Mono / Multilayered Plastic Sorting Based on Multi-Block Non-Negative Matrix Factorization
Plastic sorting is an essential part of waste management. However, the presence of multilayered plastic makes sorting much more challenging.
Solvent Tolerant Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis membranes for the purification of industrial aqueous streams
To overcome that the presence of solvents in water streams lowers membrane performance hindering their implementation in industry, new solvent tolerant polymer-grafted ceramic nanofiltration membranes were synthesised and tested.
Pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste (DKR-350): Effect of washing pre-treatment and fate of chlorine
What is the effect of washing pre-treatment and fate of chlorine? The influence of different washing procedures was investigated.
Pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste: predicting the product yields
The predictability of pyrolysis yields and product composition of mixed plastics has been studied.
Sortability of packaging towards dummyplastic streams for chemical recycling
In this publication the sortability of 16 packaging materials to create 2 dummy benchmark streams was determined.
Non-Negative Matrix Factorization and Systematic Simplification of Hyperspectral Images for High-Speed Plastic Sorting
A simple and efficient procedure for the selection of essential pixels/wavelengths in HSI data sets is introduced with a high potential for application in industrial plastic sorting.
Whitepaper Industriële Flexibiliteit
Whitepaper over de mogelijkheden voor elektrificatie en flexibilisering voor de Nederlandse industriue.
Roadmap of the measuring requirements for green hydrogen production by electrolysis
This roadmap helps identifying and prioritizing the needs for measurements related to green hydrogen production (via PEM and Alkaline electrolysis).
Progress 1st year Hyscaling project
The Hyscaling project is about making hydrogen production from electricity on a GW-scale applicable.
PINcHED – Process Integrated Heat Pump Drying
The PINcHED project investigates the heat pump process integration for 2 typical drying processes: Convective drying (Huhtamaki use case) and Contact drying (Cosun/Rixona and AVEBE use cases).
Carbon Transition Model for Dutch industry
The Carbon Transition Model maps out raw material, energy and emission flows for carbon-intensive companies, and predicts how these flows change with different options for achieving sustainability.
On the mechanism for the plasma-activated N2 dissociation on Ru surfaces
Plasma-activation of N2 via vibrational excitations or electronic excitations enhances the dissociative sticking probability on Ru-surface.
From the Birkeland–Eyde process towards energy-efficient plasma-based NOX synthesis: a techno-economic analysis
Plasma-based NOX synthesis via the Birkeland–Eyde process was one of the first industrial nitrogen fixation methods.
Plasma-catalytic ammonia synthesis beyond thermal equilibrium on Ru-based catalysts in nonthermal plasma
Recently it was proposed that plasma-catalytic NH3 synthesis with excited N2 allows for conversions beyond thermal equilibrium. We show that this is indeed possible with experimental data for Ru catalysts...
Plasma Activated Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis from Nitrogen and Water
An all-electric method for sustainable ammonia production from nitrogen and water using a plasma-activated proton conducting solid oxide electrolyzer.
Plasma-driven catalysis: green ammonia synthesis with intermittent electricity
A summary of the literature on plasma-driven ammonia synthesis.
Vibrationally Excited Activation of N2 in Plasma Enhanced Catalytic Ammonia Synthesis: A Kinetic Analysis
Plasma-enhanced catalytic ammonia synthesis has been proposed as an alternative pathway for green nitrogen fixation in the case of medium- and small-scale operation. Recently, Mehta et al. [Nat. Catal. 2018,...
Plasma Activated Electrolysis for Cogeneration of Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen from Water and Nitrogen
In this work an all-electric route for simultaneous NO and H2 production is demonstrated. H2O is reduced to H2 in the cathode of a solid oxide electrolyzer while NO is...
Comparing the Performance of Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Membranes in Non-Polar Solvents
Responsible innovation for the acceptance of AI in the process industry
This whitepaper stated that if the process industry wants to become ‘smart’ its innovators should be keen to develop skills.
Plasma Conversie
Plasma conversie heeft het potentieel om een gamechanger te zijn in de chemische industrie voor de productie van ammoniak. Het biedt een ecologisch schoon alternatief proces voor Haber-Bosch zonder kooldioxide-uitstoot...
Deep Eutectic Solvents in the pulp and paper industry
New, mild pulping technologies based on natural Deep Eutectic Solvents lead to a significantly more sustainable process that is energy-, cost- and resource-effective.
Epoxy-based STNF membranes prepared via non-solvent induced phase inversion as novel class of stable membranes
A method of partially crosslinking a polymer solution prior to casting was successful for the preparation of solvent-tolerant nanofiltration membranes.