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APPLE SKIN™Vegan leather from

apple pomace

AppleSkin™ is a bio-based

alternative to leather, combining

performance and circularity with

‘Made in Italy’ quality.

ORGANIC WASTE BECOMES

FASHIONABLE

European Commissionwww.ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation_en

Concept & Designwww.lekkerwerken.designwww.haute-innovation.com

Realisationwww.triplea.be

© European Union, 2020

Materials impact the environment, society and economy. Under Horizon 2020, the EU‘s research and innovation programme, about €2 billion in EU funding, has supported research in advanced materials.

More information on EU funding:https://europa.eu/!MJ49rK

PLANT-BASED LEATHER ALTERNATIVE WITH A LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT

According to figures from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (2016), consuming one kilogramme of fresh pork releases around 3.25 kg of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere; for beef, it is even more – 13.31 kg of Greenhouse Gas emissions. To reduce CO₂ emissions, it is therefore recommended to reduce meat consumption. This development also affects some of the by-products of the meat industry, such as leather. In recent years, a completely new industrial sector for the production of vegan leather alternatives with high growth rates has been established in the EU. One of the protagonists of this new sector is the company Frumat from Bolzano in South Tyrol.

The region in north Italy is renowned for its apple processing industry which is faced with a significant amount of organic waste. Frumat’s founder Hannes Parth came up with the idea to develop a plant leather-like alternative from apple pomace. AppleSkin™ consists mostly from organic residues such as stems, seeds, apple peels and fibers. The residues are first dried, transferred to a fine cellulose powder, mixed with a bioplastic and applied in layers to a carrier such as cotton.

Frumat® was born out of the idea of recycling industrial organic waste and trans-forming it into raw materials.Hannes Parth, CEO Frumat

At temperatures of around 130 °C, the materials fuse together. A variety of textures and thicknesses are achieved by fi nal embossing or laser processing. AppleSkin™ can be easily personalised and produced on demand. Currently, the material is being used in the fashion and furnishing industries. A particularly thick variant of the material from 50 % recycled apple pomace and 50 % polyurethane is used in shoe manufacture, for bags and upholstery. At the moment, Frumat is working on a cellulose-based leather alternative for the automotive sector.

More benefi tsHannes Parth off ers an ecological, high performing alternative to animal leather. The new raw material answers both the local apple-waste issue and the increasing demand for vegan leather alternative with a low carbon footprint.

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ProducerFrumat SrlVia T. A. Edison 1539100 Bolzano Italy

Hannes ParthPhone: +39 471 052635E-mail: [email protected] www.frumat.it

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APPLE SKIN™Vegan leather made from apple pomace

APPLE POMACEconsists mainly of cellulose, which is a wonderful raw material for the production of a textile material.

Natural fruit

Appleresidues

Cellulose powder

Juices and jam

UPCYCLING FROM FOOD WASTE

“We recover the industrial waste of the apple juice production and transform it into new raw materials.”Hannes Parth, CEO Frumat

billion tonnesof waste burned in Europe every yearthat could be raw materials for new products

3AppleSkin™: upcycled, ecological, environmental & animal friendly

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KOHPA®Electrically

conductive paper

A paper made from recycled carbon

and paper fi bers with multiple

applications off ering sustainable

solutions for the environment

and technology.

KOHPA® CONDUCTIVE

PAPER







PAPER WITH VARIOUS FUNCTIONS

KOHPA® is the world‘s first paper with electrically conductive functions based on the integration of carbon fibers into the cellulose matrix. The carbon fibers are extracted from composite materials by pyrolytic processing. The resin is removed by sublimation under high temperature and exclusion of oxygen. After the process, the carbon fiber is residue-free for further processing.

Radiation ProtectionIn the course of investigations, one example showed that the electromagnetic radiation (EM radiation) was clearly reduced by the paper structure. It follows that the paper is suitable for electrical shielding or to protect man and beast against electrical, magnetic and EM radiation.

Possible UsesThere are unlimited possibilities in heat emission ranges. Floors and walls are as easily heated as difficult to access areas and complex forms. The maximum advantage is achieved by the low space consumption and the good formability. It is the thinnest and lightest panel heating in the world. The economic efficiency is shown in comparison to conventional heating systems primarily by the radiant heat achieved. This goes hand in hand with energy savings, which lowers heating costs. The carbon paper can also be made waterproof. Wet deformation, different degrees of absorbency and targeted air permeability values can be set according to the corresponding requirements.

Indication Unit Value

Grammage g / m² 75 – 80

Material thickness µm 200 – 250

Air permeability l/m²s 95

Application panel heating

Temperature increase up to °C 30 – 70

Required electrical power W/m² 130 – 200

Application Shielding

Shielding degree % 99 – 99,999

Shielding ef f ectiveness db 20 – 50

The electrical conductivity of KOHPA® can be used to generate light or as surface heating.Walter Reichel, RESO Ober lächentechnik

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

ProducerRESO Oberflächentechnik GmbH Karlstr. 4886415 MeringGermany

Dipl. Ing. Walter Reichel Phone: +49 8233 743 91 75 E-mail: [email protected] www.kohpa.com

Le Pli – KOHPA® wireless lampSascha dos Santos and Tilmann Studinsky have used KOHPA® conductive paper to design a LED lamp that is wireless. Cleverly constructed almost entirely of folded paper, its angular body consists of just 3 paper layers – 2 of which are electrically conductive. The power supply works with a simple wood stand that the paper lamp can be plugged into. This way, apart from the cord providing the stand with power, no cable is needed for Le Pli to function! Installation of the LEDs directly on the paper also keeps the design light and free of non-essential components.

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ADVANTAGES OVER CONVENTIONAL HEATING SYSTEMS

easy formability low space requirement

low costs reduced house dust circulation

KOHPA®Electrically conductive paper


PROTECTIONagainst electro-magnetic fi elds

- 99,5 %

100 % Recycled carbon and

paper fi bers

120°C

TURN ON LIGHT WITH KOHPA®

Can reach SURFACETEMPERATURESof up to

Step 1:Cut the KOHPA® into two strips of equal size and a sheet of normal paper to about 6x18 cm.

Step 4: Press the two KOHPA® strips onto the battery and the lamp will light up.If the LED doesn’t light up, turn the battery around – the current only fl ows in one direction with LED.

Step 3: Attach the enclosed LED to the KOHPA® strips with the wires on one side each. Insert a button cell battery (3V) between the KOHPA® strips.

Step 2:Put the paper in between the KOHPA® strips as insulation. Make sure the paper sticks out slightly at the top and the sides. Fold the uninsulated parts of the KOHPA® outwards, so they don’t touch each other.


NAMIB BEETLE TEXTILE

Harvesting water from fog

Desert beetles and various plants

were models for the development

of a textile for the eff ective

extraction of drinking water

from fog.

EXTRACTING WATER FROM

FOG

ParameterUnitFabric

Area densityg / m²ca. 190

Air permeabilityml / min *dm²ca. 8.450

Burst-bulging test

Bursting pressureKPa142

Bulging heightmm39

Fog separation degree

Relation of separated to perfused amount of water%75 – 85

Pull-elongation propertiesalong/cross

Maximum tensile forceN / 5 cmca. 360 / 260

Maximum tensile force elongation%ca. 44 / 186







HIGH-TECH TEXTILE FOR A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE

What nature has successfully used for thousands of years to survive in arid regions could be an important solution to the increasing water shortage for many people, especially in developing countries. The new high-performance textile is the result of years of bionic research at the DITF Denkendorf. Essedea, a manufacturer of technical 3D textiles, was responsible for the technical production implementation.

The old principle of catching fog by stretching raschel nets has been completely overtaken by the new material: water separation is many times more effective than all previously used two-dimensional nets (the third dimension increases the contact surface with fog), UV resistance even in extremely high solar radiation such as in deserts, and even storms with wind speeds of up to 120 km/h do not limit its functionality. Up to 66 l of water per m² per day can be extracted from fog. In the meantime, the textile has been in continuous use worldwide for several years. The great potential of the material can unfold wherever there is sufficient wind and fog. It can be used for the production of drinking water in areas without access to water sources, but also for the irrigation of large areas of land in agriculture, viticulture or on golf courses, for example.

Our high tech textiles can extensively contribute to a better quality of life for many people worldwide.Team Essedea texolutions

Parameter Unit Fabric

Area density g / m² ca. 190

Air permeability ml / min *dm² ca. 8.450

Burst-bulging test

Bursting pressure KPa 142

Bulging height mm 39

Fog separation degree

Relation of separated to perfused amount of water % 75 – 85

Pull-elongation properties along/cross

Maximum tensile force N / 5 cm ca. 360 / 260

Maximum tensile force elongation % ca. 44 / 186

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

DeveloperGerman Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Körschtalstr. 2673770 Denkendorf, GermanyDr. Thomas Stegmaier, Dr. Jamal SarsourE-mail: [email protected]

ProducerEssedea GmbH & Co. KGLothforster Str. 5041849 WassenbergGermany

Dirk SchulzePhone: +49 2432 964 461 E-mail: [email protected]

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of passing fog is separated to water

ACCESS TO WATERWATER EXTRACTION

TEST IT

up to 66 litersper sqm per day

(many times more effective than conventional materials)

up to 85 %

Today:

1.2 billion people have no access to springs or pipe systems

2025:

2.3 billion people will have no access to springs or pipe systems

Water gaining costs for Namib Textile are calculated from about

2–3 € per 1000 l water

“The water is in the air, you just have to catch it.”

NAMIB BEETLE TEXTILEDrinking water from fog

Dr. Jamal Sarsour, DITF Denkendorf

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Observe the drop formation on the sample textile by using a plant sprayer as a substitute for fog


NEPTUTHERM®100 % organic

insulation material

ORGANICINSULATION FORBUILDINGS ANDAPPLICATIONS

NeptuTherm® reduces the loss

of thermal energy in winter

and provides a pleasant coolness

in summer – with the highest

heat storage capacity of all

insulation materials.

ORGANIC INSULATION FOR BUILDINGS ANDAPPLICATIONS







In today’s world with [...] the growing awareness of the environment in all sections [...], it is an indispensable must to follow this path in construction as well.NeptuTherm®

SEAGRASS AS A NATURAL INSULATION MATERIAL

Neptune balls are a waste product of seagrass meadows around the Mediterranean Sea and are created by wave movements. The mother plant plays an important role in the global ecosystem, as one hectare stores 10 times more CO₂ and can convert 5 times as much CO₂ into oxygen as the same area of rainforest.

Seagrass characteristicsThe fibres have a high mould resistance, are poorly flammable (B2) and have a measured heat conduction of only 0.039 watts per Kelvin and metre – and all this by nature. These properties make them ideal for sustainable use in the construction industry. In addition, the fibers have an excellent heat storage capacity of over 2,500 joules per kilogramme Kelvin. Neptune grass thus exceeds the heat storage capacity of all known insulation materials.

Disposal in the event of a later demolition is completely unproblematic: if the Neptune fibers are not reused in another building, they can simply be raked into the garden soil as a planting substrate to loosen up the soil.

Parameter Unit Fibres

Thermal conductivity λD W/mK 0.039

Rated value λ (DIN 4108) W/mK 0.046

Heat storage capacity J/kgK > 2,500

Water absorption capacity kg/kg 1.6 to 3.4

100 % organic and completely

free of toxic matter

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ProducerNeptuGmbH Im Speitel 5676229 KarlsruheGermany

Monika und Michael Meier Phone: +49 721 946 33 49 E-mail: [email protected] www.NeptuTherm.de

NeptuTherm®

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Vegetable fi bres and textile fi bres (e.g. Sheep wool)

Synthetic materials (e.g. Styrofoam)

Inorganic building and insulation materials (e.g. Glass wool)

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BIOLOGICAL CYCLE If not being reused in another building, the Neptune fi bers

can simply be raked into the garden soil as a planting

substrate to loosen up the soil.

DID YOUKNOW? The German professor of architecture Richard

Meier, an enthusiastic kiter, and his wife Monika

spent their summer holidays in Spain.

While on the beach, they noticed these small

brown felt balls, pulled them apart and examined

them. A friend pointed out to them that the weird

balls were not even good for lighting the fi re.

Immediately, the idea was born to make a heat

insulation out of the wool.

Tests conducted by the Fraunhofer Institute

for Building Physics confi rmed its naturally

outstanding properties.

1 hectare of seagrass stores 10x more carbon dioxide and

can convert 5x as much carbon dioxide into oxygen

as the same area of a tropical rainforest.

NEPTUTHERM®100 % organic insulation material


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O0HO BUBBLESEdible packaging

for liquids

Ooho is a new kind of packaging

made from seaweed that can

contain liquids and semi-liquids

in a naturally biodegradable

membrane.

OOHO! AN INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVE TO PLASTIC

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OOHO WATER, EDIBLE AND BIODEGRADABLE

Made by Notpla, a start-up pioneering the use of seaweed extracts and plant-based ingredients to create alternative solutions for single-use packaging, Ooho is an edible packaging that can contain beverages and condiment sauces. Oohos are 100 % home compostable in a matter of weeks. Ooho arises from the need to find an alternative to the millions of plastic bottles that are used and discarded every day for water and other beverage consumption. It is important to note that the vast majority is not recycled and ends up damaging the environment.

WHERE DOES THE PLASTIC WASTE GO?

is sent to landfills, dumps or into natural environment

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What is it made of?The way nature encapsulates liquids is truly inspiring. From egg yolks to our own cells, nature uses membranes to protect precious contents from the outside. Ooho has focused its efforts on creating a cost competitive sachet made from an abundant natural resource that disappears as quickly as natural food waste: seaweed. Our material can in fact be treated just like food and disposed of as food waste, but even if it goes in the general waste and ends up in landfill it will degrade to its original elements. The circularity here is in its rawest form of biological recycling, with the material breaking down into basic biological molecules that can be used again by seaweed or other organisms to grow.

We make packaging disappear! Notpla Ltd.

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ProducerNotpla Limited Unit 8B Queen‘s Yard, White Post Lane, E9 5EN London, UK

Phone: +44 744 993 79 36E-mail: [email protected]

Seaweed is one of nature’s most renewable resources. It grows fast, up to 1 meter per day. It doesn’t compete with food crops for land, unlike biosourced plastics such as polylactic acid (PLA). Seaweed doesn’t need fresh water or fertiliser to grow, it can virtually be farmed or harvested on any coastline. Seaweed is also a great carbon sink. As any plant does, seaweed actively sequesters CO₂ but also participates in the de-acidification of the oceans.

Ooho could massively reduce the waste problem at major events such as concerts, festivals and sporting events by replacing plastic cups and bottles. Notpla provided 35k oohos for the runners of the London Marathon in 2019.

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biodegrades a er 4 – 6 weeks

150 mill

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On average, the lifestyle of every European

leaves about 31 kg of waste material from

plastic packaging per person every year. Since

this has not always been properly recycled or

landfi lled in recent years, plastic waste has

found its way into nature and the oceans in

many places, with a negative impact on our

ecosystems.

The European Commission plans to massively

reduce the amount of plastic waste by 2030.

As a strategy, all plastic packaging should

be recyclable by the end of the decade. 1 m.seabirds per year

are dying of plastic waste

80 %of marine waste has its

origin ashore, about 3/4 of it are made of plastic

WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND

BENEFITS FOR US AND OUR ENVIRONMENT

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31 kgof plastic waste

within EU per person every year

by 2050

more plastic parts than fi sh will be

fl oating in our seas

up to450 years

endurance of plastic pollution to end up

as microplastics

Sea pollution fi gures source: https://oneearth-oneocean.com/en


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