in drying and agglomeration of the droplet.

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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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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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Completed

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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Cell-U-Value

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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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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plasma conversion
Completed

Plasma Conversions

Industrial ammonia production is energy intensive and has a huge footprint. A plasma integrated water electrolyser provides an ecologically clean alternative process to Haber-Bosch.

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GAMBA - Green Alloys Modelling Better Approaches

GAMBA – Green Alloys Modelling Better Approaches

The GAMBA project seeks to reduce the carbon footprint of the iron and steel industry by transitioning from natural gas to hydrogen-based direct reduction (DRI) processes.

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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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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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Sustainable heat in the Dutch industry

COMTA – COMpact modular Thermo Acoustic heat pump

To further develop the compact electrically driven thermoacoustic heat (TA) pump technology and to prepare for technical demonstration on full scale. The industry is a large consumer of energy and...

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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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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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Methanol, the LOGIC Choice!
Completed

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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SCISSORS
Completed

Scissors – Super Critical Industrial Solution for Suspended Organic Residual Streams

Scissors researches the processing of specific wet waste streams through the potential of super critical water (SCW) technology.

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Sussic - Sustainable treatment of industrial streams

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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Odysseus

Odysseus

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

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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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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...

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FLEXSTEAM – Development of heat storage for industrial steam

The FLEXSTEAM project aims to improve the way we can store and re-use  thermal energy by using so called ‘Phase Changing Materials’ (PCMs). To achieve a fully circular economy we...

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