Description

This issue of High-Tech Materials Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) showcases innovations pertaining to recycling technologies. Sensors and near infrared sorting systems to improve the quality of recycled polymers, a steam thermolysis process to prevent thermal degradation of carbon fiber during recycling, a depolymerization process with high recovery rate, and a battery recycling technology for recovering valuable metals are in focus in this TOE.

Tire recycling technologies such as a cost-effective technology based on pyrolysis, tire recycling utilizing mechanical grinding and water jet related technologies, and a process for extracting value added fuels from end-of-life tires are also covered in this TOE.

The High-Tech Materials TOE provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, and strategic insights on various materials across industries. Some material technologies include lightweight materials, bio–based materials, ceramics, smart materials, fibers, nanomaterials, responsive materials, polymers, woven and non woven materials, polymers and plastics and packaging materials.

The Chemicals and Advanced Materials cluster tracks research and innovation trends and developments across specialty chemicals, plastics, polymers, chemicals, bio-chemicals, metals, coatings, thinfilms, surface treatments, composites, alloys, oil and gas, fuel additives, fibers, and several other related technologies and its impact and application across industries.

Key words: Recycled polymers, steam thermolysis process, carbon fiber, depolymerization process, battery recycling, valuable metals, tire recycling, pyrolysis, mechanical grinding, water jet, end-of-life tires, synthetic green rubber