Achema 2024

The Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE presents two main topics at ACHEMA 2024: “chemical recycling” and “sustainable geosynthetics for landscaping”. We cordially invite you to visit us at the fair in Frankfurt (Hall 6.0 - Research and Innovation | Booth D49)!

For the first time, the Fraunhofer CCPE is presenting the topic of “Sustainable geosynthetics for landscaping". Using our exhibit, our specialists will show how innovative and sustainable materials can be designed for use in complex environments. Today, geosynthetics are already being produced for various applications based on renewable raw materials, both biopolymers and natural fibers, for example. The aim here is to meet challenging requirements not only initially, but also over a predefined period of use, while at the same time being completely biodegradable for many applications. The Fraunhofer CCPE has many years of experience with biopolymers such as polylactide (PLA) and polybutylene succinate (PBS), as well as with all the necessary process steps with a focus on the production of high-quality fibers from PLA and PBS. These are flanked by studies on time-defined degradation in soils and aquatic environments as well as ecotoxicological assessments of the new developments to ensure rapid transfer to applications.

We will also be exhibiting “Advanced Recycling” at the ACHEMA. Finding the right process is often a challenge, especially for waste that is difficult to recycle. With the CCPE recycling cascade for plastic waste, which consists of a combination of three innovative Fraunhofer technologies, high-quality plastic recyclates can be produced with optimized product yields. This waste includes, for example, mixed packaging waste, shredder residues or composite materials that can no longer be recycled using conventional mechanical processes. The input materials are pre-sorted and then treated using a combination of three innovative recycling technologies: solvent-based process, solvolysis and iCycle® process.