Sustainable plastic waste valorisation strategies

Three experienced partners are looking to join consortia.

 Main objective of the joint collaboration

To develop and validate advanced sustainable plastic waste valorisation strategies (mechanical, chemical, and organic routes), supported by real-case comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and systemic sustainability frameworks, contributing to the circular economy and the zero pollution goals of the European Green Deal.

MATS – Universitat de València (Spain)

-      Stability and long-term properties of polymer materials. Application of standardised and accelerated simulated service conditions. Follow-up of physico-chemical performance.

-      End-of-life strategies based on chemical recycling, aided by neoteric solvents, such as ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents.

-      Valorisation of biomass into lignocellulosic fractions, i.e. celluloses CNF, CNC, hemicelluloses and lignin. 

-      Development of polymeric and composite materials for packaging and environmental applications.

-      Expertise in advanced materials and membrane technologies.

-      Experience in pilot-scale validation and functional testing of materials.

AMIBM – Maastricht University (The Netherlands)

-      Biogenic carbon accounting through the new framework of Biobased Materials and products-Life Cycle Assessment (BBM-LCA).

-      Circulatory Assessment through the CIRCULAR pathway.

-      Techno-economic analysis (TEA) including Exergy and Pinch Analyses.

Finnova Foundation (Belgium/Spain)

-      15 years of experience in EU project writing and management.

-      Expert in Communication, Dissemination, Exploitation and Stakeholder Engagement.

-      Involvement in several LIFE, Horizon Europe and Interreg projects (e.g., LIFE NextFUMIGREEN, LIFE ECODIGESTION 2.0, RES4CITY and One Blue.

-      Strong network across public authorities, SMEs, clusters and start-ups in environmental innovation.