Circular economy and sustainability
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLYMER/PARTICLE COMPOSITES FROM RECOVERED TEXTILE WASTE
WOODYTEX
Motivation
Almost a tonne of textile waste is generated every year in Spain, of which only around 12% is selectively collected for reuse or recycling, while the rest ends up in landfill. Selective collection enables the waste to be revalued by converting it into recovered raw material.
Using a circular economy model, the aim is to optimise resources, reduce raw material consumption and make the most of waste by recycling it or converting it back into raw material for new processes.
The textile sector has many possible uses for its own waste if the various material types are appropriately sorted once discarded.
The industry has a range of technologies with which to treat textile waste for reuse. Mechanical and chemical recycling can incorporate waste into technologies used in other sectors, improving the percentage of waste recycled back into the industry and reduce the carbon footprint.
Objectives
Investigate the functionalisation of post-industrial textile waste in polymer-particle composites using Glue-Blender technology and thermocompression. The process offers improved fire behaviour, resistance to staining, homogeneity and more durable surface finish. An attempt will be made to improve the mechanical properties of the material by developing hybrid wood-textile products for use in the furniture sector. In addition, the possibility of drastically reducing the cost of manufacturing these composites using MW curing techniques as an alternative to the classic thermal curing processes will be theoretically evaluated.
En este sentido, el objetivo principal del proyecto es investigar y desarrollar prendas textiles de punto para la integración de sensores y wearables que mejoren el rendimiento y rehabilitación en deportistas mediante la gamificación.
Expected results
- Obtain polymer/particle composites using Glue-Blender technology and thermocompression with good fire and physical and mechanical performance.
- The composites must be appropriate for the furniture, decoration and interior design sectors, and their properties must make them stand out against the competition.
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
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