What is the Biopolymer Application Centre?
The Biopolymer Application Center is designed as a professional development and testing facility for biobased and recycled polymers. It features equipment for formulating, compounding, processing, and characterizing biopolymers. This makes the BAC the link between laboratory research and application in products and processes at companies.
Companies can contact the centre with questions about using bioplastics, replacing fossil-based plastics, or increasing the biobased and recycled content of their materials. Researchers and students join us to collaborate with you in developing and validating new materials and applications.
Focus: biopolymeren & toepassing in de praktijk
In het Biopolymeer Applicatie Centrum richt je je op de hele keten van biopolymeer tot eindtoepassing, waaronder:
- Ontwikkeling en optimalisatie van biobased en gerecyclede polymeren
- Compounderen van biopolymeren met hulpstoffen, vezels en vulstoffen
- Verwerkingsonderzoek, zoals extrusie, spuitgieten en andere kunststofverwerkingstechnieken
- Toepassingsgericht materiaalonderzoek: mechanische, thermische en verouderingseigenschappen
- Vergelijking tussen biobased/ gerecyclede polymeren en conventionele kunststoffen
- Ontwerp en test van demonstrators en prototypes op basis van biopolymeren
- Onderzoek naar verwerkbaarheid, levensduur en recyclebaarheid van nieuwe materialen
Deze combinatie maakt het Biopolymeer Applicatie Centrum een ideale omgeving om innovaties in bioplastics en circulaire kunststoffen te ontwikkelen, door te rekenen en te testen in realistische omstandigheden.
Connected to education and research
Like the other MNEXT facilities, the BAC is strongly connected to education, companies and other organizations.
- Lectureships and research tracks
Within the Biopolymer Application Centre, lectureships and research groups are working on biobased building blocks, sustainable materials, and circular design strategies. By combining knowledge from materials science, chemistry, process technology, and design, integrated solutions for the transition to biobased and circular plastics are created. - Education: MBO–HBO–Professionals
Students from relevant programs contribute to the BAC’s current research and development challenges from companies. They learn to work with professional plastics processing equipment, perform material testing, and assist in the development of prototypes and demonstrators. This creates a learning track in which MBO, HBO, and professional students strengthen each other. - External partners
The Biopolymer Application Centre is specifically designed for companies, government agencies, and other organizations that want to advance in biobased and circular polymers. Research and development processes are set up together with you, ranging from feasibility studies and material selection to prototype development and scale-up testing.
Wat kun jij bij het Biopolymeer Applicatie Centrum doen?
Organisaties benutten het Biopolymeer Applicatie Centrum voor onder andere:
- Onderzoek en ontwikkeling van nieuwe biopolymeren en bioplastics
- Vervanging van fossiel gebaseerde kunststoffen door biobased of gerecyclede alternatieven
- Optimalisatie van verwerkingsparameters voor biopolymeren in bestaande productielijnen
- Materiaalcharacterisatie en vergelijking van biobased materialen met conventionele kunststoffen
- Ontwikkeling en test van prototypes, demonstrators en kleine series
- Kennisopbouw en training rond biobased en circulaire polymeren voor medewerkers en studenten
Submit your question to the Biopolymer Application Centre
Do you want to get started with biobased or circular plastics, but aren’t sure which material or process is right for you? Are you looking for a place to develop, test, or prototype new biopolymers?
Contact the Biopolymer Application Centre to:
- explore your challenge;
- discuss opportunities for research, development, or pilot projects;
- join ongoing projects and programs related to biopolymers and circular plastics.
The Biopolymer Application Centre helps you take the step from idea and material to applicable, sustainable product.
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