New high-performance materials and functionalities
R&D OF COMPLEX TEXTILE STRUCTURES FOR EXTERIOR ARTICLES
COMPEX
Motivations
The core of the COMPEX project is to develop outdoor fabrics ideally suited to the create prototype awnings, pergolas and blinds using recycled acrylic yarns and other materials to create climate-efficient areas that are resistant to the action of climatic agents. Recycling materials, saving energy and reducing the consumption of resources are essential aspects for manufacturers today, so the creation of thermally efficient rooms using yarns from recycled virgin materials increases profitability and sustainability.
Objectives
Develop fabrics for complex structures with all the technical qualities suitable for outdoor energy efficiency.
The project will focus on achieving certain specific objectives that will facilitate the core objective set out above:
- Create yarns from recycled acrylic fibres.
- Carry out a comparative study of the results obtained from yarns made from recycled acrylic material compared to those made from virgin acrylic.
- Create fabrics with different complex structures that combine the technical properties required of outdoor fabrics, and optimised for the desired use.
- Create knitted and woven fabrics to compare both types for outdoor fabrics.
- Search for alternatives to acrylic fibres.
- Develop prototypes using the fabrics developed in the project.
- Finish the resulting fabrics.
- Characterise the resulting fabrics.
- Disseminate and transfer the results of the project to companies and the general public according to the project’s dissemination and transfer plans.
Expected results
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Create yarns from recycled acrylic fibres for the production of optimum fabrics for outdoor elements.
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Theoretical and comparative study of the behaviour of materials acquired in weaving plants for the development of fabrics.
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Study of complex structures to combine the technical properties in the fabrics to meet certain requirements. (Heat dissipation and retention, water repellence, breathability, increased strength, etc.).
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Manufacture prototypes using these new fabrics that enhance the energy efficiency of the spaces where they are installed.
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Measure technical requirements by the technical characterisation of the fabrics.
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Dissemination and transfer of project results to companies in the Valencian textile sector and to the general public on the basis of the dissemination and transfer plans described.
Grant number: IMDEEA/2023/68
Programme: Grants to CV technology centres for R&D projects in cooperation with the private sector
Period of execution: January 2023 – June 2024
Status: In progress
Entity: IVACE
This project has the support of the Conselleria d’Economia Sostenible, Sectors Productius, Comerç i Treball de la Generalitat Valenciana, through the IVACE, and is co-financed by the FEDER funds (European Regional Development Fund) of the European Union, within the FEDER Operational Program of the Comunitat Valenciana 2021-2027.
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ÁREAS DE I+D
Nuevos materiales de altas prestaciones y funcionalizados
Economía circular y sostenibilidad
Fabricación avanzada, textiles inteligentes y digitalización
Soluciones de alto valor añadido para mercados estratégicos
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