New applications for hemp fiber
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Hygienic sanitary pads and tampons made from maximum absorption natural cotton
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On 3 April, as part of Investor’s Day UPC 2014, a project for a technology-based company called CATCA was presented. CATCA emerged from the Innotex Center/Intexter, in collaboration with the UPC’s Department of Agri-Food Engineering and Biotechnology, to market the results of research into hemp. The aim of CATCA is to develop technological hemp, which is not psychoactive, and market it to small designers who are committed to new, high quality organic materials for the textile sector, and to the big manufacturers.
Hemp is a very strong material that grows with little water and does not need pesticides, making it a sustainable, organic crop. When newly developed technologies are applied, it becomes a fiber that can be used to obtain new textiles that are very soft and suitable for manufacturing clothes.
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- The Centre for Sensors, Instruments and Systems Development (CD6) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is taking part in PhotonHub Europe. This is a European project to establish a single pan-European hub for innovation in photonics as a one-stop shop solution that brings together the pioneering photonics solutions, facilities, knowledge and experience of 53 European partners.
- Currently, concerns about sustainability are increasing in the construction sector, due to its contribution to climate change. Approximately a third of carbon dioxide emissions are produced by this sector in the construction phase and in the functioning of buildings.
- Combining agricultural activity and the production of solar energy by means of photovoltaic panels is the aim of SYMBIOSYST, a project promoted by a consortium of 16 European partners including the UPC. As part of this project, technological tools will be developed to contribute to generating clean energy for the agricultural sector in Europe.
- The production of biogas through anaerobic digestion has been increasing exponentially in Europe in recent years. This is because it can be produced locally and has a clear positive effect on waste recycling, the generation of clean energy, sustainable development or climate action. In this context, the FertiLab project was launched, with the participation of researchers from the Department of Agri Food Engineering and Biotechnology (DEAB) of the UPC.
