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Jean-Marie <\/strong>Raquez<\/strong>, Senior Researcher at the University of Mons (Belgium)<\/strong>, has just been awarded major funding under the very first WEL-T call for projects. <\/strong>His work aims to m<\/strong>anage plastic waste more sustainably thanks to an innovative technology based on advanced recycling.<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A project on sustainable plastic waste management carried out at the University of Mons (Blegium) was selected in the first WEL-T (Walloon Excellence in Technology) call, which means it will get a 700,000-euro funding over two years. Its lead researcher is Professor Jean-Marie Raquez, Senior Researcher at the National Fund for Scientific Research Polymer and Composite Materials Department. In all, 14 research programmes (Advanced & Starting) were selected in the fields of engineering sciences, chemistry, and physics.<\/p>\n

This call for grants’ objective is to generate innovation that will lead to industrial applications promoting ecological transition, a strategic sector for the region, in areas such as renewable energies, new materials, agile and safe production methods, and recyclable materials.<\/p>\n

For Prof. Ruddy Wattiez, Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Mons, \u00abThe WEL Research Institute, which now includes two departments, WELBIO and WEL-T, is an important tool for supporting strategic fundamental research. In just a few years, the WEL label has become a mark of excellence.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Reducing the environmental impact of plastics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plastics are omnipresent in our daily lives, particularly in food packaging. They face two major environmental challenges linked to their massive use: plastic pollution and the high carbon footprint due to their petrochemical origin.<\/p>\n

\u00abTo reduce the environmental impact of plastics, current efforts are dedicated to developing closed life cycles for synthetic plastics, mainly built on the basis of appropriate collection, separation and mechanical recycling, but remain unsatisfactory for achieving sustainable plastic waste management,\u00bb Jean-Marie Raquez points out. \u00abThe main obstacle is that most recycled materials have inferior properties to virgin plastics, leading to a downcycling model,\u00bb he adds.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\u00bbin_container\u00bb full_screen_row_position=\u00bbmiddle\u00bb column_margin=\u00bbdefault\u00bb column_direction=\u00bbdefault\u00bb column_direction_tablet=\u00bbdefault\u00bb column_direction_phone=\u00bbdefault\u00bb scene_position=\u00bbcenter\u00bb text_color=\u00bbdark\u00bb text_align=\u00bbleft\u00bb row_border_radius=\u00bbnone\u00bb row_border_radius_applies=\u00bbbg\u00bb overflow=\u00bbvisible\u00bb overlay_strength=\u00bb0.3″ gradient_direction=\u00bbleft_to_right\u00bb shape_divider_position=\u00bbbottom\u00bb bg_image_animation=\u00bbnone\u00bb][vc_column column_padding=\u00bbno-extra-padding\u00bb column_padding_tablet=\u00bbinherit\u00bb column_padding_phone=\u00bbinherit\u00bb column_padding_position=\u00bball\u00bb column_element_direction_desktop=\u00bbdefault\u00bb column_element_spacing=\u00bbdefault\u00bb desktop_text_alignment=\u00bbdefault\u00bb tablet_text_alignment=\u00bbdefault\u00bb phone_text_alignment=\u00bbdefault\u00bb background_color_opacity=\u00bb1″ background_hover_color_opacity=\u00bb1″ column_backdrop_filter=\u00bbnone\u00bb column_shadow=\u00bbnone\u00bb column_border_radius=\u00bbnone\u00bb column_link_target=\u00bb_self\u00bb column_position=\u00bbdefault\u00bb gradient_direction=\u00bbleft_to_right\u00bb overlay_strength=\u00bb0.3″ width=\u00bb1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=\u00bbdefault\u00bb animation_type=\u00bbdefault\u00bb bg_image_animation=\u00bbnone\u00bb border_type=\u00bbsimple\u00bb column_border_width=\u00bbnone\u00bb column_border_style=\u00bbsolid\u00bb][image_with_animation image_url=\u00bb14644″ image_size=\u00bbfull\u00bb animation_type=\u00bbentrance\u00bb animation=\u00bbNone\u00bb animation_movement_type=\u00bbtransform_y\u00bb hover_animation=\u00bbnone\u00bb alignment=\u00bb\u00bb img_link_large=\u00bbyes\u00bb border_radius=\u00bbnone\u00bb box_shadow=\u00bbnone\u00bb image_loading=\u00bbdefault\u00bb max_width=\u00bb100%\u00bb max_width_mobile=\u00bbdefault\u00bb][vc_column_text]Caption: Jean-Marie Raquez.<\/span><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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