Objectives
Pilot 1. Automotive interior
Upgrading recycled PC/ABS material suitable for automotive interior application using injection moulding technology. Different formulations will be developed to analyse and...
01/05/2022
Pilot 2. Automotive cooling circuit
Upgrading of recycled PP and EPDM to react together during the Thermoplastic Elastomer Vulcanizate (TPV) elaboration process of a dynamic vulcanization...
01/05/2022
Pilot 3. Refrigerator to refrigerator – Food contact demonstration
Upgrading of recycled HIPS from refrigerator liners. Impact modification of HIPS recyclates will be done with the VAREX line for re-application...
01/05/2022
Pilot 4. Washing machine door seal
Upgrading of sulphur crosslinked EPDM from end-of-life cycle washing machine seals, with an advanced recycling process, to get recycled EPDM polymer...
01/05/2022
As a WEEE plastics recycler and one of Europe's largest fridge recyclers, Coolrec will play an important role in the PRIMUS project as we will supply the materials needed for selected EEE and ELV applications.
I am leading WP6, sustainability assessments, and see this as a great opportunity to contribute to better fitting methodologies and IT especially for understanding the circularity of plastics, to support development of better circular solutions.
We have together a top-notch and broadly experienced team that complement each other’s’ expertise and infra very well. In PRIMUS, we have a very ambitious target to produce high-performing added-value automotive and EEE demo products from recyclates that are upgraded from currently non-recycled or underutilised plastic waste from WEEE and ELV.
We are devoted to boosting the results of PRIMUS so that they are used beyond the lifetime of the project. Giving directions to partners from the start to the end of PRIMUS maximising the potential of the funded activities.
At Cikautxo, our main strategic research challenge is to develop polymeric materials that are increasingly sustainable and valid for high demanding sectors like automotive and domestic appliances.
In the PRIMUS consortium we have unique complementary expertise about recycling, legislation, traceability, characterization, and conversion of recycled polymer streams.
I have over 30 years research experience related to molecular modelling, raw materials, evaluation on the availability of industry and waste streams, bio-based applications and process development, and production of nanocellulose. My role in EU-PRIMUS is to develop the debromination extraction techniques by deep eutectic solvents.
The collaboration of MAIER in PRIMUS Project focuses on improving the processing and manufacturing techniques of the recycled polymers, to meet the required technical and safety specifications, thus ensuring their use as a suitable raw material for the manufacture of high-quality automotive components.
PRE is committed to make the bridge between the outstanding technical work planned in the PRIMUS project and the legislative framework surrounding plastics recycling.
Communication & Dissemination is all about getting people's attention and passing the message through. Not an easy task these days considering we are all highly overloaded with information. That is why messages need to be tuned for the receiving audience and that is why we put big efforts in being creative and fresh.
Project management is the backbone of the whole project and should create a safe environment that facilitates innovation and research at their finest.
Coolrec being a WEEE and WEEE plastics recycler, we are facing many challenges and opportunities. Probably the biggest challenge in our sector is proving compliance to chemical and product safety related legislation.
Detailed understanding of the chemical composition is in the essence of all activities in the PRIMUS project, whether it is the feedstock characterization, the catalyst development, or the product quality assessment. Different steps in the plastics recycling requires different analytical approaches.
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