{"id":77421,"date":"2024-02-01T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.munique.blog\/?p=77421"},"modified":"2024-01-27T11:01:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T10:01:16","slug":"co2-tex-sustainable-innovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.munique.blog\/en\/co2-tex-sustainable-innovations\/","title":{"rendered":"CO2 Tex &#8211; Sustainable innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">CO2 Tex<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">by BIOTEXFUTURE<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Revolutionary Sustainability In The Textile Industry<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sustainable Innovations<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][uncode_info_box items=&#8221;Date&#8221;][uncode_socials][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Within the BIOTEXFUTURE cluster, the CO2Tex project introduces innovative paths for sustainable elastic yarns. In the context of the overarching BIOTEXTFUTURE project, the Institute for Textile Technology (ITA) and the Chair for Technology and Organizational Sociology (STO) at RWTH Aachen, together with adidas, strive to achieve the transition of the entire textile value chain to bio-based materials.<\/p>\n<p>CO2Tex stands out as a central project within BIOTEXFUTURE, focusing on CO2-containing thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) as an alternative to conventional elastane. This project revolutionizes elastic yarn production by eliminating toxic solvents, not only reducing environmental impact but also enabling potential industrial mass production.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;77332&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;five-four&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]The overarching <a href=\"https:\/\/biotexfuture.info\/\">BIOTEXFUTURE<\/a> project, led by ITA, STO, and adidas, aims for a swift translation of fundamental research into practical applications. 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