ULTRAVISC
Sensor-Base Ultrasonic Viscosity Control for the Extrusion of Recycled Plastics
| Coordinatore | Cherry Drainage Pipes Limited
Organization address
address: Derryhirk Road 12 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.ultravisc.org |
| Totale costo | 1˙273˙837 € |
| EC contributo | 969˙970 € |
| Programma | FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs |
| Code Call | FP7-SME-2008-1 |
| Funding Scheme | BSG-SME |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-10-01 - 2011-09-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cherry Drainage Pipes Limited
Organization address
address: Derryhirk Road 12 contact info |
UK (Tullyroan) | coordinator | 323˙362.00 |
| 2 |
DKI Plast A.S
Organization address
address: Erhvervsparken 7 contact info |
DK (Gadstrup) | participant | 205˙004.00 |
| 3 |
Total Sigma Measurements Ltd
Organization address
address: The Demesne contact info |
IE (Dundalk) | participant | 191˙036.00 |
| 4 |
POLINTER SA
Organization address
address: CARRETERA DE RIBES KM 13 contact info |
ES (MONTCADA I REIXAC) | participant | 173˙942.00 |
| 5 |
PLASTITEHASE AS
Organization address
city: TALLINN contact info |
EE (TALLINN) | participant | 57˙134.00 |
| 6 |
THE UK MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED
Organization address
address: MIDDLE ASTON HOUSE contact info |
UK (MIDDLE ASTON OXFORDSHIRE) | participant | 7˙169.00 |
| 7 |
SIRRIS HET COLLECTIEF CENTRUM VAN TECHNOLOGISCHE INDUSTRIE VZW
Organization address
address: BOULEVARD AUGUSTE REYERS 80 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | participant | 6˙363.00 |
| 8 |
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
Organization address
address: University Road contact info |
UK (BELFAST) | participant | 5˙960.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Our aim is to improve processes for the recycling of post-consumer plastic waste, using new technology to compensate for impurities and variations in the physical properties of recycled feedstock. Ultravisc will allow the production of higher grade products from recycled materials, and will reduce costs for plastics recyclers and processors, thus increasing European competitiveness. It will also provide significant environmental benefits, through conservation of non-renewable raw materials, processing energy, and CO2 emissions, and a reduction in landfill use. The lack of highly efficient separation processes for consumer plastics results in materials that are contaminated and inconsistent regarding physical properties. This results in two distinct problems in the processing of these materials by extrusion methods. The first is the presence of small particulate contaminants, which can give rise to serious defects and the generation of scrap product. The second is batch-to-batch variability in the bulk melt flow index, due to differences in the source of the waste materials used. This demands re-optimisation of machine operating parameters, resulting in line downtime and materials wastage. Our process will be based on novel ‘Soft Sensor’ technology, which will monitor the viscosity of the polymer melt during processing and control the selective application of ultrasound to ensure consistent processing, using an intelligent fully closed-loop system. We will also develop an ultrasonically assisted filter pack capable of filtering fine particulate contaminants with a low back pressure, improving filtration of plastics. These innovations will enable consistent processing of variable grade recycled plastic materials.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Recyclation of plastics has become increasingly common throughout the EU. Scientists have delivered monitoring and control technology to ensure that manufacturers can reliably use waste to manufacture other products.