REVALORIZA

Objective

Application of chemical recycling methods (depolymerisation) based on solvolysis processes to biodegradable plastics (e.g. PLA or PHAs), in order to obtain compounds (e.g. monomers, oligomers…) that can be subjected to a repolymerisation process to obtain short/medium-chain biodegradable polymers capable of being used in value-added applications, as well as to obtain other compounds (e.g. green solvents) with potential industrial applications.

Activities

1. Theoretical study and analysis of the PLA and PHA depolymerisation process.
2. Assembly and fine-tuning of equipment for depolymerisation.
3. Chemical analysis of results
4. Adjustments to the depolymerisation process
5. Computational chemistry for the prediction of new polymer structures. Analysis.
6. PHA polymerisation process.
7. Communication and dissemination of the project
8. Transfer and promotion of results
9. Management and coordination

Dissemination/Transfer

• Poster

Press releases

• AINIA will develop 12 R&D projects in 2023
• AINIA researches new technologies to reduce costs and optimise the production of biodegradable plastics recycling
• AINIA obtains polymer precursors from packaging waste through sustainable chemical processes

Outreach articles

• The challenge of recycling and revalorising biodegradable plastic packaging
• How are we addressing the challenge of recycling and revalorising biodegradable plastic packaging?
• How are we addressing the challenge of recycling and revalorising biodegradable plastic packaging?

News for AINIA Network companies

• A total of 24 AINIA Network companies will participate in 12 R&D projects in 2023

Internal dissemination

• The 12 ERDF projects submitted to IVACE have been approved
• We have submitted 12 proposals to the IVACE-ERDF 2022 call for grants
• We share the results of 6 IVACE ERDF projects

Media dissemination

• Andrés Sala Gascón explains the latest experiences with the Revaloriza project being developed at AINIA (Vida verde interview, RNE).
• AINIA researches new technologies to reduce costs and optimise the production of biodegradable plastics recycling (ENVAPACK)

Video and photos

• Revaloriza: Recycling and revalorisation of biodegradable materials (video)
• Revaloriza: photo session