New products from waste PVC flooring and safe end-of-life treatment of plasticisers

Project Information

CIRCULAR FLOORING

Grant agreement ID: 821366

DOI

10.3030/821366

Project closed

EC signature date 6 May 2019

Start date 1 June 2019

End date 31 August 2024

Funded under

SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Total cost

€ 5 387 768,25

EU contribution

€ 5 387 768,25

5 387 768,25

Coordinated by

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV
Germany

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Deliverables

Data Management Plan

Data Management Plan (FRAUN, M6), (Task 10.5).

Report: LCA

Report: LCA (THINK, M42), (Task 7.3)Diss.level: PU (report)/CO (annex)

Communication Package

Communication Package (incl. corporate design, logo, leaflet, rollup) (BayFOR, M6), (Task 9.2).

Overview on the market acceptance of flooring that includes secondary raw materials

Overview on the market acceptance of flooring that includes secondary raw materials (ERFMI, M24), Task (1.4)

Report: sustainability assessment

Report: Sustainability assessment (THINK, M45), (Task 7.4).Diss.level: PU (report)/CO (annex)

Social media activities report

Social media activities report BayFOR M30 Task 94

Summary of newsletters and press releases produced during project lifetime

Summary of newsletters and press releases produced during project lifetime (BayFOR, M47), (Task 9.4).

Draft version policy document

Draft version of policy document (FRAUN, M36), (Task 9.1).

Overview on the collection and pre-treatment status throughout Europe

Overview on the collection and pre-treatment status throughout Europe (ERFMI, M15), (Task 1.3)

Report on upscaling effects

Report on upscaling effects (THINK, M41), (Task 7.5).Diss.level: PU (report)/CO (annex)

Policy document

Final verson of policy document (FRAUN, M45), (Task 9.1).

Report: Sustainability passport for recycling materials

Report: Sustainability passport for recycling materials (THINK, M45), (Task 7.4).

Business model documentation

Business model documentation (NTUA, M46), (Task 8.5).

Validation of pilot plant hydrogenation

Validation of pilot plant hydrogenation: Pilot plant for hydrogenation, validated for pure phthalic acid ester mixtures (> 98 % decomposition, 1-2 kg/h) (KUL, M34), (Task 3.3)

400 kg of upgraded plasticiser

400 kg of upgrade plasticiser (KUL, M47) – 400 kg of phthalate free plasticiser, cleaned 1,2-cyclohexanediecarboxylate ester is demonstrated, (Task 4.4).

Validation of catalyst

Validation of catalyst: 500 g of catalyst, activity and stability validated on a 25 ml scale hydrogenation (batch; > 99,5% phthalate hydrogenation) (KUL, M33) – written report on validation of 1-2 kg /h phthalate hydrogenation, (Task 3.3).

Supply of PVC flooring waste as input

Supply of PVC flooring waste as input Supply of pretreated PVC flooring waste as input for demonstration plant of about 7000 kg AgPR M25 material delivered to Fraun for demonstration Task 41

Rate equation for up scaled hydrogenation

Rate equation for up scaled hydrogenation equation established for phthalate hydrogenation and process parameters for the continuous system determined KUL M24 reported in a written document Task 33

Publications

Application of solvent-based dissolution for the recycling of polyvinylchloride flooring waste containing restricted phthalate plasticizers

Author(s): S. Wagner, M. Schlummer
Published in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Issue 211, 2024, Page(s) 107889, ISSN 0921-3449
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107889

Legacy additives in a circular economy of plastics: Current dilemma, policy analysis, and emerging countermeasures

Author(s): Swetlana Wagner, Martin Schlummer
Published in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Issue 158, 2021, Page(s) 104800, ISSN 0921-3449
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104800

Catalytic upcycling of PVC waste-derived phthalate esters into safe, hydrogenated plasticizers

Author(s): Simon Windels; Thomas Diefenhardt; Noopur Jain; Carlos Marquez; Sara Bals; Martin Schlummer; Dirk De Vos
Published in: Green chemistry : cutting-edge research for a greener sustainable future, 2022, Page(s) 754 – 766, ISSN 1463-9262
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d1gc03864h

Catalytically transforming legacy phthalate esters from plastic waste into benzoic acid and benzoate plasticizers

Author(s): Simon Windels, Dirk E. De Vos
Published in: Chemical Communication, Issue 2024, 2024, ISSN 1359-7345
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d4cc05158k

Catalytic revalorization of plastic waste phthalate plasticizers into simple aromatics and alkenes

Author(s): Simon Windels, Nienke Seynaeve, Wouter Stuyck, Dirk E. De Vos
Published in: Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, Issue 6, 2024, ISSN 2673-2718
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fceng.2024.1463638

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