Objective
In Europe the consumption of plastics is predicted to grow by 12 million tons between 1995 and 2006 which represents an annual growth rate of approximately 4%. The recycling of scrap plastic is a priority in the European industry, with an important economic and environmental impact. The imbalance between the waste collectable and the potential end-markets for the recycled plastics and the presence of large quantities of mixed plastic waste where the difficulties and energy consumed in separating into homogeneous fractions and cleaning outweigh the environmental gain of recycling, are the two major constraints. To overcome these problems, addressing particularly multi-layer scrap plastics, an innovative approach was envisaged. The novel idea is to continuously monitor a physical property of the scrap material being incorporated and, through that motoring, automatically determine the proportion of the different components of the scrap. Appropriate flows of single raw components will be introduced into the process through an input signal to the components feed-tanks in order to ensure the specified characteristics of the product being manufactured.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- engineering and technology environmental engineering waste management waste treatment processes recycling
You need to log in or register to use this function
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Data not available
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
4300-152 PORTO
Portugal
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.