International Conference on Recycling of Textiles and Plastics : Rethinking the value of plastics

Le 13 et 14 novembre 2018 se tiendra une conférence internationale consacrée au recyclage. L’événement organisé par Centexbel se tiendra à Bruges.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, 2018

CHAIR: GWEN DONS, OVAM
9:00 Welcome
9:15 Welcoming speach and offocial opening of the conference
Jan Laperre, Centexbel (BE)
9:30 Lead of the New Plastics Economy
Sander Defruyt, Ellen MacArthur Foundation (BE)
10:00 Recycling of mixed polymers and polymer blends: challenges and possibilities
Isabel De Schrijver, Centexbel (BE)
10:30 Enterprise Europe Network
Magali Parent, Vlaio (BE)
10:45 Presentation scientific posters
11:00 Break & Partnering meetings
11:30 Design for Circularity : Fundamentals and Innovations Challenges
Herman Van Roost, Total (BE)
12:00 Impact of bio-based plastics on the current recycling of plastics
Luc Alaerts, KULeuven (BE)

CHAIR: WIM GRYMONPREZ, CENTEXBEL-VKC
11:30 Industrial feather waste valorisation for sustainable keratin-based materials
Roxana Dinu, Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis (FR)
12:00 The use of recycled PVB in textile coating applications
Mike De Vrieze, Centexbel (BE)
12:30 Lunch & Partnering meetings

CHAIR: KIM RAGAERT, UGENT
14:00 Value of virgin polymers, end of life polymeric products, recyclates and products with recycled content
Bob Vander Beke, Centexbel (BE)
14:30 Biodegradable plastics & textiles : A (partial) solution to plastic leakage in the environment
Sam Deconinck, OWS (BE)
15:00 Towards a more sustainable polyurethane future
Bart Haelterman, Recticel (BE)
15:30 Break & Partnering meetings
16:00 How circular economy is influencing the eco-design of our products? Consequences and opportunities for packaging
Guillaume Lebert, Procter & Gamble (BE)
16:30 Integration of UV-active markers in textile products to improve the recyclability
Xiaozheng Chen, I.A.R.-RWTH Aachen University (DE)
17:00 Fibersort: closing the loop on textiles
Maurits Vandeputte, Valvan Baling Systems (BE)
17:30 Closing of the first conference day
18:00 Conference dinner

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14th, 2018

9:00 Welcome
CHAIR: INGE DEWITTE, GO4CIRCLE
9:15 Advances in chemical and mechanical recycling of polymer and composite materials
Benedicte Goffin, Certech (BE)
9:45 Chemical Recycling of Polymers through Catalytic Pyrolysis
Sophie Duquesne, Institut Chevreul (FR)
10:15 Biotechnological recycling of carbon fiber composites
Anja Gerhardts, Hohenstein (DE)
10:45 Break & Partnering meetings
11:15 A system dynamic approach to the recycling of event carpet
Guy Verrue, Cognitive Knowledge Lab (BE)
11:45 Changing day-to-day consumer habits on how to better care about their textiles for a better environment
Pascale Florant, GINETEX (FR)

CHAIR: STIJN DEVAERE, CENTEXBEL
9:15 The circular carousel of Tropical Outfit
Leonie Oostvogel, Tropical Outfit (NL)
9:45 Scenarii for T-shirt eco-design in the frame of Circular Economy
Anne Perwuelz, Gemtex – Ensait (FR)
10:15 Cotton workwear recycling: A case study
Jens Oelerich, Saxion University of Applied Sciences (NL)
10:45 Break & Partnering meetings

CHAIR: EURATEX
11:15 Fibre recycling research work looking at
Aleksandra Lobnik, PET IOS-UMARI (SI)
11:45 Recycling textile waste into secondary material: Can the RESYNTEX project contribute to lower global environmental impacts? The answer through Life Cycle Assessment
Arnaud Dauriat, Quantis Lausanne (CH)
12:15 Poster Award ceremony + Closing remarks
12:45 Lunch & Partnering meetings

Le Pôle UP-tex est partenaire de cet événement

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https://www.centexbel.be/fr/agenda/international-conference-recycling-textiles-and-plastics