Advanced Recycling

Achieving a successful circular plastics economy requires optimized collection and sorting processes upstream of the recycling of valuable materials. Advanced process technologies are used to recover polymers and monomers that can be fed into the cycle at the beginning and then further processed into products.

Our competences

We use advanced recycling technologies such as physical recycling technology, solvolysis and pyrolysis to recover polymers and monomers from the industry-specific life cycles of the plastic, which can be immediately further processed and used for various applications. Using feedstocks, additives and catalysts, we provide the appropriate test environment. 

We analyze the technical, economic and ecological parameters of waste streams and recycling processes as well as the recovery of problem plastics and composite materials. We place a special focus on the holistic approach, considering the points of eco-efficiency and the cost-benefit ratio. 

Your path to cooperation

Do you want to identify circular innovations for your products and increase the recycled material content? Then please feel free to contact Alexander Hofmann, Andreas Mäurer or Torsten Müller.

You can find more information about a collaboration here. 

Recycling of Marine Plastic Waste
Moubarak M., Schlummer M., Loos H., Ragaert K., van Geem K., Büttner A. 
Springer Handbook of Circular Economy, Springer Verlag
First published: June 2025, page 705-722

Methods for the Fast Detection of Unpleasant Odorants and Other Non-intentionally Added Substances in Recyclates
de Aragao Belé T., Haug H., Sauerwald T.
Springer Handbook of Circular Economy, Springer Verlag
First published: June 2025, page 667-682

Secondary Components and Hazardous
Substances: Decontamination, Purification, and Utilization
Buettner A.
Springer Handbook of Circular Economy, Springer Verlag
First published: June 2025, page 647

Chemical Recycling: Raw Materials for the Petrochemical Industry
Rieger T., Hofmann A., Franke M., Kleeberg J., Wilker P., Gräbner M.
Springer Handbook of Circular Economy, Springer Verlag
First published: June 2025, page 489-502

Chemical Recycling: Monomers and Intermediates from Depolymerization Processes for the Chemical and Plastics Industry
Majgaonkar P., Hanich-Spahn R., Niessner N., Töpel E., de Meester S., Barrios E., Eiden S. Schönberger F.
Springer Handbook of Circular Economy, Springer Verlag
First published: June 2025, page 433-487

Mechanical Recycling: Processing Challenges
Müller T., Ibañez J., Schneider J., Moser K.
Springer Handbook of Circular Economy, Springer Verlag
First published: June 2025, page 407-417

Plastic Purification and Separation Through Solvents
Schlummer M., Knappich F., Wende M., Neubauer J., Wagner S., Göbel F., Mäurer A.
Springer Handbook of Circular Economy, Springer Verlag
First published: June 2025, page 391-406

Recycling Technologies and Sustainable Processing
Pfaendner R., Henning F.
Springer Handbook of Circular Economy, Springer Verlag
First published: June 2025, page 373

Kuwait’s Transformation Pathway Toward Sustainable Consumption, Production, and Circular Economy
Al-Kandari S., Al-Dimashki M., Alkhoury K., Reh K., Bersch L., Degener P., Franke M.
Springer Handbook of Circular Economy, Springer Verlag
First published: June 2025, page 125-158

Chemical Recycling of WEEE Plastics—Production of High Purity Monocyclic Aromatic Chemicals.
Rieger, T.; Oey, J.C.; Palchyk, V.; Hofmann, A.; Franke, M.; Hornung, A.  Processes 2021, Volume 9, Issue 530.
First published: 16. März 2021; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9030530

Kunststoffe physikalisch recyceln
Moser K.; Mikonsaari I.; van de Walle E.;
Kunststoffe 2022, Volume 10/22
First published: Oktober 2022