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Chemical-Free or Sustainable Chemistry-Based Cleaning (Hackathon: advanced technology & industrial innovation)

We are looking for:
Students in the field of Chemical Engineering, Sustainability, Material Science

Status
Finished
Spots
6 available
Registration deadline
16 Oct 2024
Sprintday
17 Oct 2024
Location
Onsite
1. Description of the challenge

Diversey, a Solenis company, is a global leader in cleaning and hygiene products for B2B markets. This means our products are used in hospitals, hotels, schools and pretty much any location you can think of that would need cleaning outside of the home. Developing our products to provide the professional cleaning requirements whilst minimising our impact on the environment is our number one innovation priority.

Cleaning is a task that nobody wants to do but we all have to do. Further, breaking away from a petrochemical derived supply chain and developing products that meet the needs of a sustainable ecosystem require us to rethink the chemistry we use to clean.
What can these future chemistries or chemical free cleaning solutions be? These might be inspired by nature such as naturally occurring biocidal actives, self-cleaning surfaces, mechanical cleaning processes. Or are there innovations in other areas that could be brought into cleaning? Robotics or automation to minimise chemistry use?

From a business case perspective; a) are/will the production volumes meet the needs of a bulk product like cleaning? b) what is the expected sustainability benefit and will the customer be willing to pay?


2. Expected outcome

Through this challenge we hope to uncover innovative thinking that brings in the latest technology developments to meet the challenge needs.

About Diversey

We are relentlessly pursuing our purpose to go beyond clean to take care of what’s precious. In today’s world of increasing resource scarcity – including water, energy, materials, and labor – we need to achieve more with less for the well-being of today’s generations and for future generations. We stand behind every committed leader and employee of our customers, across all levels of the organization. We stand with the buyer, the chef, the building service contractor, the food processing manager, the nurse, the doctor, dairy processor, the hotel cleaner, head teacher, the store manager and many more who understand that hygiene and infection prevention are imperative to their business, their customers, their reputation, and the environment. Our determination to take care of the precious resources on our planet and our genuine care for our people, customers, and the environment set us apart. Over the course of 100 years, we have continued to refine our suite of solutions, which combines patented chemicals, dosing and dispensing equipment, cleaning machines, services, and digital analysis. Our comprehensive sustainable range of products, services, and technologies combine our industry-leading expertise and 100 years’ experience with passion and the latest innovations to deliver the most effective, seamless, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions. As a solutions partner, we work alongside our customers to maximize impact and care for their assets, environments, and people. The Diversey name has come to be synonymous with quality and trust thanks to its trusted history of providing leading hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning solutions that safeguard the future of the planet while also taking care of businesses, their customers, and their reputations.