Recycling of plastic waste from electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), containing brominated flame retardants (BFR) remains difficult due to the increasingly stringent regulations on their handling and recovery. This report deals with photodegradation in a low-pressure reactor applying UV

The depletion of fossil resources and the growing demand for plastic waste reduction has put industries and academic researchers under pressure to develop increasingly sustainable packaging solutions that are both functional  and circularly designed. In this review, we provide an overview of the

A biobased healable 2K polyurethane (PU) coating incorporating a Schiff base was synthesized and applied as a thin coating on textiles. The Schiff base, made out of cystine and vanillin, contained reversible imine and disulfide bonds and was used as a chain extender in PU synthesis. The FT-IR

Textile innovations and technologies provide impetus for many branches of industry and promise market and sales success far beyond their own sector. 9 winners from 7 categories were honored on June 21, 2022, at the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens Techtextil in

Ce guide propose une introduction à plusieurs aspects techniques simples relatifs à l’éco-conception dans le secteur textile.

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Aquaculture is an industry that creates economic growth, employment and economic stability, especially in rural areas and along coastal areas in Europe and the European Union is keen on large-scale expansion of aquaculture overall. The aim of the Biogears project is to develop durable, fit-for

Limiter son empreinte écologique en matière de production textile ? Voici l’un des nombreux défi s que s’est donné Centexbel, le centre scientifi que de l’industrie du Textile Belge, en accompagnant la stratégie ambitieuse développée et adoptée par la Wallonie en 2021: Circular Wallonia.

Vlaanderen Circulair en OVAM lanceerden tussen 2017 en 2021 vier projectoproepen om innovatieve en waardevolle circulaire economieprojecten te ondersteunen. Met de projecten willen we de theorie van de circulaire economie uittesten in de praktijk: wat werkt, wat werkt (nog) niet? Dat laat ons toe

Tijdens de voorbije 2 jaar is een mondmasker wereldwijd goed ingeburgerd geraakt. Mondmaskers bestaan er in verschillende soorten die ook weer andere beschermingseigenschappen hebben. Welk mondmasker het best gebruikt wordt, hangt samen met wie je waarvoor wil beschermen. Artikel naar aanleiding van