Objective Objectives and content Since 1993, the Automotive Industry has concluded voluntary agreements on End-of-Life Vehicles at national level in several European Countries in order to progressively reduce the weight of Automotive Shredder Residue sent to landfill, with a final targeted limit of 5% in 2015. Recently, a Directive Proposal voted by the European Commission proposed the same targets. Mounted on more than 60% of new european models, Plastic Fuel Tanks (PFT) are large parts made out of well defined material: High Density Polyethylene. Such features designate Plastic Fuel Tanks as a good candidate for mechanical recycling and the recovery of the corresponding HDPE stream, which is estimated at more than 50.000 ton annually for the year 2000, would contribute to alleviate the Automotive Shredder Residue problem. The objective of the project is to set up a Value Chain for the recycling of HDPE from used PFT back into the original application, with the aim to introduce 40% of regenerate into new PFT. In order to meet this challenge, a multi-disciplinary and transnational research project must be initiated, with targeted achievements in four key areas, which will be dealt with interactively: Plastic Fuel Tanks Design and Manufacturing: designfor-recycling guidelines will be established to make future PFT easy to dismantle and recycle Recovery Process Engineering and Logistics: an efficient process will be required. A key success factor is the elimination of absorbed fuel residues and parasitic coatings, for which cleaning techniques and supercritical C02 process will be developed Polymer Science: new molecular repair additives systems will be elaborated to upgrade the recovered material, as no trade-off in performance will be allowed versus virgin material Life Cycle Assessment: a new LCA approach will be implemented in order to determine the soundness of the recycling process in comparison with other routes (energy recovery, landfill). The pertinence of the whole process will be evaluated on the basis of three sets of criteria: LCA, economic efficiency and technical performance. In order to allow quick dissemination and practical implementation, a comprehensive scheme will be devised for a complete industrial recycling network, from the dismantling of used PFT to the production of new optimised PFT incorporating a significant amount of a high quality regenerated material. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineeringengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Programme(s) FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 0204 - Technologies for recovering products at the end of their lifecycle Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator SOLVAY S.A. Address 310,rue de ransbeek 310 1120 Bruxelles Belgium See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Ciba Spezialitaetenchemie Lampertheim GmbH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Chemiestrasse 68623 Lampertheim See on map INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avl. rovisco pais 1049-001 Lisboa See on map Leto Recycling B.V. Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 243,bedrijvenpark twente 7602 KJ Almelo See on map REGIENOV - RENAULT RECHERCHE ET INNOVATION France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 9,avenue du golf 1 78288 Guyancourt See on map Solvay Automotive France S.A. France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenue d'angers 53032 Laval See on map
