Circular Economy: Materials and processes for the circular use of resources | From laboratory to industrial scale

Increasing use of resources, high emissions and short-lived product life cycles characterize our linear economic system and our society. The consequences for people and the environment are becoming increasingly serious. Climate neutrality and resource efficiency can be achieved with a system change to a circular economy. This circular economy requires the development of new materials, new products and services as well as innovative value chains and tailored business models. 

We support your company on the path to a circular economy: we offer extensive expertise for specific material and technology developments in chemical recycling, polymer chemistry and plastics technology as well as water treatment and nutrient recovery. With our expertise in circular resources and their ecological assessment, we support your transformation.

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Research Focus Areas Products and Services

Research focus areas

Publicly funded collaborative projects

Bio-based plastics

Chemicals and formulations

Plastics in the environment: Micro- and macroplastics

Products and services – Industry-led development and scale-up

Biodegradability of polymers, materials and plastic products

Development of bio-based plastics and recycled plastics

Development of substrate-based fungal materials from idea to product

Life Cycle Assessment

Making your chemical processes sustainable – with customized electrocatalysis solutions

Processing of pyrolysis products into chemicals and fuels

Pyrolysis of plastics and composites

Smart plant sensing for sustainable yields

Transformation to a circular economy

Water management in production processes

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