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In New York State (USA), a Carpet Collection Program Law will come into force on 28 December 2024. From 1 July 2026, only textile floor coverings for which a carpet collection plan is in place may be offered for sale. The collection costs must also be borne by the manufacturer. In addition, regulations apply to the proportion of recycled materials. You can find more information here: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/127382.html

In this research project, a new type of heat exchanger was developed based on an innovative textile structure. Using the classic tufting technology, the manufacturing requirements for this were created. The resulting "double loop structure" is a textile structure made of thermally conductive yarns that has a pile structure on both sides of the primary backing, in this case the thermal interface.
The heat transfer of the manufactured textiles was quantified and proven in a test rig.

We thank BMWK for the financial support of this research project.

The recycling of firmly bonded material systems is a major challenge. An example of this is the field of textile floor coverings, where a wide variety of materials must be combined to create different functionalities. The latex coating used so far hinders a high-quality recycling of the components polyamide, polyester and polypropylene after the use phase. The aim is therefore to develop a detachable bio-based coating system for textile floor coverings based on protein adhesion promoters and a degradable binder matrix. In the development of the application technology, particular emphasis is placed on industrial feasibility. During the use phase, the coating system should guarantee all necessary functions, and after use, it should be detachable by applying a trigger (e.g. extreme pH or temperature). The main users of the research results are SMEs from the field of textile floor coverings, textile multi-material systems (home, automotive, technical textiles), coating, adhesives, biotechnology.