functionalisation

Ghent
R&D manager Textile Functionalisation & Surface Modification
extrusion coating cover

This technique allows us to process materials with a viscosity of 400 Pas or MFI 25 at relatively high temperatures.

ECO-DWOR will examine the use of various technologies for textile and leather finishing to replace C8 and other fluorocarbons.

In dit project, gesteund door Interreg V Vlaanderen-Nederland en de Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, onderzoekt Centexbel de mogelijkheden om textiel blauw te verven op basis van natuurlijke verfstoffen uit micro-algen, ter vervanging van de kunstmatige verfstof Briljant Blauw (E133).

According to European Commission, 13.1 million tons of poultry meat was produced in the European Union (EU-28) in 2014 with an estimated generation of 3.1 million tons feather waste. At present the majority of poultry feathers are converted into low nutritional value animal food or disposed in landfills, causing environmental and health hazards.

The cluster ‘Innovatieve coatings’ aims to increase competitiveness and to create economic added value by promoting creativity and innovation in terms of products, processes and applications.

The development of new antimicrobial treatments is an area of continuing research. This entry takes a bird’s eye view on advances and focuses, in particular, on trends toward solvent-free chemistry by plasma-assisted coating deposition methods. General principles of antimicrobial and antifouling

Duratex is an Interreg V France-Wallonie-Flanders project looking for eco-friendly water and oil repellent textiles for building and architectural applications. The project is part of the portfolio GoToS3.