18 July 202213 July 2022 Biopolymers from wood and chitin for sustainable textile solutions DITF researchers are testing CO2-binding wood as a raw material for high-tech textiles and investigating possible uses for chitosan, for example as a binder substitute in coatings for previously petroleum-based systems
16 February 202111 February 2021 Water-repellent and more: coating textiles sustainably with chitosan In the last few years Fraunhofer IGB and partners in the HydroFichi project have researched how this can be done
Wasserabweisend und mehr: Textilien mit Chitosan nachhaltig beschichten Wie dies funktionieren kann, hat das Fraunhofer IGB mit Partnern im Projekt HydroFichi in den letzten Jahren erforscht
20 January 202016 January 2020 A vision: insect biorefineries as components of a sustainable bioeconomy BMBF is funding projects for applications of insects-based chitosan as a sustainable domestic source that can replace tropical oils
Vision Insekten-Bioraffinerie: Baustein einer nachhaltigen Bioökonomie BMBF fördert Projekte für die Nutzung von regional verfügbarem insektenbasierten Chitosan
