Possibilities with textile industry in Västra Götaland, Sweden

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.

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. Svårt att delta på plats? Det finns även möjlighet att delta digitalt, meddela detta i anmälningsformuläret.

Sista anmälningsdag är 28 augusti. Anmälan sker via gronamoten.se. Vid frågor kontakta oskar.reineling@agrovast.se.

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.

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. Difficult to attend in person? There is also the option to participate digitally; please check this option on the registration form.

The deadline for registration is August 28th. To register, visit gronamoten.se. For any questions, please contact oskar.reineling@agrovast.se.


När? / When?

4 sept. / 4th September


Var? / Where?

På plats eller digitalt
At location or digital
Chalmers Tekniska Högskola
Chalmersplatsen 4, 412 96 Göteborg


Tid? / Time?

Kl 9.00-13.00 

Program

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