Project description
Sustainable clothing and fishing gear
The EU-funded Glaukos project aims to develop innovative and environmentally sustainable textile fibres and coatings. The complete life cycle of these textiles will be redesigned: their sustainability performance (i.e. biodegradability and bio-recyclability) will be enhanced significantly, while their technical performance will be matched to end-user requirements. Glaukos builds on two concepts: triggerable biodegradability as a key concept in polymer design to mitigate textile-based microplastics pollution, and bio-recycling as a sustainable end-of-life solution. The supply chain distance is also substantially reduced by scaling up a disruptive way of producing the main polymer building block from several bio-based feedstocks. The underlying objective of Glaukos is to reduce the carbon and the plastic footprint of clothing and fishing gear. Stakeholders’ engagement will be encouraged through the involvement of individuals from the clothing and fishing gear industry.
Field of science
- /natural sciences/chemical sciences/polymer science
- /agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
- /natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/environmental sciences/pollution
- /engineering and technology/materials engineering/textiles
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-BBI-JTI-2019
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Funding Scheme
BBI-RIA - Bio-based Industries Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
9042 Desteldonk Gent
Belgium
Participants (13)
6200 MD Maastricht
3630 Maasmechelen
2880 Bagsvaerd
52428 Julich
1000 Brussel
2600 Antwerp
06612 Humenne
1976CV Ijmuiden
36310 Vigo Pontevedra
1024 Ecublens Vd
53113 Bonn
00124 Roma
41135 Istanbul
