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Nanotechnology Centre to research multifunctional fibres
07 May '08
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It is expected that the process will take around nine months to develop. Meanwhile, the centre has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taiwan Textile Research Institute for technology transfer on bi-component fibre development. Under the agreement, the centre will send researchers for training to Taiwan.
The centre has previously conducted research on developing bi-component fibre to support the textile industry. The research studied polymer properties and experimented with combining complementary polymers to develop new properties.
"We have gained the knowledge and hope to move up to the production stage," Wiwut said. The pilot will focus on the development of bi-component fibre for use in apparel and home textiles. However, with more functionalities, the technology can be applied for use in developing textiles for medical, sports and automotive applications.
The technology has the ability to develop textiles with properties such as resistance to bacteria, heat and humidity. The plant is expected to be operational about 250 days a year, and 40 per cent of its working capacity will be reserved for producing fibres for the textile industry on a small scale.
The remaining capacity will be dedicated to research. Through the production technology developed in the pilot plant, it is expected that the plant will be able to produce 40 kilograms of bi-component fibre per hour.
However, the initial production capacity will be limited to 20 kilos per hour. To give a boost to local research on bi-component fibre, the centre is also working with two other universities - Chulalongkorn University and Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi - to set up a Collaborative Research Consortium.
The centre has previously conducted research on developing bi-component fibre to support the textile industry. The research studied polymer properties and experimented with combining complementary polymers to develop new properties.
"We have gained the knowledge and hope to move up to the production stage," Wiwut said. The pilot will focus on the development of bi-component fibre for use in apparel and home textiles. However, with more functionalities, the technology can be applied for use in developing textiles for medical, sports and automotive applications.
The technology has the ability to develop textiles with properties such as resistance to bacteria, heat and humidity. The plant is expected to be operational about 250 days a year, and 40 per cent of its working capacity will be reserved for producing fibres for the textile industry on a small scale.
The remaining capacity will be dedicated to research. Through the production technology developed in the pilot plant, it is expected that the plant will be able to produce 40 kilograms of bi-component fibre per hour.
However, the initial production capacity will be limited to 20 kilos per hour. To give a boost to local research on bi-component fibre, the centre is also working with two other universities - Chulalongkorn University and Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi - to set up a Collaborative Research Consortium.
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