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Institut für Bodensysteme

Textile Innovation / Flame Retardants

23 January 2024

The new material is spun into fibres on a bicomponent spinning machine at the DITF pilot plant. This way, so-called bicomponent fibres are produced, which have a core of conventional polyamide and a sheath of PA6 with a highly concentrated flame retardant.

DITF Scientists Overcome Recyclying Barrier of Flame-Retardant Textile-Based Carpets

Scientists at the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) and the Institut für Bodensysteme (TFI) have designed a fully recyclable, flame-retardant carpet yarn. Till now, it had been difficult to recycle textile-based carpets with flame retardants.

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The plush Plaza Senayan in Indonesian capital Jakarta. Many Asian countries today have thriving domestic markets.

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