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.
Fields of science
- 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
Programme(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)
Coordinator
9042 Desteldonk Gent
Belgium
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Participants (13)
6200 MD Maastricht
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3650 Dilsen-stokkem
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2880 Bagsvaerd
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52428 Julich
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1000 Brussel
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2600 Antwerp
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066 12 Humenne
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1976CV Ijmuiden
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36310 Vigo Pontevedra
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1024 Ecublens Vd
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53113 Bonn
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00124 Roma
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
41135 Istanbul
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