New Sustainable Chemistry

The third thematic seminar organized by RESET partner INCDTP - National Research Development Institute for Textiles and Leather took place in Bucharest on 4th April.
The concept of sustainable chemistry encompasses the  design, manufacture and use of efficient, effective, safe and  more environmentally benign chemical products and processes. Recently, textile companies have been introducing advanced processing technologies to make textile processing greener and to reduce or eliminate water consumption.  These include technologies with low process water need, the use of greener fibre and greener dyes and auxiliaries, eco-friendly,  optimized and efficient processing and elimination of  hazardous chemicals. Examples for sustainable textile processing concepts and related technologies include:
// Replacement of chemical processing by biotechnological  processing through use of enzymes or other bio-organisms instead of chemicals.
// Water-free textile finishing techniques such as digital  printing and Nano coating by physical methods deposition.
Similar examples of more environmentally friendly/sustainable products and textile processes for finishing, coating and laminating of textiles being developed in the partners’ regions have been presented during the seminar.

You can download agenda and presentations of the seminar in the LIBRARY section of the web site.