Studies, publications and events

We have carried out various recycling projects with industry partners and academic institutions. Here is a non-exhaustive list:

For Elanova

  • Catalytic pyrolysis of EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber) - July 2024
  • Catalytic pyrolysis of NBR rubber (nitrile butadiene rubber) - August 2025

For Monomeris Chemicals

Catalytic pyrolysis of polymers using ionic liquids - Feb 2023

For MACAFO*:

Pyrolysis of LDPE agricultural films – August 2026

* MACAFO is a project incubated at the Réunion Technopole:

‘PYROCAT’ project:

Catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene - 2 PhD theses - 2023

In collaboration with:

For PEPR Recyclage:

Catalytic pyrolysis of an EVOH/PP multilayer – Sept. 2025

‘Rustine’ project:

Supercritical fluid recycling for the valorization of polymer waste - 2023

In collaboration with:

‘Devipeee’ project:

Decontamination of plastics from WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) to facilitate their recycling – in progress
In collaboration with:
 

For Mashup Green:

Separation of materials from a carpet – July 2026

As well as internal or university projects:

- Delamination of brake pads – Nov. 2024

- Devulcanisation of the elastomeric part of tennis balls – Feb. 2021

- Extraction of resveratrol using supercritical CO2 – Nov. 2024

- Development of an analytical method for quantifying PER, BPA and PAHs – Feb. 2025

Then

- Decontamination using supercritical CO2 of a model material previously contaminated with PER, BPA and PAHs – Sept. 2025

And other projects not detailed here and/or confidential

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Catalytic pyrolysis:

  • Arango‐Ponton, P., Corjon, G., Dhainaut, J., Heymans, S., Duquesne, S., & Lamonier, J. (2024). Effect of the nature, the content and the preparation method of Zeolite‐Polymer mixtures on the pyrolysis of linear Low‐Density polyethylene. Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 5(9). https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400072
     
  • Klaimy, S., Lamonier, J., Casetta, M., Heymans, S., & Duquesne, S. (2021). Recycling of plastic waste using flash pyrolysis – Effect of mixture composition. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 187, 109540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2021.109540
     
  • Klaimy, S., Ciotonea, C., Dhainaut, J., Royer, S., Casetta, M., Duquesne, S., Tricot, G., & Lamonier, J. (2019). Flash Catalytic Pyrolysis of Polyethylene over (Alumino)silicate Materials. ChemCatChem, 12(4), 1109–1116. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201901819

Decontamination using irradiation:

  • Benmammar, R. K., Bouberka, Z., Malas, C., Carpentier, Y., Haider, K. M., Mundlapati, V. R., Ziskind, M., Focsa, C., Khelifi, S., Poutch, F., Laoutid, F., Supiot, P., Foissac, C., & Maschke, U. (2024). Degradation of decabromodiphenyl ether dispersed in poly (Acrylo-Butadiene-Styrene) using a rotatory laboratory pilot under UV-Visible irradiation. Molecules, 29(21), 5037. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29215037

  • Benmammar, R. K., Mundlapati, V. R., Bouberka, Z., Barrera, A., Staelens, J., Tahon, J., Ziskind, M., Carpentier, Y., Focsa, C., Supiot, P., Foissac, C., & Maschke, U. (2023). Electron beam processing as a promising tool to decontaminate polymers containing brominated flame retardants. Molecules, 28(23), 7753. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28237753

  • Aldoori, H., Bouberka, Z., Feuchter, H., Khelifi, S., Poutch, F., Brison, L., Laoutid, F., Steuperaert, S., Foissac, C., Supiot, P., Malas, C., & Maschke, U. (2023). Recycling of Plastics from E-Waste via Photodegradation in a Low-Pressure Reactor: The Case of Decabromodiphenyl Ether Dispersed in Poly(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) and Poly(carbonate). Molecules, 28(6), 2491. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28062491

  • Oumeddour, H., Aldoori, H., Bouberka, Z., Mundlapati, V. R., Madhur, V., Foissac, C., Supiot, P., Carpentier, Y., Ziskind, M., Focsa, C., & Maschke, U. (2023). Degradation processes of brominated flame retardants dispersed in high impact polystyrene under UV–visible radiation. Waste Management & Research the Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 42(12), 1241–1252. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242x231219626

Other publications:

To mark the occasion of World Recycling Day on 18 March 2026, POLYREC and the Michel-Eugène Chevreul Institute organised a day dedicated to the themes of recycling, eco-design and the life-cycle analysis of polymers.

The programme for the day included:

- Oral presentations by academics, alternating with presentations by start-ups and industry representatives
- A poster session
- A ‘speed networking’ session dedicated to discussions between industry representatives and academics
- Visits to the POLYREC hub

This event was a follow-up to the 2025 event, which had brought together more than 70 participants (researchers, students and industry representatives) to attend presentations by four researchers (photos on the right).

For the 2026 edition, 200 participants joined us at this hybrid event to attend presentations by eight academic researchers from Lille and ten companies on the following topics:
(click on the image to view the programme) 

 

Photos from the 2025 Recycling Day event

You can see some of the photos from the 2026 event below.

For the 2027 edition, we will be meeting in Lille as part of the Beyond Waste event, co-organised with other members of PEPR recyclage.
Further information about the event: https://beyondwaste2027.sciencesconf.org/

Event sponsors:

Access to the UMET academic laboratory website
Access to the UCCS academic laboratory website