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Techtextil Innovation Award 2019 - "new material" to Project Cork-a-tex Yarn

May 31, 2019

The jury of "Techtextil Innovation Award" decided to award the Project "Cork-A-Tex Yarn. Yarn with high incorporation of cork" with the TECHTEXTIL INNOVATION AWARD 2019 award in the "new material" category, one of 7 categories in competition, and considered the most important prize.

The awards ceremony took place together with the official Opening of Techtextil and Texprocess 2019 on May 14th 2019, organized by Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH.

Techtextil is the leading international fair for technical and non-fabrics textiles, the largest and most recognized international event in this field and its awards are coveted by all who do Research and Innovation in this area.

The Techtextil Innovation Award 2019 - "new material" is one of the most important recognitions that the yarn developed under the Project "Cork-a-tex Yarn" could have received.

For the first time, a Portuguese Project wins this prestigious world award!

Although we must add this award the fact that it was the only one of the seven award-winning products highlighted in the speech of the President of the jury, the Belgian Jan Laperre "Our task is easier when products like cork-yarn appear. Not only is it a natural product, but also it adds insulation and thermal properties to the yarn. It is a magnificent example of a circular economy, as it takes advantage of the waste of the cork industry and is an excellent example of research in the sector”, he said.

The Cork-a-tex Yarn is a co-promotion demonstration project, promoted by SEDACOR - Sociedade Exportação de Produtos de Cortiça, Lda in partnership with the company Têxteis Penedo S.A., and with two entities of the Scientific and Technological System: CITEVE (Technological Centre for the Textile and Clothing Industries of Portugal) and the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, through the Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM, under the coordination of Professor Fernando Pereira.

Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM congratulates the team, companies and I&D Units, involved in this projet for the award considered the World's Largest Textile Innovation Award!


See more information about Techtextil Innovation Award 2019 - "new material" at:
https://techtextil.messefrankfurt.com/
https://portugalglobal.pt/
https://expresso.pt/economia/
https://www.citeve.pt/ 

Information about the Project Cork-A-Tex Yarn: https://lsre-lcm.fe.up.pt/

Diogo Santos PhD Thesis Defense

May 27, 2019

LSRE-LCM congratulates Diogo Filipe Moreira dos Santos for his PhD thesis defense on May 27th, 2019 at FEUP.

Diogo Santos finished his Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, with the PhD thesis entitled "Development of Structured Catalysts for Pollution Control" supervised by Associate Professor Fernando Pereira and co-supervised by Assistant Professor Adrián Silva and Assistant Researcher Salomé Soares.

The staff and team of LA LSRE-LCM wish Diogo Santos success for the new professional stage!

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SWMOF - Water capture from atmospheric humidity using ecological MOFs and integration with intelligent water distribution systems. Reference: Water4All/0003/2022. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Water4All - Water4All Partnership (co-funded by Horizon Europe). Starting Date: 2024/04/01. Duration: 36 months.
ReWateR - Recovery of Wastewater Resources in Agriculture. Reference: 82343. Funded by: “La Caixa” Foundation, INCF - Incoming Fellowship 2023. Starting Date: 2024/04/01. Duration: 36 months.
ERA-ARE - A new ERA for Environmental Risk Assessment: Chirality as a tool towards environmentally safe pharmaceuticals. Reference: ERC - 101039270. Funded by: European Comission, Horizon Europe | ERC | STARTING GRANTS. Starting Date: 2023/12/31. Duration: 60 months.
NEWater - Unconventional, natural and low-energy solutions for managing water sources. Reference: Water4All/0002/2022. Funded by: FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Water4All - Water4All Partnership (co-funded by Horizon Europe). Starting Date: 2023/12/01. Duration: 36 months.
RESURGENCE - Industrial Water Circularity: Reuse, resource recovery and energy efficiency for greener digitised EU process. Reference: 101138097. Funded by: European Comission, Horizonte Europa | Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space. Starting Date: 2023/12/01. Duration: 48 months.

THESIS DEFENSES

Ana Sofia Guedes Gorito dos Santos
Removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from water in continuous catalytic systems
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Supercritical CO2 extraction and continuous production of Moringa oleifera microcapsules: A scalable approach for natural-based cosmetic formulations
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Green Hydrogen Recovery from Natural Gas Grids by Adsorption Processes
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Natural-Based Solid Dispersions as Technological Solutions for Innovative Food Applications
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Hydrosols as antimicrobial agents for sustainable applications
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Selective reduction of nitric oxide (NOx) over carbon-based catalysts