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Explore our dynamic collection of collaborative research projects, where innovation meets expertise! Here, you'll find groundbreaking initiatives spanning multiple disciplines, uniting top researchers, leading companies, and industry experts in the pursuit of cutting-edge discoveries. Dive in and see how we're shaping the future together!
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DEBOND

Duration
01 / 03 / 2023 - 28 / 02 / 2025
circular economy & sustainable solutions

New materials and processes to improve the debonding performance of flexible packaging and textiles applications for an easier recycling.

DEBOND
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Circular Cultivation and Chemistry

Duration
01 / 02 / 2023 - 31 / 01 / 2027
circular economy & sustainable solutions

Our society is reaching the limits of what our ecosystem—including the climate—can handle in terms of petrochemical production. This is especially true for the small molecular building blocks that are essential for creating fine chemicals, medicines, and high-performance materials.

Circular Cultivation and Chemistry
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RegioGreenTex

Duration
01 / 02 / 2023 - 31 / 01 / 2025
circular economy & sustainable solutions

As part of the European Green Deal, RegioGreenTex is a project for the promotion of cooperation in research and development for the textile industry between the four major sectors of society - industry, government, research institutes and the public - in the establishment of a systematic business model for the circular economy throughout the EU.

RegioGreenTex
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SUSPENS

Duration
31 / 01 / 2023 - 30 / 06 / 2026
biobased

SUSPENS will develop a holistic approach, from bio-sourced and recycled materials to faster and lesser energy demanding processes, to produce sustainable composite structural parts, ensuring their manufacturability from the design conceptualization.

SUSPENS
DigInTraCE

DigInTraCE

Duration
01 / 01 / 2023 - 31 / 12 / 2026
industry 4.0

The EU-funded DigInTraCE project will use innovative tracking, sensing and sorting techniques to develop a transparent and interoperable decentralised traceability platform focusing on the pulp and paper and chemicals sectors.

DigInTraCE

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20 / 03 / 2026
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Evaluating Circular Footprint Formula

New study by Sofie Huysman and Jun Yin showcases practical applications and performance of the Circular Footprint Formula (CFF) by evaluating the environmental impact of thermomechanically recycled mono‑material polyester carpets.

Evaluating Circular Footprint Formula
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14 / 10 / 2025
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Hikers Unknowingly Trail Microplastics Into the Wilderness

Research conducted in New York’s Adirondack Mountains suggests that hiking shoes and outdoor gear are a surprisingly significant source of microplastic contamination in remote wilderness lakes.

Hikers Unknowingly Trail Microplastics Into the Wilderness
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