Minimization of water consumption in european textile dyeing and printing industry using innovative washing and water recycling technologies (INNOWASH)

Objective

Rinsing and washing off in textile printing is mostly performed at too low temperatures and without any controlling. This results in high and unacceptable water consumption and high pollution. Within this project, the innovative hot washing technology will be verified and applied together with very efficient online controlling methods, which will particularly enable economic recycling of process water in textile printing. The required washing and controlling technologies as well as recycling techniques will be developed and verified with respect to significant water saving and high quality products. The new washing techniques will be applied under real process conditions and coupled with membrane filtration techniques. The optimisation of the developed techniques will guarantee water saving up to 90%, which will bring benefits to the whole European textile industry. Particularly, the European water quality will benefit most.

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-1. - Key action Sustainable Management and Quality of Water

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER TEXTIL- UND FASERFORSCHUNG STUTTGART

Address

26,Koerschtalstrasse 26
73770 Denkendorf (Wuertt)
Germany

 

Participants (6)

BEKLEIDUNGSPHYIOLOGISCHES INSTITUT HOHENSTEIN E.V.

Germany

Address

Schloss Hohenstein
74357 Boennigheim

 

DREWS MEERANE GMBH

Germany

Address

Aeussere Crimmistschauer Strasse, 80
08393 Meerane

 

GIRMES PROMA-TEX

Germany

Address

Johannes Girmes Strasse 27
47929 Grefrath

 

INSTITUTE FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Denmark

Address

Building 424, C/o Technical University Of Denmark
2800 Lyngby

 

LABORATORY FOR TEXTILE RESEARCH PREBOLD

Slovenia

Address

Tovarniska 7
3312 Prebold

 

TEXTILVEREDLUNG WEHR GMBH

Germany

Address

Industriestrasse 30
79664 Wehr