REPURPOSE
Innovative recyclable elastomeric polymers from post-consumer waste recycling
Objectives
The EU-funded REPurpose project will upcycle local, post-consumer waste to new functional recyclable elastomeric polymers (REP) targeting the high-value market of thermoplastic elastomers, with applications in the automotive sector, building and construction, and consumer goods.
Description
The project will integrate new building blocks derived from biomass or enzymatically degraded plastic and organic waste to deliver REPs with unique features, such as tuneable elastomeric properties without the need for additives, controllable degradation in different habitats, and unprecedented indefinite recycling. In addition, the REPs will be produced, processed and recycled on existing equipment avoiding CAPEX investments.
