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Project UBA Coffee To Go
Runtime 07/2017 – 12/2018
The project analyses the volume of to-go cups for hot beverages in Germany, their waste management relevance and their impact on resources and the environment. The aim is to derive recommendations for...
moreProject Updated life cycle assessment for graphic and tissue papers
Runtime 06/2017 – 09/2022
The last major study on paper products dates back to 2000. As paper production became more efficient, the question arose whether it is still true that products made from recovered paper are more...
moreProject System Comparison of Storable Renewable Energy Sources (SYSEET)
Runtime 03/2017 – 11/2018
To decarbonize the economy by 2050 synthetic energy carriers based on renewable sources are needed. The SYSEET project investigates the environmental impacts of providing these so-called power-to-X...
moreProject KartAL III
Runtime 10/2016 – 09/2019
Systemic thinking is required to develop a high-quality recycling system aimed at avoiding downcycling where possible through reductions in quality. The entire value chain must be taken into account,...
moreProject CORAL
Runtime 09/2016 – 08/2019
The research team on the “CORAL” project uses modern process engineering to extract carbon dioxide from the air and make it available as a raw material. This is a challenging project as the...
moreProject Kopernikus-Project P2X
Project start 05/2016
"Power-to-X" refers to technologies that convert electricity from renewable sources into material energy storage, energy carriers and energy-intensive chemical products. More about the project...
moreProject Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Tetra Pak® carton packages and alternative packaging systems for liquid food on the Nordic market
Runtime 05/2016 – 04/2017
The LCA of Tetra Pak carton packages and alternative packagings on the Nordic market aims to provide an up-to date knowledge regarding the environmental performance of carton packages and alternative...
moreProject Bio-based plastics for foodstuff packaging
Runtime 04/2016 – 04/2018
The study "Bio-Based plastics for foodstuff packaging", commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture and carried out by ifeu in collaboration with the Fraunhofer-Institut für...
moreProject Screening Life Cycle Assessment of Transformers with different Dielectric Fluids
Runtime 01/2016 – 05/2017
ifeu accompanied a pilot project of Netze BW, in which the use of bio-oils as insulating medium in transformers was investigated.
moreProject Eco-profile of polyolefins (HDPE and PP) in the GCC
Runtime 12/2015 – 04/2017
The aim of the project was to create Eco-profiles for HDPE and PP produced within countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in analogy to the Eco-profiles published by PlasticsEurope relating...
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