Chemical Conversion and Process Control for Increased used of Polyethylene and Polypropylene Secondary Feedstocks

Chemical Conversion and Process Control for Increased use of Polyethylene and Polypropylene Secondary Feedstocks

This project seeks to evaluate reactive feedstock pre-treatment and to develop real-time process measurements to increase post-consumer and post-industrial polyolefin film waste utilization.

Project Team:
University of Massachusetts Lowell (UM-L), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), SER North America LLC, iMFLUX Inc.

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20-01-MM-4130

Identifying strategies to maximize benefit of fiber recovery through systems quantification

Identifying strategies to maximize benefit of fiber recovery through systems quantification

This project will analyze the system‐wide economic and environmental implications of changes in the recovery of fibers. The project will use a dynamic modeling framework that integrates material flow analysis, life cycle inventories, and technical cost modeling to inform potential ideas for cost‐effective fiber recovery approaches.

A goal of this project is for REMADE members to more accurately determine the energy and emissions benefits associated with paper and paperboard recovery.  

Project Team:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The American Forest & Paper Association, WestRock, Graphic Packaging

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18-02-SA-05