CREAToR is a European-funded research project aiming to remove hazardous flame retardants from plastic waste

Collection of waste thermoplastic materials from building/construction, aeronautics and electrical/electronic equipment
Removal of flame retardants using continuous extraction technologies in twin-screw extruders
Reuse of the purified materials e.g. construction, automotive and aerospace applications
Design of a reverse logistics model for the value chain

CREAToR
is a European-funded research project aiming to remove hazardous flame retardants from plastic waste

Collection of waste thermoplastic materials
from building/construction, aeronautics
and electrical/electronic equipment

Removal of flame retardants
using continuous extraction technologies
in twin-screw extruders

Reuse of the purified materials
e.g. construction, automotive and
aerospace applications

Design of a reverse logistics model
for the value chain

THE PROCESS

The CREAToR process will comprise:

A reverse logistics process

for the collection of waste materials

New technologies

for sorting and quality control

A new purification

process to remove Br flame retardants

A labelling concept

for the Br-free material

Modification for reuse

of the purified material

TECHNOLOGIES

Sorting line using LIBS
(laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy)

Extractive extrusion with supercritical CO₂

NADES ionic liquids for purification

INNOVATION

sorting

We will develop a cost-efficient process for characterising and sorting polymers (ABS, PC, PA, PS) on a kg scale

Br flame retardants

We will remove Br flame retardants from suitable waste streams down to 0.1 wt-% in a continuous process on a kg scale

We will rethink today’s linear logistics for tomorrow’s circular economy by developing a new reverse logistics concept, taking account of all stakeholders and their interaction in the value chain

MARKETS

CREAToR will benefit the industry both as a value-creating disposal option for plastic waste, and as a source of secondary raw materials for reuse. The initial target markets are: