Up-cycling plastic waste for distributed passive cooling applications

Project description

A green path to cooler environments

Global warming and plastic waste are two of the biggest challenges facing society today. Researchers have found a way to tackle both together. In this context, the EU-funded CoolChips project will rescue used food packaging polymers from the garbage. It will equip aluminium laminate polymer films (such as your chips bags and other plastic wraps for snack food) with an additional coating designed to fully reflect solar radiance. Also, thermal radiation in the mid-infrared range will be efficiently emitted. Foreseeable application cases such as covers for tents, glue-able foils for blinds, or stand-alone parasols will be investigated. The project will make passive daytime cooling materials widely accessible, providing a green and affordable way to cooler environments.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes

Programme(s)

• HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• ERC-2022-POC2 - ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS2

Call for proposal

ERC-2022-POC2

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-AG-LS - HORIZON Lump Sum Grant

Coordinator

UNIVERSITAT BAYREUTH

Net EU contribution

€ 150 000,00

Address

Universitatsstrasse 30
95447 Bayreuth
Germany

Region

Bayern › Oberfranken › Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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