Circular economy and sustainability
RESEARCH INTO THE VALORISING TEXTILE WASTE USING INEJECTION TECHNOLOGIES
TEXPLAST
Motivation
The plastics industry is under increasing pressure to adopt more sustainable practices and reduce its environmental footprint. On the other hand, the enormous volume of textile waste generated annually worldwide is not only an environmental problem, but also an opportunity to exploit resources and reduce the dependence on virgin raw materials in the production of plastics. In this context, this project aims to carry out a revalorisation of textile waste as a key strategy to addressing the challenges of waste management and promote the circular economy.
Objectives
The main objective is the development of a circular economy model for textile materials that are difficult to recover and have no place in the textile industry itself. To this end, the potential for using textile waste in short fibre format as reinforcement of thermoplastic matrices in injection moulding will be analysed. The main challenge to be addressed is the introduction of a significant percentage of textile waste into the thermoplastic matrix. The initial approach will be for the potential for recovery of certain types of textile waste in the manufacture of plastic parts using 3D printing in a new technology uses the raw materials in pellet format.
Expected results
- Development of a processing route for the preparation and adaptation of textile waste, so that it can be incorporated into the plastics industry by conventional and scalable methods.
- Implementation of different technologies, some in widespread use in the plastics industry, others new, it is hoped to be able to dose the recovered materials in controlled percentages at the injection moulding stage itself.
- Evaluation of the possibility of modifying the bulk density of selected waste through compaction/agglomeration processes as a preliminary step to the previous process.
- Achieve the necessary suitability for their incorporation into the manufacture of prototypes with low mechanical requirements through 3D printing from material in pellet format.
Grant number: IMAMCA/2024/6
Programme: Plan of non-economic activities 2024
Period of execution: January 2024 – December 2024
Status: In progress
More information: PLAN OF ACTION
Entity: IVACE
Project supported by the Conselleria Conselleria de Innovación, Industria, Comercio y Turismo de la Generalitat Valenciana, through IVACE
CONTACT US
Do you want to contact us? Click on the button and write to us.
R&D AREAS
New high-performance functionalised materials
Circular economy and sustainability
Advanced manufacturing, smart textiles and digitalisation
High value-added solutions for strategic markets
RELATED PROJECTS
NEWS
SAVE THE DATE! AITEX will host the 19th Textile ETP Annual Conference next year, from 13 to 14 May 2024 in AITEX headquarters, in Alcoy Alicante.
AITEX has attended the Cosmetorium fair in Barcelona once again on October to present its new products for the cosmetic sector.
AITEX analyses the problem of PFAS substances in various industrial sectors and presents various innovations to mitigate their presence in products and processes.
