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European Center for Elastomeric Powders

euCEP

Holger Wack

Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik UMSICHT

Oberhausen, Germany

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Content

What does euCEP do? – a brief introduction

euCEP and euregio – cross-border-activities

Project structure

What are we doing at the moment?

Future activities

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euCEP – a brief introduction

Worldwide production and use of raw caoutchouc (rubber)ca. 18 Mio. t/a• 40 % natural rubber (rubber tree)• 60 % composition rubber (oil)

Residual material during production of technical rubber productsca. 5 - 10 %• 450.000 - 900.000 t/a (worldwide)• high value raw material• nowadays: downcycling or energy recovery

Use of rubber• 50 % tires• 50 % technical rubber products (sealing profiles, shoes, automotive etc.)

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euCEP – a brief introduction

Residual material can be transformend into powder• ambient grinding• cryogenic grinding

euCEP concept• collecting residual material under strict quality management• transforming the material into powders (elastomeric powders)

– ambient grinding– cryogenic grinding

• development of new products based on elastomeric powders• information and consulting in the field of elastomeric powders• networking• based in the euregio rhine-meuse-north

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About the euregio rhine-meuse-north

euregios

• support of cross-border-activities

• euregios on Dutch-German borders oldest ones in Europe

• today many euregios exist on the inner-European borders

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About the euregio rhine-meuse-north

German name: euregio rhein-maas-nord Dutch name: euregio rijn-maas-noord

• founded in 1978 as a voluntary cooperation between cities• since 2004 Dutch-German administration union (»Zweckverband«) regulated

by German law

• currently 33 members municipalities, chambers of commerce• most densely populated euregio at the Dutch-German border (520 people/km²)

• 9 employees• located at the euregio-house in Mönchengladbach

(Germany), in the historical Nordpark, just across the Borussia soccer stadium:Konrad-Zuse-Ring 6

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About the euregio rhine-meuse-north

Activities of the euregio rhine-meuse-north

• EURES (European Employment Services)-program

• general activities – monthly consultation for cross-border commuters– map of euregio-area for means of leisure activities– cooperation plan for the case of catastrophes for police,

fire fighters, rescue service etc. – bi-national art exibitions at the euregio-house– courses for members in administrative neighbour language– own publications, e. g. pocket dictionary Dutch and annual

survey of euregional activities– CD euregio-guide with history and cultural highlights of region

• INTERREG IIIA program

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Project structure – financing

co-financiers

co-financiers

support by industry federations (regarding contents)

GAVS – Gesellschaft für Altgummi-Verwertungs-Systeme, Frankfurt, Germany

NVR – Nederlandse Vereniging van Rubber- en Kunststoffabrikanten, Leidschendam, The Netherlands

INTERREG IIIA program

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Project structure – location and realisation

Region rhine-meuse-north

Fontys HogeschoolVenlo (The Netherlands)

Fraunhofer UMSICHTWillich (Germany)

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Project structure – operational work and work-sharing

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At the moment – residual material

Research in the field of residual material

• what amounts are aviable?– by standardised questionnaires

• discussion with the industry to catch their requirements– workshops– visits

• logistic concetps for collecting the material and quality management– case studies

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At the moment – technology

Research in the field of grinding and using of elastomeric powders

• grinding of different types of rubber material– ambient grinding– cryogenic grinding (liquid nitrogen)– costs, effectivity, quality– characterisation and modification (surface)

• use of elastomeric powders as functional additiv for different raw materials

– resins (epoxy, polyurethan etc.)– plastics (PE, PP etc.)– powder and liquid coatings– bitumen and sealing pastes– concrete, finery

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At the moment – technology

Example for using elastomeric powders (TPE-alloys)

• euCEP-idea– integrated treatment– logistic and technology– new opportunities– acceptance and image– from residual to raw material

elastomericpowder plastics

TPE-alloy

residualmaterial

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At the moment – technology

Example of a functional TPE-alloy

• water swellable TPE-alloy (self repairing sealing systems)– applicable e. g. in the field of civil engineering– low costs– easy to handle– isotropic swelling– weldable– recycling ability– rubber powder is responsible for porosity

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Future activities

Logistics and technology

• logistics– realising case studies

• technolgoy– further work on grinding and using elastomeric powders – establishing different instruments and machines– fabrication of test samples– characterisation of test samples

Information, networking, and PR

• continous dialogue with the industry

• establishing the brand

• strengthen the cross-boarder-activities

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Questions, ideas, discussion ...

Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits-und Energietechnik UMSICHTOsterfelder Straße 346047 Oberhausenwww.umsicht.fraunhofer.de

Dr. Holger Wack Damian Hintemann

Fontys FHTBMHulsterweg 2-65900 AC Venlowww.ilec.nlwww.fontys.nl

Ron VonkMax Klöters

www.eucep.eu(German – Dutch – English)

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