„Resi - Reststoffe innovativ“ is the name of the new research project at the IfBB at Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts, in which the utilisation of agricultural residues and waste materials for the plastics industry is to be researched together with three project partners.
In the Resi project, the IfBB and its project partners, the Institute for Technical Chemistry (TCI) at Leibniz Universität Hannover and the companies Vogelsang and Holzmühle Westerkamp, are researching agricultural residues and waste materials from Lower Saxony as biogenic materials. They are intended to replace fossil raw materials and thus promote resource conservation and sustainability. By using residual materials instead of fresh biomass, additional land consumption for the production of raw materials can be avoided, making the process potentially more environmentally friendly.
The focus is on the following research questions: Which bio-based residues and by-products from Lower Saxony are suitable for plastics technology and how can they be used innovatively as fillers and reinforcing materials, functionalising additives or as fermentation media in previously unused fields of application? What processes are necessary to process the residual materials so that they can be used industrially, stored and utilised for specific applications?
The focus is on the broadest possible utilisation, i.e. the use in various materials and formulations, so that all components of plastics or composite materials are covered. The project is part of the extensive Research of the IfBB at Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts on the topic of waste utilisation.
„Resi - Reststoffe innovativ“ is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the state of Lower Saxony in the „Stärker entwickelte Region“ (SER) programme area and runs until 30.11.2027.
Source: IfBB
