The development of a novel biorefining strategy for the valorisation of textile waste
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Huddersfield
Department Name: Sch of Applied Sciences
Abstract
The textile industry is worth over 3,000 billion dollars, representing 2% of global GPD. However, the model of fast fashion leads to production of "single use" clothes and other textile products. Therefore, textile products have a relatively short lifetime and are often disposed after a few uses. In the UK alone, over 1 million tonnes of textile waste are generated annually, which is significant even when compared with the amount of plastic waste (2.5 million tonnes annually). The majority of textile waste ends in landfills or incineration, while approximately a fifth of textile waste was recycled and reused and only ~1% was used to generate material for producing new clothing. To tackle the textile waste issue, Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) launched the Textiles 2030 initiative recently to call government, textile industry and research institutes to work together and transform the current singular textile industry towards a circular economy in the UK. One of the key targets of Textiles 2030 is to "cut carbon by 50%, sufficient to put the UK textiles sector on a path consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5C".
To increase textile waste recycling, various approaches both mechanical and chemical have been investigated. However, although mechanical recycling technology can recycle textile waste composed of a single polymer, it is not efficient to treat complex waste such as polycotton garments (a mixture of polyester (PET) and cotton), a key component of municipal solid waste. Chemical recycling methods aim to break down the textile fibres into their building blocks and then synthesis new polymers and subsequently new fibres via appropriate spinning techniques. But chemical recycling is energy intensive and natural fibres, such as cotton (formed of cellulose) and wool (protein fibre) will be degraded to a point that they cannot be used to generate a fibre again. Recently, researchers at the Biorefining and Bioprocessing Centre at the University of Huddersfield developed an enzymatic assisted recycling process aiming to breakdown cellulose into its constituent sugar glucose and then ferment the glucose into lactic acid, from which a biodegradable plastic polylactic acid (PLA) could be synthesised. Using this technology, the aim is to selectively breakdown cellulose into smaller units to enable its removal from the PET in polycotton. The PET can then be used to make new PET fibre which potentially can be used to make new textiles.
It is proposed that by tailoring the enzymes used to breakdown the cellulose the cellulose can be separated from the complex textile waste while maintaining the length of the molecular chains long enough to be re-converted into textile fibre. The recycled short chain cellulose will be characterised and formed into fibre at Technical Textile Centre at the University of Huddersfield. The regenerated fibre from textile waste will be explored for its novel application, such as in wound dressing. The recovered PET will also be characterised and explored for making new cloth.
The economic, social, environmental impacts of this process will be assessed. Both the carbon and water footprint in addition to the dependence on non-renewable resources will be evaluated in order to assess the potential environmental benefits. The social impact of the process to all involved stakeholders (industries, retailers, urban and rural communities) will be also examined
To increase textile waste recycling, various approaches both mechanical and chemical have been investigated. However, although mechanical recycling technology can recycle textile waste composed of a single polymer, it is not efficient to treat complex waste such as polycotton garments (a mixture of polyester (PET) and cotton), a key component of municipal solid waste. Chemical recycling methods aim to break down the textile fibres into their building blocks and then synthesis new polymers and subsequently new fibres via appropriate spinning techniques. But chemical recycling is energy intensive and natural fibres, such as cotton (formed of cellulose) and wool (protein fibre) will be degraded to a point that they cannot be used to generate a fibre again. Recently, researchers at the Biorefining and Bioprocessing Centre at the University of Huddersfield developed an enzymatic assisted recycling process aiming to breakdown cellulose into its constituent sugar glucose and then ferment the glucose into lactic acid, from which a biodegradable plastic polylactic acid (PLA) could be synthesised. Using this technology, the aim is to selectively breakdown cellulose into smaller units to enable its removal from the PET in polycotton. The PET can then be used to make new PET fibre which potentially can be used to make new textiles.
It is proposed that by tailoring the enzymes used to breakdown the cellulose the cellulose can be separated from the complex textile waste while maintaining the length of the molecular chains long enough to be re-converted into textile fibre. The recycled short chain cellulose will be characterised and formed into fibre at Technical Textile Centre at the University of Huddersfield. The regenerated fibre from textile waste will be explored for its novel application, such as in wound dressing. The recovered PET will also be characterised and explored for making new cloth.
The economic, social, environmental impacts of this process will be assessed. Both the carbon and water footprint in addition to the dependence on non-renewable resources will be evaluated in order to assess the potential environmental benefits. The social impact of the process to all involved stakeholders (industries, retailers, urban and rural communities) will be also examined
Technical Summary
Textile waste is a major component of municipal solid waste. Majority of textile waste ends either incineration or landfill, creating significant environmental problem and exhausting national resources to make new textile materials. There is an increasing research focus recently on the recycling of textile waste into reusable raw material. At the Biorefining and Bioprocessing Centre, University of Huddersfield an enzymatic assisted bioprocessing method was investigated. Cellulose fibre was hydrolysed to glucose, which was then fermented into lactic acid for the synthesis of poly-lactic acid; while the polyester was separated and spun into new polyester. However, complete degradation of cellulose in the textile matrix is challenging. A hydrolysis process took >70 hours and high loading rate of expensive cellulase was used.
In this project, we aim to develop a novel biorefining process for transforming both polyester and cellulose in the textile waste into new textile raw materials. Textile waste will be used as substrate for solid-state fungal fermentation to produce cellulase enzyme in house. The fungal biomass penetrates through the gaps of fibre bindings and excretes cellulase locally to partially break the cellulose chain as a type of biological pretreatment. Then the temperature is elevated to enable on-site enzymes to hydrolyse the cellulose in the textile waste. After a short hydrolysis process, the cellulose fibre will be broken into short chain cellulose and then will be released from the textile matrix, while the polyester fibre remains in the matrix. The polyester fibre will be characterised and explored for its potential in making new textile products, while the short chain cellulose will react with acetic acid to form cellulose acetate, and then cellulose acetate fibre will be used for medical textile application. The overall sustainability of the proposed process will be evaluated.
In this project, we aim to develop a novel biorefining process for transforming both polyester and cellulose in the textile waste into new textile raw materials. Textile waste will be used as substrate for solid-state fungal fermentation to produce cellulase enzyme in house. The fungal biomass penetrates through the gaps of fibre bindings and excretes cellulase locally to partially break the cellulose chain as a type of biological pretreatment. Then the temperature is elevated to enable on-site enzymes to hydrolyse the cellulose in the textile waste. After a short hydrolysis process, the cellulose fibre will be broken into short chain cellulose and then will be released from the textile matrix, while the polyester fibre remains in the matrix. The polyester fibre will be characterised and explored for its potential in making new textile products, while the short chain cellulose will react with acetic acid to form cellulose acetate, and then cellulose acetate fibre will be used for medical textile application. The overall sustainability of the proposed process will be evaluated.
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| Description | The textile industry is worth over 3,000 billion dollars, representing 2% of global GPD. The majority of textile waste ends in landfills or incineration, while approximately a fifth of textile waste was recycled and reused and only ~1% was used to generate material for producing new clothing. In this project, a biorefining technology for textile waste recycling was developed. Fungal cells were cultivated using textile waste to produce the enzyme "cellulase", which was then used for the partial enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose in poly-cotton-a blend of cotton and polyester-to break down the weaving network. The polyester component was then melted and re-spun into new polyester fiber, while the degraded cotton material was chemically converted to cellulose acetate and subsequently spun into cellulose acetate fiber via electro spinning. A scale-up experiment demonstrated that approximately 80% of the polyester and cellulose components in textile waste were successfully recycled into r-PET and r-cellulose fibers. Previous research primarily relied on commercial cellulase enzymes, which has been optimized for biofuel production. However, the composition of these enzymes is not well-suited for fiber-to-fiber textile recycling. In this study, new microorganisms were selected, and fungal cultivation conditions were optimised. The improved enzyme production process resulted in an enzyme consortium that generated significantly less sugar while achieving a comparable level of polyester-cotton separation. This enabled a higher retention of cellulose in its long-chain polymer form, making it easier to spin into cellulose fibre once again. During the duration of the project, the environmental impact assessment was carried out for various operation conditions for cellulose reaction with acetate to synthesis cellulose acetate. The impact of electrospinning parameters on the environmental performance of the system was also investigated. The results were used to guide the process development to achieve maximum environmental benefits. |
| Exploitation Route | The project successfully demonstrated the feasibility of developing a biorefining strategy for textile waste recycling, achieving an impressive overall textile recycling rate of 80%. It has established a critical foundation for textile waste recycling research at the University of Huddersfield, paving the way for securing additional funding from UKRI and the EU. This topic will continue to be explored in subsequent projects, as well as commercial exploration. From a scientific perspective, six research papers are currently in progress, covering areas such as cellulase production, enzymatic hydrolysis, textile waste recycling, dye removal, and life cycle assessments (LCA) related to electrospinning and enzymatic hydrolysis. These manuscripts, either already submitted or nearing submission, will be finalised and published to disseminate the research findings, ensuring the project's impact extends beyond its conclusion in February. |
| Sectors | Chemicals Communities and Social Services/Policy Environment Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology |
| Description | The impact is emerging. Along with the research programmes, the researchers attended various events to raise public awareness of textile waste issues. In the meanwhile, several research partnerships have been developed and received further awards to strengthen the research in the field. Along with new equipment brought in the research team via various grants, e.g. SEC (Size exclusion chromatography, £60k), Melt Spinning equipment (~£100k), Wet spinning equipment (~£90k), significant research progress is anticipated. Ten manuscripts have been published related to this project. Six other manuscripts are submitted or nearly ready to submit. Further impact is anticipated beyond the award period. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2024 |
| Sector | Chemicals,Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | A First of a kind Hub for circularity demonstrator for Attica and peripheral regions |
| Amount | € 19,994,307 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 101178059 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 12/2024 |
| End | 11/2029 |
| Description | Back to Baselines in Circular Fashion & Textiles |
| Amount | £2,160,513 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/Y004043/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2023 |
| End | 07/2025 |
| Description | Future Fibres Networking Grant |
| Amount | £2,016,953 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/Y003985/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2023 |
| End | 07/2025 |
| Description | Textile waste refinery for the production of recycled plastic, cellulose and dye |
| Amount | £1,780,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/Y003888/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2023 |
| End | 10/2026 |
| Description | University of Huddersfield (The) and CorkSol UK Limited KTP 22_23 R4 |
| Amount | £123,657 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 10053994 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2023 |
| End | 07/2025 |
| Description | University of Huddersfield (The) and Puffin Packaging Limited KTP 22_23 R2 |
| Amount | £121,799 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 10037173 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 02/2025 |
| Title | A new method for quantitatively assessment of PET/cellulose textile waste degradation |
| Description | In previous studies, the target of enzymatic hydrolysis of textile waste was to complete degradation of cellulose into glucose. Therefore, glucose analysis was commonly used the evaluation method for the efficiency and yield of enzymatic hydrolysis. In this project, the aim of biological treatment is to separate cellulose based fibre from plastic fibre. A new tensile strength based method has been develop to evaluate enzymatic hydrolysis of textile waste. Briefly, tensile testing was conducted in a conditioned laboratory (20°C ± 1°C ,65% ±4% RH). All yarn samples were conditioned for a minimum of 48 hrs prior to testing. Tensile results were conducted on a Testex single fibre tester (TB400C) fitted with load cells and are the result of a minimum of five tests. Samples were mounted onto a cardboard holder (30 mm square) to aid mounting which was then cut before the test commenced. The method is included in a recent submitted manuscript, which will be submitted for review in March 2024. |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The method could be used by researchers in the textile recycle field as a new standard approach to evaluate the efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis. |
| Title | A novel method for the degradation of biomass |
| Description | A novel method has been developed for the degradation of composite textile waste using cellulase together with glass beads mixture. The result showed that the glass beads mixture along with enzymatic hydrolysis significantly improved enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency without damage the enzyme activity. |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | A manuscript regarding the novel enzymatic hydrolysis process is under preparation. The research tool will be made available to other when it is published. |
| Title | Dye removal using biomass derived organic solvent |
| Description | A method for the removal of dye stuff from textile waste has been developed. A starch derived organic solvent, named "Cyrene" was used, which efficiently extract dye from textile waste. The reuse of the extracted dye is also investigated. |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The method could potential integrated with the cellulose and polyester recycle. A manuscript is under preparation. The method will be made available to other when the paper has been published. |
| Title | Life cycle assessment of recycled textile synthesis method |
| Description | For the environmental impact assessment of the electrospinning process of cellulose acetate, a two-step approach was followed: a) Acetic acid/water and acetone/water were compared in order to define which one has the lowest environmental footprint. b) Different concentrations of the solvent from step a were compared in order to identify the lowest amount of solvent that combines the production of filament of acceptable quality and with the lowest possible impact on the environment. For the electrospinning, cellulose acetate with the lowest molecular weight commercially available (~30,000) was used, with a concentration of 17% w/v in all samples. Methodology The methodology adopted by this study, follows the ISO14040/44:2006 (ISO, 2006) LCA framework and comprises of four key stages: 1. Goal and Scope Definition, where the study's objective is set, and the boundaries of the chosen system are described. 2. Life Cycle Inventory (LCI), all incoming and outcoming flows between the system and the environment are documented. 3. Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA), the environmental impact indicators are calculated, based on the inventory and the corresponding characterization factors. 4. Interpretation of Results, the conclusions of the assessment are interpreted The Life Cycle Assessment was performed using the LCA software SimaPro 9.2 Academic License, with the version 3.6 of the ecoinvent database. The assessment method of choice was The Environmental Footprint 3.0, a method affiliated with the Environmental Footprint initiative. The advantage of this method, that makes it a popular choice amongst LCA practitioners, is that it provides both midpoint and endpoint indicators. Based on the preliminary assessment result, acetone/water based electro spinning synthesis has less environmental impact than that using acetic acid/water based process. The single score impact for these two processes are, Acetic Acid: 1.83 µPt; Acetone: 1.41 µPt, respectively. A manuscript describing the method is under preparation. |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | A manuscript describing the method is under preparation, it is anticipated to submit in April 2024. The results obtained in this study will be used to guide further cellulose acetate fibre spinning. The results will also be used to provide guidance to industry regarding environmental impact reduction in fibre synthesis processes. |
| Title | Cellulase enzyme production profile via solid state fungal fermentation |
| Description | Result dataset was obtained in fungal fermentation of textile waste for the production cellulase. The cellulase activity was analysed using various fungal strains and cultivated at different fermentation conditions. The data have not published yet. Further investigations are required. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | This dataset would provide a clear insight on the cellulase production profile. It will be used for the best control of fermentation conditions to generate cellulase enzyme for the following enzymatic hydrolysis. |
| Title | Dye removal by a greener solvent Cyrene |
| Description | A new method using Cyrene, a greener organic solvent produced from starch, to extract dye from textile waste was developed. A set of data were obtained. Cyrene performed very well in extraction of dye from three different PET based post consumer textile waste samples. However, it does not work on cotton fibre based textile samples. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The new method/dataset will be published when further data are generated. It could promote further research in the field, and develop a commercial viable method for industrial scale dye removal. |
| Title | Tensile strength change of textile samples under enzymatic treatment |
| Description | This research dataset is composed of tensile strength and glucose assay measurements at time points between 0 and 72 hrs, for a range of textile yarns of varying composition both untreated and having been subjected to cold alkali pretreatment. The impact of pretreatment on the cotton component is evident from the data and leads to reduced enzymatic hydrolysis times. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | This research data set establishes a link between cotton content in polyester/cotton yarn and the resultant loss in tensile strength upon enzymatic hydrolysis. From this predictions can be made about the length of enzymatic hydrolysis required for different fibre blends. |
| Description | Develop a multi partner consortium for sustainable textile research |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof. Goswami partnering with UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT), several prestigious companies and the University of Leeds formed a consortium for the UK wide investigation on textile recycle technology. The consortium was awarded £4 millions by Innovate UK, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). It aims to develop and pilot the world's first fully-integrated, automated sorting and pre-processing plant for waste textiles (ATSP) over the next two years. The project partners are Circle-9 Textile Ecosystems, IBM, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Pangaia, New Look, Reskinned Resources, Salvation Army, Oxfam, Textile Recycling International, Shred Station, Worn Again Technologies, English Fine Cottons, Alex Begg, Camira, Manufacturing Technology Centre, University of Leeds, University of Huddersfield |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners of the consortium work on various aspects of the project, providing in-kind or direct support to the project. The funding from the project would provide further personnel to the BBSRC project research team, and provide funding for textile related equipment which the BBSRC project could access to. |
| Impact | The funding award was announced in June 2023. The collaboration was recently started. It is too early to report an outcome of the project. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Developed a multi partner collaboration and this consortium is now funded by EPSRC |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof. Chenyu Du is the PI and lead the consortium. Prof. Parik Goswami and Dr. Thanos Angelis-Demakis are both in the consortium. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Imperial College London is project partner of the project. Four industrial partners, including UKFT, TRAID, Dyerecycled and Maxwell style provide in-kind support as well as materials, access of equipment to support the consortium. |
| Impact | The award was made in 2023, the project just started recently. It is too early to report an outcome. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | 3rd International Conference on Functional Textiles and Clothing (10-12th February 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Functional Textiles Conference (FTC) provides a platform for leading scientists, researchers, designers and entrepreneurs to have in-depth exchanges on latest scientific developments, cutting edge technologies, innovations, trends, concerns, challenges and opportunities in the field of Textiles and Clothing. This edition of FTC'23 will be conducted in physical mode. This was an international professional conference at which I was a Keynote speaker, and co-chair of the International Scientific Committee. The actual attendance was 101-500 but greater reach is obtained via online presence and proceedings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://ftcconference.in/ |
| Description | Build partnership for UKRI sustainable fashion project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Goswami lead a team in the University of Huddersfield build a consortium and won a UKRI Sustainable Fashion project, which aims to help propel the fashion industry's drive towards decarbonisation and better sustainability. The network's research will embed environmental sciences at the heart of fashion and textile sectors. It will establish systematic, circular and sustainable principles as the norm and build a critical mass of transdisciplinary expertise and methodologies. Alongside the Universities of Exeter, Plymouth, Leeds and the University of Arts London, Huddersfield will look into ways to improve the fashion industry's poor environmental record. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/news/ukri-funds-research-for-a-sustainable-fashion-and-textiles-industry/ |
| Description | Build partnership with UKFT, industry and other university for textile recycle research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Goswami partnering with UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) and several prestigious companies and the University of Leeds formed a consortium for the UK wide investigation on textile recycle technology. The consortium was awarded £4 millions by Innovate UK, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). It aims to develop and pilot the world's first fully-integrated, automated sorting and pre-processing plant for waste textiles (ATSP) over the next two years. The project partners are Circle-9 Textile Ecosystems, IBM, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Pangaia, New Look, Reskinned Resources, Salvation Army, Oxfam, Textile Recycling International, Shred Station, Worn Again Technologies, English Fine Cottons, Alex Begg, Camira, Manufacturing Technology Centre, University of Leeds, University of Huddersfield |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.hud.ac.uk/news/2023/june/ukft-textile-waste-recycling-project/ |
| Description | Future Textiles Conference (28th February - 2nd March 2023) Keynote presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The global textile industry is also often cited as the second most polluting industry after oil, responsible for ~8-10% of global CO2 emission, ~20% water pollution and ~35% microplastic pollution. Therefore, radical new approaches are needed at both material and manufacturing level to transform textiles into highly innovative, sustainable, and intelligent clothing. This conference provided a forum for collaborative discussions to address these challenges at both academic and industry level, to develop future clothing for the next generation and facilitate the rapid transition of such textiles from lab to market. An in-person and virtual three-day conference. I was a Keynote presenter at the event, 'Product Innovation with Textiles, the Fundamentals and the Scope' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://cfpr.uwe.ac.uk/future-textiles-conference/ |
| Description | Interview by international media |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Chenyu Du and Prof. Parikshit Goswami were invited to an interview by What Says the Expert "https://whatsaytheexperts.com/" regarding Textile recycle projects and research/teaching engagement. The interview was carried out in July 2023 and it was published in Feb 2023 online. https://www.nanotextileinnovation.com/what-say-the-experts/research-development |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.nanotextileinnovation.com/what-say-the-experts/research-development |
| Description | Interview with Prof. Parik Goswami, engagement activity for the Technical Textiles Research Centre (published 6th February 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An interview with Prof. Parik Goswami, FFF Co-I, on the Technical Textiles Research Centre (TTRC) at the University of Huddersfield. The TTRC is a key element in legacy planning for the FFF programme. The Technical Textiles Research Centre at the University of Huddersfield aims to re-establish the town and region as a world leader in textiles by harnessing the newest technology and manufacturing techniques. The focus of the centre is on high-performance technical textiles that are bespoke and of high quality. The centre brings together expertise in disparate fields of science, including technical textiles, engineering, digital technology, textile processing, cellulose science, medical textiles (implantable, non-implantable, healthcare environment materials), fibre and polymer chemistry, pharmacology, surface functionalisation and material science. In an Interview with TechnicalTextile.net, Director at the centre and Professor in Technical Textiles Parikshit Goswami discusses innovations, applications and challenges in technical textiles. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.technicaltextile.net/interviews/university-of-huddersfield/parikshit-goswami/13508-1/ |
| Description | SCI Formulation Forum (24-25th January 2023) Speaker presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Formulated products are ubiquitous and therefore contribute to humankind's global environmental footprint through their everyday use. As formulators; each of us can have an impact, we can design more sustainable formulations and work together for a greener and better future. To achieve this communication is important; we can play our part to grasp the opportunities for exchange of knowledge and ideas, to facilitate future collaborations and initiate new technologies to deliver positive reachable solutions. On a global scale, more sustainable formulations can contribute to a more sustainable future. 'Sustainability of the textile supply chain - stakeholders and complexities', Parikshit Goswami, University of Huddersfield |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.soci.org/events/formulation-forum/2023/sci-formulation-forum-4th-annual-event-challenges... |
| Description | UKFT sustainability conference, panel discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A UKFT Sustainability conference was hold on 28 September in London to provide clear, industry-relevant help and guidance specifically for the UK textile industry. Prof. Parik Goswami was one of the organiser and chaired the panel discussion session. The speakers offered advice on how to improve performance, measure and monitor progress, and communicate environmental credentials. The conference gave a clearer overview of the relevant environmental merits (or otherwise) of various fibres and certification schemes and an outline of the current landscape for sustainability legislation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XbMWlCc950&list=PLqzInAjtFTIEjVti_0sGZjSsMfu91JZZe&index=5 |