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Ghent University

Ghent University

Research in Circular Materials and Recycling

Maílis Carrilho
Added by Maílis Carrilho on November 16th, 2026

Summary

Ghent University is a Belgian public research university based in Ghent. Established in 1817, it provides education and research across science, engineering, medicine, the humanities, and other disciplines. Its Laboratory for Circular Process Engineering studies technologies for recovering materials from waste, including the separation and deinking of multilayer plastic packaging. The university also participated in the CIRCULAR FoodPack project, contributing to research on recycling flexible packaging for more demanding applications.

Details

Company name
Ghent University
Headquarters
Ghent, 🇧🇪 Belgium
Date of establishment
1817