De-lacquering as a service

Development of the service of de-lacquering in industrial plants on the basis of pulsed high pressure water with a new, energy efficient high pressure pump. Further possible applications will be searched for and evaluated.

Wood Plastic Composites - Neue Wertschöpfung aus Holzspänen

Systematische Untersuchung einer neuen Werkstofffamilie, welche aus Abfallstoffen der Holzindustrie, nämlich den Holzspänen, in Verbindung mit geringen Mengen an thermoplastischen Polymeren (Polyolefine, 5-40%) hergestellt werden. Sie haben holzähnlichen Charakter, können aber mit Fertigungstechnologien der Kunststoffindustrie verarbeitet werden.

Wood Plastic Composites - Direktextrusion

Entwicklung einer Holzspänedirektdosierung

Solar thermal cooling system consisting of a parabolic trough collector field and a steam jet ejector chiller

A solar thermal cooling system consisting of a parabolic trough collector field and a steam jet ejector chiller has been developed. The necessary components were built and tested and finally put together to get an operating pilot plant at the test facility.

Waste heat utilisation and use of renewable energy sources in a metal-working enterprise

Use of waste heat and covering of the remaining energy demand by the renewable energy sources hydropower and biomass in a metal-processing company.

Einsatz von thermischen Kühltechnologien zur Nutzung der sommerlichen Bio-Nahwärme: Fallbeispiel Gemeinde Mureck

Optimierte Nutzung der Wärme aus einem Biogas-BHKW in der Gemeinde Mureck durch verbraucherseitige Maßnahmen; das MULTIfunktionale Energiezentrum MUreck auf dem Weg zur thermischen KLImatisierung: Multi-Mukli

Stoffliche Verwertung der textilen Restfraktion

Verwertung des im Zuge der Aussortierung von brauchbarer Second-hand Bekleidung aus gesammelter Altkleidung anfallende textile Abfall soll einer Wiederverwendung zugeführt werden; Entwicklung von automatisierten, mechanischen Verfahren zu Aufbereitung; Vermeidung von Abfall.

Pilot-Biogas plant consisting of prefabricated units

Construction of a biogas tank built of prefabricated reinforced concrete elements, erected and operated at an existing biogas plant in Bruck an der Leitha. The precast concrete technology promised a lot of advantages but also posed a lot of questions that had to be solved. These problems considered especially the sealing method and the general construction with precast concrete elements.

Ecologically friendly resin impregnation of rotating machines with the use of the joule effect

Windings of rotating machines or electrical generators (e. g. wind and water power generators) are impregnated with resin. A new technology using the heating effect of current is investigated. The high efficiency of heating with the joule effect results in quick heating of stator leading to fast gelling of the resin, which implies low emission.

Raising efficiency by an optimized filters purification system using waste heat in metal industry

Purification and disposal of production effluents in waste water from metal manu¬fakturing processes is of economical and ecological importance for the Joh. Pengg AG. Econamical solutions for optimised purification of the filter textiles and the drying of the filter cake with waste heat have been found.

Development of a continuous hydrogen-carbon nanofibers production line

With the development of a hydrogen-carbon nanofiber production in a continuous process carbon nanofibers can be produced in an economic way and at the same time access to environmentally friendly hydrogen is enabled.

Raise in efficiency due to optimized waste heat management in heat intensive processes of the metal-working industry

This project drives at optimizing the energy input at the manufacturing process of oil tempered spring steel. This aim is met by investigating different options of waste heat recovery from industrial furnaces and heat insulation of heat treatment bathes. Besides, options of lead removal from anthracite will be listed.

Development of miniaturized, ceramic high-temperature fuel-cell-components using resources-perserving mass-production processes

The application of nano scaled powder and powder injection moulding (PIM) for energy efficient co-sintering of miniaturized solid oxid fuel cells which can produce current and heat by using renewable raw materials.

Increasing of the resources-efficiency by experimental optimisation of steam production and by reduction of production residues in a metal-processing factory

The project is based on the results of the currently running project "Use of waste heat and renewable energy sources in a metal-processing factory". In this project it was found, that nearly the half of the consumption of natural gas is needed for steam production. Based on calculations already carried out, it is planned to investigate experimentally the possibilities of increasing the resource-efficiency by lowering the steam temperature and by replacing steam by hot water. Further increasing of resource-efficiency shall be achieved by use of internal residues as an additional fuel in a solid fuel furnace.

Wood Plastic Composites - Development of an extrusion tool

Development of a new generation extrusion tool for a wood plastic composite. This material will be developed in a second project an should show a fiber content of 60 - 85%. Important is a high profile quality as well as a high output to ensure an economical production.

Sustainable energy supply: Production and import of biomass and bio fuels

The project gives an overview of the supply and demand for biofuels specifically dealing with the situation in Europe and that in threshold and developing countries using case studies as examples. Cases: Sweden and France as importing countries in the EU, and Senegal as a (potential) exporting nation.

"NAWARO-Peat" - Peat replacement products by regional renewable resources

Possibilities to stop the peat usage in horticulture by using renewable resources and biological wastes which are regional available. Efficient economical as well ecological solutions for the usage of alternatives to peat, development and testing of treatment technologies which are necessary to create such a substrate in laboratory and field scale.

Wood Plastic Composites

Insulation material made of cattail

Development of the production technology for cattail insulating materials. Basis study to the feasibility of a serial production.

LifeCycle Tower - Energieeffizientes Holzhochhaus in Systembauweise

Aufbauend auf den Ergebnissen vorangegangener Forschungsarbeiten wurde im vorliegenden Projekt ein Holzfertigteil-Baukastensystem zur Errichtung energieeffizienter Bürohochhäuser mit bis zu 20 Geschoßen entwickelt, das sowohl nachhaltig ist, als auch Kostensicherheit während des gesamten Lebenszyklus bietet.