Publications

In de uitgave van KULAK naar aanleiding van hun 60 jarig bestaan, geeft Centexbel onderzoeker, Gertrude Kignelman, Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen scheikunde (Kulak), haar visie over verstandig omgaan met nieuwe materialen. 

Eerder dit jaar sleepte Centexbel de Techtextil Innovation Award in de wacht in de categorie ‘New Approaches on Sustainability & Circular Economy’. Het Belgische onderzoeksinstituut kreeg die voor een ontwikkeling in de  recycling van composietmaterialen die voor een doorbraak kan zorgen in de

Abstract: Polyurethane (PU) coatings are used in diverse applications such as textile coating. Up to today, landfilling is still the most occurring way of processing PU waste. Biodegradation is an alternative route for processing PU waste and decreases the amount of microplastics in the case of

Within the Living Lab CARPET project, Balta Group, Belysse, Centexbel, Cobot, Designregio Kortrijk, Fedustria, IMOG, Material Mastery and Groep Weerwerk are joining forces to find solutions for carpets at the end of life (EoL). Living Lab CARPET focuses on reuse, repair, refurbishing, remanufacturin

Annual Report of our activities, achievements and investments in 2023.

In this article, Tom Michielsen discusses our Techtextil Award winning development, which could provide a breakthrough in the dismantling and recycling of end-of-life aircraft. Every year, around a thousand end-of-life aircraft end up in huge car parks around the world, waiting to be dismantled and

CISUTAC released a comprehensive report, developed by partners from RISE and Centexbel (with support from Wargön Innovation, Wageningen University, RREUSE, Texaid, AIMPLAS, TEXFOR, ACR+, EURATEX and Textile ETP), titled "Circular Transition Scenarios & Software for Post-Consumer Textile Waste

The primary aim of this report is to develop a comprehensive map of the circular textiles and clothing value chain, along with a gap analysis that emphasizes (inter)regional dimensions, including a global perspective. This initiative seeks to enhance the competitiveness of EU circular textile value

Crises can be unpredictable and can take many different forms, so it is impossible to be fully prepared for every possible scenario. However, by learning from past crises and continually improving our response strategies, we can work to become more resilient and better equipped to handle future

In this study, recycled carbon nonwoven reinforcements made from pyrolyzed carbon fibers were pretreated to improve the mechanical properties of polyamide and polypropylene composites.