At the Swedish School of Textiles, previous research showed that the fiber length loss during shredding could be decreased by pre-treatment of the textile. A lubricant pre-treatment reduced friction in the process which made the shredding process gentler and longer fibers was obtained. The research at …

This article will discuss philosophical debates on economic growth and environmental sustainability, the role of management responsibility, and the risk of subversion to business as usual. This discussion will be framed using the concepts of Cradle to Cradle (C2C) and Circular Economy about sustainable …

Presentatie verzorgd voor het NVDO over duurzame productie van plastic (BioBTX). Het bevatte informatie over de populatiegroei en de groei in materiaalwinning. Verder gaf het antwoord op de volgende vraag: duurzame consumptie en productie, benutting van natuurlijke grondstoffen; een aantrekkelijk alternatief …

In the recent past, the use of resins in modern tread compounds has increased considerably, in order to further improve tire properties. Based on the experience with silica-silane filler system, which led to a different network structure and a significantly changed devulcanization behavior, the influence …

Tires are an important vehicle component, as car handling, safety and fuel economy depend for a major part on the tire composition and construction. As a consequence, tires are improved continuously. The most prominent improvement in the recent past was the use of a silica-silane filler system in passenger …

Since 2016, the Amsterdam Dapperbuurt in the East of Amsterdam, has its own Zero Waste Lab (ZWL), a collection and recycle centre for separated household waste. Drawing on the specific case of wood as a waste-stream, the project Circulair Wood for the Neighbourhood supports the ZWL (initiative of the …

Het Urban Technology onderzoeksprogramma van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) doet praktijkgericht onderzoek voor de omschakeling naar een circulaire stad. Eén van de factoren die hierbij een rol spelen is hoe producten circulair ontworpen kunnen worden. In een aantal onderzoeksprojecten wordt door …

This final research is conducted as a bachelor thesis of the programme Delta Management at the HZ University of Applied Sciences in Vlissingen, Netherlands and is executed at the Coastal Conservation Institute (ICC) in the coastal municipality of São Sebastião in Brazil. The municipality is located on …

Recent textile innovations have significantly transformed both the material structures of fibers and fabrics as well as their sphere of use and applications.At the same time, new recycling concepts and methods to re-­-use textile waste are rapidly being developed and many new ways to make use of recycled …

Een Circulaire Economie is gebaseerd op het principe van oneindigheid. Oneindig gebruik en hergebruik van materialen en producten voorkomt problemen van vervuiling en afval en voorkomt de vraag naar nieuwe en oprakende grondstoffen. We zullen slimmer met onze grondstoffen en materialen moeten omgaan. …