Research project Safe and Efficient Chemistry by Design
Recycling of textiles and forest residues to produce chemicals and nanocellulose.
The project aims to:
- Optimize material use, re-use and recycling for maximum benefits for resource efficiency and sustainability
- Develop green chemistry industrial processes aiming at replacing/minimizing the use of toxic chemicals and minimizing waste
Project description
Circularity of materials and extension of the value chain of produced goods is an area of utmost relevance in green and sustainable industries and society. This task will focus on recycling and conversion of cotton based textiles, and fractionation and conversion of low valued lignocellulosic feedstocks such as tops, roots and branches from forestry into chemicals, nanocellulose and renewable products produced from these materials. The project will interact with, and contribute to, industries along the value chain including e.g. the textile industry, forest industry, and the biofuel and chemical industry.
Project members
Project managers
Aji Mathew
Professor
Joseph Sven Malcolm Samec
Professor
Members
Maria Ximena Ruiz Caldas
PhD Student
Suthawan Muangmeesri
PhD student
