Learning outcomes

General learning outcomes

• The student can relate the chemical structure of polymers to its circularity potential
• The student understands the thermodynamic limitations of recycling
• The student has a solid knowledge of the complexity of various polymer waste types/mixes
• The student can explain the tension between market demands (i.e. technical performance and/or aesthetics) and circular design
• The student can map material flows in a value chain
• The student knows the state-of-the-art in mechanical recycling of polymers
• The student knows the state-of-the-art in (thermo)chemical recycling of both polyolefin-type materials and of heteropolymers