Biomaterial to textile and other applications

POSSIBILITIES WITH TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN VÄSTRA GÖTALAND

Är du intresserad av nya hållbara biomaterial till textil och andra applikationer? Vill du veta mer om biomaterial från grön bioraffinering? Missa då inte detta seminarium där vi går igenom den senaste forskningen inom området från bland annat Green Valleys, vilket är ett svenskt-danskt forskningssamarbete finansierat av EU:s Interreg ÖKS. Svårt att delta på plats? Det finns även möjlighet att delta digitalt, kryssa i detta i anmälningsformuläret.

Are you interested in new sustainable biomaterials for textiles and other applications? Would you like to learn more about biomaterials from green biorefining? Then don’t miss this seminar where we will cover the latest research in the field, including from the Green Valleys project, a Swedish-Danish research collaboration funded by the EU’s Interreg ÖKS.
Difficult to attend in person? There is also the option to participate digitally; please check this option on the registration form.

Seminariet är ett samarrangemang mellan Green Valleys 2.0, Västra Götalandsregionen, Chalmers, RISE och Wargön Innovation. Evenemanget är kostnadsfritt och vänder sig till dig med intresse för textilproduktion och bioraffinering av vall. Sista anmälningsdag är 28 augusti. Anmälan sker via gronamoten.se. Vid frågor kontakta oskar.reineling@agrovast.se.

The seminar is a collaboration between Green Valleys 2.0, Västra Götaland Region, Chalmers, RISE, and Wargön Innovation. The event is free of charge and is aimed at those interested in textile production and forage biorefining. The deadline for registration is August 28th. To register, visit gronamoten.se. For any questions, please contact oskar.reineling@agrovast.se.

9.00 Registration, coffee and a light snack

9.30 Welcome, presentation by facilitator and Gröna Möten
Oskar Reineling, Agroväst and facilitator Göran Berndes, Chalmers.

9.35 Introduction to the sustainable transition of the textile industry in Västra Götaland and Europe
Astrid Burhöi, regional developer, Västra Götalandsregionen.

9.50 Grass fibre from green biorefineries – coupling food and biomaterials
Morten Ambye Jensen, associate professor, Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus university.

10.20 Short break

10.30 Possibilities and challenges to use fibres from biorefineries for textiles and biomaterials
Diana Bernin, associate professor, Chemical Engineering, Chalmers.

11.00 Usage of biorefinery biproduct to refined commercial materials
Julia Ronkainen, Project Manager at Wargön Innovation.

11.15 Evaluation of a largescale grass biorefinery and possibilities for presscake utilization
Carina Gunnarsson, AgrD, Dep of agriculture and food, RISE.

11.30 Short break

11.35 Coupling food and biomaterials – interesting for Sweden?
Christel Cederberg and Göran Berndes, prof Space, Earth & Environment, Chalmers.

12.00 Panel discussion
The speakers participate together with representatives from VGR and the textile industry.

12.30 Summary and lunch