Research
The research at the Institute focuses on fundamental physico-chemical principles and mechanisms, and also on process engineering and development with industry partners. The themes are:
- Chemical separation and recovery of textile fibres
- Surface functionalization of fibres
- Fibre research, cellulose and other polysaccharides
- Interaction fibres / dyes / additives
- Applied electrochemistry and textile dyeing processing
- Natural colorants
- Reactive coatings / Sol-gel coatings
- Formaldehyde free crosslinkers
- Textile and fibre reinforced composites
- Integration of functionalities into textile/material structures
- Conductive coatings
- Textile based energy storage systems
- The institute hosts the Core Facility “Interface in Hybrid Systems”
- It is also listed as Advanced Technology for Industry (ATI) Technology Centre