High value-added solutions area / Circular economy and sustainability area
DEVELOPMENT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY OF EXTRACTING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND ENERGY STORAGE VECTORS FROM WASTE
WASTE2CHEMVALUES
Motivations
The main motivation for this project is to reduce the carbon footprint in the textile industry by focusing on the electrification of factories and the promotion of the circular economy in its activity.
With this in mind, new European waste management legislation obliges countries to start separate collection of textile waste by 1 January 2025. The consequences will have an impact on the entire textile value chain and Member States will be obliged to promote operational separate collection systems in order to be able to absorb this volume of textile waste.
Gasification will be able to convert these complex wastes into energy carriers which can be used for energy generation in the private sector, harnessing the energy embedded in the waste in a sustainable way. In addition, the electrification of textile finishing equipment through new direct heating technologies will reduce the amount of energy required, helping to lower energy costs and implement more sustainable energies. In this way, the current environmental impact of the textile industry will be reduced.
Objectives
- Development and optimisation of a direct heating method applicable to textile finishing machinery.
- Implementation of this methodology in the textile industry
- Development of strategies for obtaining sustainable energy vectors from textile waste of different natures through thermochemical processes (gasification and pyrolysis).
- Prototyping and scale-up of pilot production of sustainable energy and chemicals from textile waste and the techno-economical evaluation of the chemical routes developed.
- Assessment of the technological and economic feasibility of incorporating these recovery strategies in industrial environments in the textile industry and related sectors.
Value and competitive advantage
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The adhesive solution developed assists clients who use hot melt adhesives and wish to reduce energy consumption in the adhesive application process.
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The thermochemical process developed helps waste managers who want to recover value from textile waste fractions, enabling the production of chemicals and energy storage vectors, which allows for the treatment of waste that currently cannot be valorized.
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The UV irradiation process of lignin waste aids sectors that consume antioxidants and/or fragrances in incorporating renewable source components into their production chains, thereby replacing compounds derived from non-renewable resources.
Results obtained
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Formulation and development of joining elements for application and disassembly using IE.
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Thermochemical processes allow textile companies to obtain energy in the form of heat and/or electricity from their waste to partially self-supply.
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Verification that UV radiation has a significant effect on the degradation state of lignin.
Grant number: IMAMCA/2023/6
Programme: Plan of non-economic activities 2023
Period of execution: January 2023 – December 2023
Status: Finished
More information: PLAN OF ACTION
Entity: IVACE
This project is funded by the Conselleria d’Economia Sostenible, Sectors Productius, Comerç i Treball de la Generalitat Valenciana, through IVACE.
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ÁREAS DE I+D
Nuevos materiales de altas prestaciones y funcionalizados
Economía circular y sostenibilidad
Fabricación avanzada, textiles inteligentes y digitalización
Soluciones de alto valor añadido para mercados estratégicos
PROYECTOS RELACIONADOS
NOTICIAS
AITEX is present at the Babykid FIMI fair at Feria Valencia from January 26 to 28, presenting tests and certifications for children’s products.
AITEX has attended the Cosmetorium fair in Barcelona once again on October to present its new products for the cosmetic sector.
AITEX has hosted the LIFE POLITEX workshop entitled “Closing the textile polyester cycle: challenges and opportunities”, based on promoting sustainable solutions for the management and recycling of textile materials.