David Savastano, Editor06.23.21
Sustainability is a topic of increasing interest in the field of flexible and printed electron-ics, and industry leaders report they are hearing questions about sustainability from their customers. One of these topics is recyclability and reusability.
“The focus is on making PE or FHE devices compatible with existing recycling processes because the end-of-life scenario is mainly defined by the application context,” VITO researcher Kévin Le Blevennec, a team member with the OE-A sustainability group, said. “PE materials are being developed with a minimal ecologic footprint as a major development goal.”
Dr. Gerardo Hernandez-Sosa, group leader Printed Electronics Group at InnovationLab, noted that for many of the plastic substrates in use, there are existing recycling procedures.
“For example, PET, which is used in plastic bottles, is a commonly used substrate which post treatment is well established. In addition, there is a big industry around printing electronics on paper. Furthermore, there are research efforts to fabricate electro
“The focus is on making PE or FHE devices compatible with existing recycling processes because the end-of-life scenario is mainly defined by the application context,” VITO researcher Kévin Le Blevennec, a team member with the OE-A sustainability group, said. “PE materials are being developed with a minimal ecologic footprint as a major development goal.”
Dr. Gerardo Hernandez-Sosa, group leader Printed Electronics Group at InnovationLab, noted that for many of the plastic substrates in use, there are existing recycling procedures.
“For example, PET, which is used in plastic bottles, is a commonly used substrate which post treatment is well established. In addition, there is a big industry around printing electronics on paper. Furthermore, there are research efforts to fabricate electro
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