Project
REMADYL aims at recycling the so-called “old PVC”, i.e. PVC additivated with hazardous legacy substances (LS) such as low molecular weight phthalate plasticisers (mainly DEHP) and heavy metal based stabilisers (mainly lead). This “old PVC” constitutes most of current hard (e.g. window frames, tubes) and soft (e.g. flooring or cables) PVC post-consumer waste.
News
Development of materials to remove lead stabilizers from End-of-Life Polyvinylchloride (PVC)
Development of materials to remove lead stabilizers from End-of-Life Polyvinylchloride (PVC) Researchers from the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol) of the University of Valencia (UVEG) are taking part in REMADYL, a Horizon 2020 European Project consisting in developing scavenger materials for the removal of lead stabilizers [...]
Continuous filtering process to remove lead stabilizer from End-of Life PVC
Continuous filtering process to remove lead stabilizer from End-of Life PVC In the focus of REMADYL Project, AIMPLAS is currently studying the removal of lead stabilizers from End-of-Life PVC, using LDH scavenger complexes, synthesized by UVEG. The removal of this lead stabilizer will be done via a [...]
REMADYL activities at Fraunhofer ICT
REMADYL activities at Fraunhofer ICT At Fraunhofer ICT first promising plasticizer batch extraction test were performed on PVC dryblends and PVC sheets (mostly containing mainly DEHP) using the test batch extraction unit shown in Figure 1. The extraction achieved good yields > 70 %. Figure 1: Batch [...]