Descripción del proyecto
Prendas y aparejos de pesca sostenibles
El proyecto Glaukos, financiado con fondos europeos, tiene como objetivo desarrollar materiales de recubrimiento y fibras textiles innovadores y sostenibles desde el punto de vista medioambiental. Así, se rediseñará todo el ciclo de vida de esos tejidos: se mejorará considerablemente su rendimiento en materia de sostenibilidad (es decir, la biodegradabilidad y la biorreciclabilidad), a la vez que se equiparará su rendimiento técnico a los requisitos del usuario final. Glaukos se basa en dos conceptos: la biodegradabilidad activable, como concepto fundamental en el diseño de polímeros a fin de mitigar la contaminación con microplásticos a partir del material textil, y el biorreciclaje como una solución sostenible para el fin de vida útil. La distancia de la cadena de valor también se ha reducido significativamente al ampliar de una manera revolucionaria la producción de los principales componentes de polímero a partir de materias primas de base biológica. El objetivo subyacente de Glaukos es reducir la huella de carbono y plástico de las prendas y aparejos de pesca. Se promoverá el compromiso de las partes interesadas mediante la participación de personas de la industria de la confección y los aparejos de pesca.
Objetivo
Glaukos will develop innovative textile fibres and textile coatings that reconcile an excellent environmental performance with adequate technical characteristics. The focus lies on two important contributors to the (micro)plastic pollution in our oceans: fishing gear and clothing. 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 upon i) triggerable biodegradability as key concept in polymer design to mitigate textile-based microplastics pollution, and ii) bio-recycling as sustainable end-of-life solution. In addition, the supply chain distance is 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.
Stakeholder engagement is an integral part of the project: i) Stakeholder Labs will be set up to involve end-users from the clothing and fishing gear industry (e.g. to match technical requirements), ii) consumer awareness will be raised via e.g. influencer marketing, and iii) the fishing gear industry will be supported as regards to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on fishing gear litter. New Life Cycle Assessment methods will be developed to better assess the plastic footprint of textile value chains. Finally, integrated methods to assess the biodegradability and ecotoxicity of microplastics in marine environments will be developed and their standardization initiated.
(* Glaukos is the Greek sea god of fishermen. He was commonly believed to protect the oceans, as is the ambition of this project by developing innovative alternatives for textiles that are currently polluting our oceans.)
Ámbito científico
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheries
- natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextiles
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and films
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
Programa(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.2.1.4. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Biotechnology
- H2020-EU.3.2.6. - Bio-based Industries Joint Technology Initiative (BBI-JTI)
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
9042 Desteldonk Gent
Bélgica
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.