Projects

TEX4GREEN aims to directly address the pollution challenge of the textile industry by validating and demonstrating at an industrial scale the development of bio-based alternatives across three critical textile value chains: coatings, surfactants, and dyes and fixing agents.
 

The R.A.U.M. Laboratory Euregio Meuse-Rhine is an innovative competence and application center for sustainable construction products being established at TFI Aachen. 

The textile and plastics sector is under severe pressure. Raw materials are becoming scarcer and more expensive, whilst the impact of fossil-based materials on the climate and the environment is becoming increasingly apparent. Microplastics from textiles end up in water, soil and even in the human body.

Reimagining protein extraction from E. coli inclusion bodies for a thermoplastic squid protein

Producing Functional Mussel Adhesive Proteins in Plants.

CircuTherm focuses on highly efficient, localized heating, where up to 90% of electrical energy is converted directly into heat at the exact location where it is needed.

Valorizing Horticultural Bio-Residues in Limburg for a Circular Economy

Transforming Cashew Nut Waste into Sustainable, Circular Coatings.

The project goal is to develop a multi-functional biobased, biodegradable and non-toxic additive to replace fossil-based synthetic paper additives.

Lignin derived building blocks for high performance polyamides

Catalyst-free technology that turns black liquor directly into high-value bio-aromatics.

A green solution to a sticky situation: producing functional mussel adhesive proteins in plants.

Biobased and biodegradable materials from starch co-products.

How can we, locally, work towards a more sustainable textile ecosystem? The Circular Textiles Workplace Maastricht brings together different regional stakeholders to collectively explore this question.

LCA @ Zuid-Limburg is a regional initiative aimed at equipping the next generation of professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to make sustainability measurable and actionable.

Despite some environmental trade-offs, bio-based plastics offer significant potential to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with conventional plastics. 

This project aims to assess and quantify Maastricht University's greenhouse gas emissions.

The ULTRA-BIO project aims to develop a uniform methodology for tracing and assessing the environmental impact of biobased products over their entire life cycle.

The next generation synthetic collagen.

Biobased monomers from second generation biomass for high performance polymers, copolymers and blends.

Sustainable and fire-safe plastics based on fully organic phosphorus-sulfur compounds.

Developing next-generation sustainable mycelium-based materials.

This project pioneers a completely new approach to make widely available epoxy-amine networks (e.g. windmill blades) recyclable, while they are normally not recyclable.

Bringing Biomass and 1,3 butadiene in flow-chemistry.

Sustainable inks and coatings: developing switchable and adaptive functional polymers and additives for low environmental footprint

The COMET module Repairtecture focuses on developing innovative simulation approaches, new materials, and design and connection concepts to create a circular economy for polymer-based products and composites that retain their function, properties, and attractiveness over a longer lifetime

The goal is to achieve solvent-free polymerization to reduce energy use. The resulting materials are expected to have excellent water resistance, antioxidant properties, and self-healing abilities, making them ideal for protecting metals from corrosion.

The primary objective of AMIBM in the SMARAGD project is to implement IoT applications in aerogel production, aiming to expedite the digitalization of this field by developing tools for its implementation. 

Peptides and proteins are essential for life and are the foundation for many research fields. Scientists are often interested in protein functions, e.g. to improve the activity of proteins or to understand their mode of action.

Development and life-cycle of Asphalt for more Sustainable urban pavements using Recycled and Bio-resources

Digitalization of nonthermal Extraction of proteins from plant by-products and Electroforming as output Product
 

From stereolithography to extrusion-based 3D printing with renewable and recyclable network polymers

Digitization of lignin polyurethane development

Lignin based dynamic and circular thermosets.

Dutch healthcare accounts for 7-8% of the total national greenhouse gas emissions. In hospitals, at least 20% of this is related to the operating theatre. This includes waste, inhalation gases for anesthesia, energy for air refreshment, and medicine residues in wastewater. 

In the Realise-Bio project, experienced partners will provide decisive impulses for the realisation of a circular bioeconomy and circular economy in the Interreg programme area in order to make the Germany-Netherlands border region greener and more liveable and to address global regional challenges such as climate change.

In this program, we try to realize new ways to generate income and improve value chains that contribute to a circular economy, sustainable production and consumption, and healthy food - focusing on mission-driven innovations

Biobased crystal polarization and semi-aromaticity for high polymer dielectrics

The overarching goal of this proposal is to design new methods employing photo flow reactors for the synthesis of isocyanides at larger scale using bio-based scaffolds and visible light as sustainable energy resource.

Metal Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen Production by Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting

Customized membranes for green and resilient industries

CARBIOW project will help Europe to take the lead in energy and transport sector decarbonization.

How can we develop sustainable and economically viable biobased epoxy thermosets and composites from cashew nutshell residue?

Lightweight, renewable origin, mild processing, and facile recyclability make thermoplastics the circular construction materials of choice. However, in additive manufacturing (AM), known as 3D printing, mass adoption of thermoplastics lags behind.

The aim of this research project is the development of the bio-based and sustainable protection systems for citrus trees. Specifically, we will focus on the fabrication of stimuli-responsive microgels capable of strong binding to the leaves and controlled release of antibacterial molecules to combat citrus cancer.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a versatile technique to quantify environmental impacts and compare different products and technologies.