RAMPF's Upcycling Breakthrough in Aerogel Production

The PolymAerocycle upcycling project, aimed at producing customized polymer aerogels, has demonstrated encouraging early results. Leveraging Rampf's innovative chemical upcycling technology, the project is supported by funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and Project Management Jülich.

RAMPF's chemical upcycling technology enables the utilisation of Polyurethane-based production waste that is not sorted by type. This distinguishes it from the majority of traditional recycling processes, which are intended for sorted residual materials and necessitate the energy-intensive and time-consuming separation of various plastics into single-origin material streams.

The project sets standards both technologically and in terms of research and development. For the first time, we have combined a material recycling technology with aerogel technology to develop a robust, industry-oriented platform for the recycling of unsorted waste streams. This offers exciting entrepreneurial opportunities and can make a significant contribution to the establishment of holistic circular economies.

The experts acknowledged that the technology development of RAMPF and its project partners has the potential to enhance the sustainability of the energy system and, as a result, accelerate its transformation.

Source: RAMPF Group