Recycling

Melt filtration affects ABS recyclate quality, pressure stability, contaminant removal, melt flow, and the risk of polymer degradation.

In a project with Audi AG, Fraunhofer IVV demonstrated how solvent-based recycling can recover high-quality PC/ABS from automotive waste.

Gasification of automotive shredder plastic with biomass lowers CO₂ emissions and creates circular feedstock for chemical production.

Recycled plastics can expand in building products only when circularity meets the same requirements that govern conventional construction materials.

Regulation is reshaping plastics investment by compressing decision cycles, raising compliance costs, and redirecting capital across the value chain.

Engineers eliminate calcination emissions by encapsulating waste inside cross-linked polymers, creating load-bearing, modular blocks for rapid deployment.

The future of advanced recycling may depend as much on regulatory classification as on reactor design.

Microorganisms metabolize polymer carbon into CO₂ or CH₄, proving actual biodegradation beyond physical or chemical degradation.

Recycling technologies vary widely depending on feedstock quality and target performance. Selecting the right pathway determines whether circularity delivers real value or compromises material performance.

As regulators, NGOs, and manufacturers dispute recycled-content rules, mass balance has become a credibility test for circular plastics claims.