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Horizon Europe is one of the largest funding programmes for research and innovation worldwide. The content is oriented towards important societal issues such as health, sustainable development and digitalisation. The central goal is to promote excellence in European science. Citizens are to be more involved and the positive benefits of research and innovation - for example, through advances in health or the environment - are to be communicated even more clearly. The so-called missions with clearly defined goals also serve this purpose. The EU Research Framework Programme is based on three pillars: Scientific Excellence, Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness and Innovative Europe. They are complemented by the area Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area. Horizon Europe runs from 2021 to 2027.
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Textile fibre recycling from mixed streams of PES/CO textiles
Coordination | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (FIN) |
Technology area | Automated waste identification and sorting, mechanical and chemical recycling of PES/CO waste |
Application area | Waste management, textile circular economy, textile sustainability |
Short description | Every year, 7-7.5 million tons of textile waste are generated in Europe, but only around 30-35 % of the waste produced is collected separately and less than 1 % of it is recycled. Most textiles are cotton and polyester or their blends. Significant quantities of PES/CO blends are disposed of each year because recycling is technically difficult and/or economically unviable. The aim of PESCO-UP is the development of a sustainable, economically and technologically viable process in order to transform waste from PES/CO blends into high-quality and pure materials for the subsequent use cycle in order to conserve resources. The holistic approach of the PESCO-UP project includes innovative processes such as digitised material identification, data exchange and efficient sorting. By developing practicable chemical and mechanical separation processes, the project aims to achieve an efficiency of up to 90 % in material processing. The project focuses not only on technological advancements, but also on transforming the aforementioned challenges into new business models. This is supported by strengthening the potential workforce through targeted qualification strategies and training materials. |
Project duration | 01 January 2024 – 31 December 2027 |
Project partners | 20 partners from 10 countries |
Multi-level Circular Process Chain for Carbon and Glass Fibre Composites
Coordination | Profactor GmbH (AUT) |
Technology area | Materials engineering, Circular Economy, Recycling |
Application area | Building industry, lightweight construction, aerospace, automotive industry, boat building, sports equipment, transport sector |
Short description | Components made of carbon and glass fibre composites are essential for numerous technical applications, but difficult to recycle. In addition, during the production of composite parts, waste is produced that can be reintroduced into the production process for other components. The project investigates circular approaches for the reuse of carbon and glass fibre composites and develops process technologies and quality assurance methods that enable the economic recycling of carbon and glass fibre components. MC4 will focus on different reuse and recycling processes along the life cycle of composite parts. These include:
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Project duration | 01 April 2022 – 31 March 2025 |
Project partners | 15 partners from 7 countries |
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