DEMETO has been invited by the European Association "Chemical Recycling Europe" to present the project in the framework of its first conference about the challenges and opportunities of chemical recycling.
Mr. Maurizio Crippa, CEO of gr3n, will participate in the event where also policy makers and the European Commission representatives will discuss about the future of this technology and its application at industrial level.
More information can be found at https://www.chemicalrecyclingeurope.eu
Draft programme:
08.30 – 9.00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
9.00 – 9.10 Introduction
EU Policy and Chemical Recycling
9.10 – 9.30 EU Plastics Strategy in Circular Economy by European Commission
9.30 – 9.50 EU Research Agenda and Chemical Recycling by DG Research
9. 50 – 10.10 Chemical Recycling – The answer to plastic waste? by Carlos Monreal, Chemical Recycling Europe President
10.10 – 10.30 Policy Perspectives to Chemical Recycling by Ministry of Environment, Netherland
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee Break
10.45 – 11.15 Chemical Recycling - Legal Conflicts (tbc)
Innovative Technologies and Chemical Recycling
11.15 – 12.15 Available Technologies and projects in Chemical Recycling per polymer type
Thermal processes by ReNew ELP & IGE Solutions
Depolymerization by Ioniqa Technologies
Solvolysis by Polystyvert
12.15 – 13.15 Networking Lunch
13:15 – 14.00 Available Technologies and projects in Chemical Recycling per polymer type
PU recycling (tbc)
PVC recycling (tbc)
14:30 – 15.00 Potential of Chemical Recycling for CO2 Emission Reduction by Geert Bergsma, CE Delft
15.00 – 15.20 Advances in Chemical Recycling of Composite Materials by Certech
15.20 – 15.35 Coffee Break
15.35– 16.35 Case Studies from Chemical Recycling of Polymers: DEMETO, polynSPIRE & MMAtwo by project coordinators
DEMETO, Modular, Scalable and High Performance Depolymerisation by Microwave Technology (PET recycling) by Maurizio Crippa, Gr3n
polynSPIRE, , Demonstration of Innovative Technologies towards a more Efficient and Sustainable Plastic Recycling (PU and PA recycling) by Tatiana Giarca, CIRCE
MMAtwo, Second Generation Methyl Methacrylate by Simon van der Heijden,HealthLand
16.35 – 16.55 Challenges and Potential Opportunities on Chemical Recycling Strategies (tbc)
16.55 – 17.00 Conference Closure