Posts by Merten De Kinderen

“Onze sector maakt ons leven makkelijker en duurzamer” – Jan Van Havenbergh in EOS Magazine

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“De chemiesector zorgt voor tal van producten die ons leven gemakkelijker maken en de maatschappij verduurzamen. Tegelijk is ze een van de meest vervuilende industrieën.”

In een artikel in de septembereditie van EOS Magazine vertelt Jan Van Havenbergh, managing director van Catalisti, hoe de speerpuntcluster via innovatie bijdraagt aan de verduurzaming van de chemie- en kunststoffensector. Daarnaast komen ook verschillende innovatieve start-ups aan bod die zich, net als Catalisti, hebben gevestigd in BlueChem, de nieuwe incubator voor duurzame chemie. Meer weten? Lees dan gratis het artikel in EOS Magazine.

CSP+

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Enhanced PV integrated Concentrator Solar Power system

The CSP+ project, an intercluster collaboration with Flux50, aims to combine 2 solar technologies to produce heat (CSP) and electricity (PV) using the same surface area to capture even more energy from the sun. Its ambition to develop more efficient solar technology is especially relevant to Flanders, a region with a significant diffuse component in the sunlight and limited availability of free surface area.

Research within the project will specifically focus on the design of solar cells, development of new transmission coatings and innovative integration technology to maximize the energy yield and thus minimize the Levelized Cost Of Energy of CSP systems. This will make the use of CSP systems more economically viable in regions with a lot of diffuse light, like Flanders. At the end of the project, the consortium wants to arrive at a proof of concept on Thor Park that will be monitored for six months.

More information about this project will soon be provided on this page.

Project Details
Project type: ICON
Approved on: 09/07/2020
Duration: 01/09/2020 – 31/08/2022
Total budget: €1.656.408
Subsidy: €1.219.506
Project Partners

Contact
Questions about this project? Please contact catalyst Luc Van Ginneken (lvanginneken@catalisti.be).

Remove2Reclaim

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Recycling of Plastics and Titanium Dioxide via Advanced Dissolution and Separation Techniques for Plastic Additive Removal

The Remove2Reclaim project aims to develop innovative solvent-based extraction routes to remove additives, such as titanium dioxide, from different polymer matrices and to reuse both titanium dioxide and polymer in new products. This dissolution route will be a nice add-on to existing mechanical and chemical polymer recycling schemes.

More information about this project will soon be provided on this page.

Press Releases
Press release by project partner INEOS Styrolution – 21 October 2020

Project Details
Project type: ICON
Approved on: 09/07/2020
Duration: 01/09/2020 – 31/08/2023
Total budget: €3.107.817
Subsidy: €1.898.644
Project Partners

Flanders supports start-ups – Catalisti in CHEManager 8/2020

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“In a sustainable chemistry industry, young drivers of innovation are an essential piece of the puzzle.”

A wide-ranging article published in the latest edition of CHEManager, the renowned magazine for professionals and entrepreneurs in the German chemical industry, covers BlueChem, Catalisti, Moonshot and Antwerp as the home of Europe’s largest integrated chemical cluster. Read the full article (in German) on https://www.chemanager-online.com/news/flandern-unterstuetzt-start-ups, or click the image below.

Catalisti would like to thank Flanders Investment & Trade and Jessica Manthey for making this article possible.

EU ETS Innovation Fund Launches First Call

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The EU Commission has launched a first project call in the framework of the EU ETS Innovation Fund. This fund supports innovation projects aiming to make Europe carbon-neutral. More project calls will follow between 2020 and 2030.

Last week, the EU Commission launched a first call within the framework of the EU ETS Innovation Fund. This call is technology-neutral, covers all eligible sectors, and specifically targets large-scale projects with capital expenditure above 7.5 million euro. In total, it sets aside no less than 1 billion euro in subsides. The call is open until 29 October 2020. More information about the fund and the first project call can be found at https://catalisti.be/eu-ets-innovation-fund-first-call/.

Tune2Bio

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Tuning the Biodegradability of (Bio)Polymers for more Sustainable Plastic Applications

The Tune2Bio project seeks to develop the knowledge and expertise needed to tune the biodegradability of (bio)polyesters through innovative physical and chemical modification of polymers. The developed structure-processing-biodegradation relations will enable us to dial in the desired biodegradation profile over a large timeframe. Acquired knowledge and expertise will be used in combination with research into the challenging new production techniques that these newly modified polyesters require, resulting in a proof of concept for various industry-relevant products (i.e. filaments, fibres, and films).

More information about this project will soon be provided on this page.

Project Details
Project type: ICON
Approved on: 19/03/2020
Duration: 01/03/2020 – 28/02/2023
Total budget: €2.532.943
Subsidy: €1.745.339
Project Partners

Contact
Questions about this project? Please contact catalyst Martijn Mertens (mmertens@catalisti.be).

PoCoPAdd

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Post-Consumer PVC Boosted with Additives

PVC is a common plastic material, found in household applications like window profiles and luxury vinyl tiles. Today, the quality of recycled post-consumer PVC waste lags behind virgin PVC, limiting its potential. The sustainable solution? Adding high-performing additives during the recycling process to boost post-consumer PVC to the level of virgin PVC.

PoCoPAdd aims to gain a deeper understanding of the effect recycling has on post-consumer PVC by investigating the recyclate characteristics, processability and end product properties. With this knowledge, new high-performing additives will be designed to boost post-consumer PVC up to the level of virgin PVC and in turn increase the amount of post-consumer PVC recyclate in current and potential new high-quality products.

Press Releases
Press release by project partner Oleon – 26 October 2020

Project Details
Project type: ICON
Approved on: 19/03/2020
Duration: 1/06/2020 – 30/05/2023
Total budget: €3.105.401
Subsidy: €2.099.639
Project Partners

Contact
Questions about this project? Please contact catalyst Luc Van Ginneken (lvanginneken@catalisti.be).

ACCTS

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Carbon Capture, Transport and Storage in the Chemical Cluster of the Port of Antwerp

ACCTS is a collaborative study in which the technical and financial feasibility of CO2 capture at six different chemical sites in the Port of Antwerp is investigated, as well as different scenarios for the local transport of the captured CO2. The results of the study will contribute to the general goal of the Antwerp@C consortium to start the development of infrastructure for carbon capture, utilisation and storage in the chemical cluster of the Port of Antwerp.

More information about this project will soon be provided on this page.

Project Details
Project type: Feasibility Study
Duration: 1/12/2019 – 30/11/2020
Total budget: €499.004
Subsidy: €249.503
Project Partners