Project description
Polymers for a circular economy
Plastics and coatings rely on fossil-based resources. At the same time, industries are under pressure to cut waste and recycle more effectively. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the GREEN-X project brings together top universities and companies to create greener pathways in polymer chemistry. Their aim is to convert alternative feedstocks, such as bio-refinery by-products and polyester waste, into high-value polymers and chemicals. This approach replaces fossil-based materials with sustainable options. Additionally, GREEN-X focuses on training researchers in green skills through secondments and workshops. This ensures knowledge transfer from laboratory work to industry. This joint effort aims to provide scalable bio-based materials.
Objective
The Green-X project is vibrant community for transferring scientific, technological, and industrially relevant knowledge in polymer chemistry and engineering, to advance the implementation of more sustainable materials in the plastic and coatings industries. Secondments will unite intersectoral and interdisciplinary efforts to explore alternative carbon feedstocks – such as humins from biorefinery and polyester waste – transforming them into high-value aromatic functional chemicals and polymers.
For this, the excellent academic partners – University of Aveiro (UAveiro), the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (Mines Paris PSL) and Fraunhofer WKI (WKI) - will team up with the innovative industrial companies with a focus on sustainable products – Worlée Chemie GmbH (Worlée), AVANTIUM Renewable Polymers BV (ARNP) and KANSAI HELIOS (HELIOS).
Another key aspect of Green-X is promoting of ‘green skills’ and labour market opportunities essential for transitioning to a circular economy and aligning with the European Green Deal and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through secondments, workshops, and co-organisation of activities, GREEN-X will acquire critical skills to bridge the gap between fundamental research and industrial applications. This includes scaling biobased monomers and polymers for packaging and coatings, enhancing chemical recycling technologies, and setting the stage for market penetration of bio-based polymeric materials. Moreover, GREEN-X will use existing research infrastructures and specialised know-how to support innovation in the circular economy.
This collaboration ensures that the knowledge exchange and innovation ecosystem extends beyond the project’s duration, as outlined in the Sustainability Action Plan, contributing to development of a greener and more sustainable economy through breakthrough technologies and a well-trained workforce.
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- engineering and technology environmental engineering waste management waste treatment processes recycling
- natural sciences chemical sciences polymer sciences
- engineering and technology materials engineering coating and films
- social sciences economics and business business and management employment
- social sciences economics and business economics sustainable economy
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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3810-193 Aveiro
Portugal
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