RIPA APPLICATIONS
Material streams and recycling barriers addressed by RIPA.
RIPA works on complex plastic and packaging streams where standard recycling reaches technical or economic limits.
The focus is on removing, reducing or separating barriers that prevent higher-value reuse - including inks, odour, aluminium, coatings, heavy metals, plasticizers, selected NIAS and multilayer structures.
Material / Problem
RIPA Capability
Status
Printed films
Deinking / ink reduction
tested / project-specific
Odour-contaminated plastics
Odour reduction
tested / project-specific
Aluminium-containing packaging
Aluminium removal / separation
tested / project-specific
Multilayer PP/PE
Separation potential
tested / project-specific
Multilayer PP/PET
Separation potential
tested / project-specific
Multilayer PE/PET
Separation potential
tested / project-specific
Multilayer PE/PA
Separation potential
tested / project-specific
Cable plastics
PVC / PE upgrading
project-specific
PVC compounds
Reduction of selected barriers
project-specific
Heavy-metal contaminated plastics
Technical reduction pathway
project-specific
Plasticizer-related barriers
Technical evaluation / reduction pathway
project-specific
Beverage cartons
Polymer / aluminium-related pathway
project-specific
Blister packaging
Separation / purification pathway
project-specific
Coated plastic parts
Coating removal / surface purification
project-specific
