NONTOX
NONTOX is a EU-H2020 funded project dealing with the recycling and valorization of waste plastic streams contaminated with hazardous additives.
Project Duration: 2019–2022
Project call: NONTOX
Research programme: Horizon 2020
Project objective:
NONTOX is a EU-H2020 funded project (2019-2022) dealing with the recycling and valorization of waste plastic streams contaminated with hazardous additives. The project focuses on removing hazardous components, upgrading of recycles back to high value added applications and also studying the conversion into fuel of hard to recycle streams and the proper disposal of hazardous residues. The project deals with waste streams from three main EU waste directives: WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), ELV (End of Life Vehicles) and C&DW (Construction and Demolition Waste).
NONTOX is a project coordinated by VTT (Finland) and gathers 12 partners from all Europe.
More info: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/223240/factsheet/en (Own NONTOX website under development!)
Norner contribution:
NORNER RESEARCH is the leader of the VALORIZATION OF RECYCLATES work package that will explore alternatives for upgrading the recycled plastics back to high value applications.
Project consortium:
| FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. |
Germany |
| UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA CAMPANIA LUIGI VANVITELLI |
Italy |
| RELIGHT SRL |
Italy |
| Fundacion IMDEA Energia |
Spain |
| AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS |
Spain |
| STENA RECYCLING INTERNATIONAL AB |
Sweden |
| GALEA POLYMERS SL |
Spain |
| ECODOM-CONSORZIO ITALIANO PER IL RECUPERO E RICICLAGGIO ELETTROD |
Italy |
| AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR |
Finland |
| COOLREC BV |
Netherlands |
Norner project responsible: Carlos Barreto Soler