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Pont Aurell y Armengol<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Eurecat<\/a>\u00a0technology centre have kicked off a project to develop new advanced materials from carpet and upholstery fabric leftovers in a process which will make it possible to recover the 452.1 tons of waste generated by the company every year.<\/p>\n

The project is called MOTE and has drawn up a circular economy system to take advantage of the carpet and upholstery fabric leftovers generated in the company\u2019s production process by using them as a mould in the development of thermoplastic composite materials for manufacturing plastic parts.<\/p>\n

\u201cInnovative processing of carpet and fabric leftovers to produce high added value materials coupled with reintroducing their components into the production process is an essential and significant opportunity,\u201d says M\u00aa Eugenia Rodr\u00edguez, director of the Composite Materials Unit at Eurecat.<\/p>\n

By developing waste recovery and recycling methodologies \u201cwe avoid waste incineration which brings significant environmental benefits along with financial gains for the company,\u201d adds Merc\u00e8 Armengol, quality manager and a director at Pont Aurell y Armengol.<\/p>\n

Three stages have been planned to achieve this goal. The first consists of systematic study to identify the main physicochemical characteristics of the materials together with separation and grinding procedures to get high quality fragments of the carpet and upholstery fabric components.<\/p>\n

The second stage involves assessing and selecting additives to make composite materials from the extrusion compounding waste. In the third stage, the compounds\u2019 rheological, thermal and mechanical parameters are determined.<\/p>\n

This project is part of the Catalan Waste Agency\u2019s call for grants for fostering the circular economy and \u201chelps to enhance process management and reduce the amount of fabrics we need to manage as waste by finding new ways of recovering them,\u201d says M\u00aa Eugenia Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, \u201cit has enabled us to gain the knowledge needed to scale up the project\u2019s results and get high added value products from carpets and upholstery fabrics resulting in a better economic and environmental balance,\u201d notes Merc\u00e8 Armengol.<\/p>\n

3,793,349 million tons of industrial waste<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Catalonia, 3,793,349 million tons of industrial waste were generated in 2017, including 70,940 tons from the textile industry (textiles, footwear and leather) representing 1.9 percent of total industrial waste. Only 50.2 percent of waste in this industry is sent for recovery while the remaining 35,352.5 tons go to landfill or incineration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pont Aurell y Armengol\u00a0and the\u00a0Eurecat\u00a0technology centre have kicked off a project to develop new advanced materials from carpet and upholstery fabric leftovers in a process which will make it possible to recover the 452.1 tons of waste generated by the company every year. 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