PFAS-FREE Webinar

We’re excited to invite you to an upcoming webinar hosted as part of the BBBC project PFAS-FREE.

Join us for an insightful session where we’ll share the latest project results, explore recent developments in PFAS regulation across the EU, and highlight the progress of other initiatives working on PFAS alternatives. This webinar is designed to spark meaningful discussion and create space for exchanging knowledge, practical experiences, and perspectives with key stakeholders across the field.

What to expect:

• Overview of the PFAS-FREE project and its main outcomes
• Clear update of the EU PFAS regulation
• Update of the projects BIO-SUSHY and BIO-SUPHYOL dealing with PFAS replacement

Program (9AM-12 PM)

• Welcome 
  David De Smet (Centexbel)
• Topographic Design of Fabric Textiles for PFAS-Free Water Repellence
  Adél Szerlauth and Alain M. Jonas (UCLouvain)
• Design of PFAS-FREE water repellents for textiles
  Pegah Zahedifar (Centexbel)
• Biodegradation and Ecotoxicological Evaluation of NIPUs and Degradation Products
  Qiyun Zhang (Universiteit Gent)
• Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of PFAS-Free Water-Repellent Products versus PFAS Reference in a Safe and Sustainable by Design Framework
  Delphine Cerica (ULiège)
• PFAS restriction status update
  European Commission
• Bio-based alternatives for the replacement of PFAS to bring superhydrophobicity and oleophobicity to packaging and textile products
  Jean-Michel Thomassin (Celabor)
• Consumer Acceptance of PFAS Substitutes: The case of BIO-SUSHY
  Jesse de Pagter (Centre for Social Innovation)

Register

Please confirm your participation by completing the form via this link before 8 April 2026.