ECLIPSE
Research on new recycling technologies and recovery of complex plastic waste
The ECLIPSE project aims to explore innovative technological pathways that enhance the recycling and revalorization of complex polymeric waste. This initiative aims to significantly advance the current separation, recycling, purification, and chemical synthesis methods to produce new polymers fit for reuse.
In addition to researching three recycling technologies—thermal, biological, and chemical—the project will investigate complementary solutions to recycling processes. These solutions are designed to achieve circularity in the overall process, ensuring a significant waste reduction directed to landfills. The focus will be on stages such as identification and separation (achieving high purity in waste streams), purification and isolation of valuable chemical units, synthesis of speciality chemicals, and formulation.
Ultimately, the goal is to establish a sustainable, circular, comprehensive system for recycling and revalorizing complex plastic waste. This system should be versatile, tested in the automotive sector, and applicable to all strategic industrial sectors.
The ECLIPSE project will be carried out over 38 months by a consortium comprising eight companies and seven research entities, including the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). The consortium’s strategy is rooted in a multidisciplinary and multisectoral approach, aiming to implement new circular economy models, promote recycling complex plastic waste, and reduce dependence on petroleum-derived materials.
