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Recycling of Complex Materials

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Many materials from the waste stream can be recovered and recycled into new materials or products. We are developing technologies and processes to recycle plastic and other complex materials, to achieve net zero.

  • Our areas of expertise

    • Recycling technologies for net zero materials

    • Chemical reaction engineering

    • Development of technologies to recover value from waste streams. This includes the development of processes targeting critical materials and technology critical metals

Meet our academic members

Composites; Fibres; Green chemistry; Deep eutectic solvents; Biopolymers, Magnets; Sustainable aviation fuel; Education

Recovery of critical materials; Rare earth magnets; Electrolysers, fuel cells and EV batteries; Plastics and fibre-reinforced plastic (composites) materials

Sustainable food processing; Healthier processed food; Circular economy; LCA

Particle technology; Granular materials; Fluidisation; Mixing; Adhesion and cohesion of particles; Agglomeration; Filtration

Catalysis; Reaction engineering; Glycolysis; Pyrolysis; Upgrading

Process optimisation; Artificial intelligence; Simulation modelling; Particle technology; Multiphase systems

 

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