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Project

Delamination and deinking of plastic waste: a game changer towards closed loop plastic recycling (MACERATE)
Acronym
MACERATE
Code
F2019/IOF-StarTT/262
Duration
01 February 2020 → 31 July 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Industrial Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Chemical process design
    • Separation technologies
    • Recycling
Keywords
Delamination multilayer plastics de-inking
 
Project description
 

With a technology for delaminating and deinking multi-layer / printed plastic films developed on a laboratory scale, the main objective of this project is to bridge the gap between this proof-of-concept and industrial investment for further development of the technology.