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project info
Start date: 2 March 2019
End date: 1 March 2023
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 511 624,00 €
EU contribution: 511 624,00 € (100%)
programme
Programming period: 2014-2021
Managing authority: Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland

Development of biodegradable engineering plastics.

Worldwide there are no or few plastics that can be used for technical applications and which are also biodegradable. Besides very specific plastics with, for example, a medical application, there are no so-called engineering plastics with high mechanical properties combined with biodegradation under normal conditions. In many sectors such as construction, agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and greenery, the use of non-degradable engineering plastics, such as PET and nylon, which, after use and due to wear, have a high risk of getting into the environment, whether or not in tiny particles (called microplastics). Senbis Polymer Innovations, which in this application is accompanied by Asqa Subsidies, starts a valorisation project to develop new biodegradable polyesteramide granulates with high mechanical properties and a low cost price with its knowledge and expertise in polymer chemistry. For example, a sustainable and affordable alternative will be offered to a large number of sectors that are still dependent on unsustainable traditional engineering plastics. If this project is successful and the results are scaled up, this will provide an important solution to the global microplastic problem.

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