Sviluppo di nuovi prodotti tessili di fibre da foglie della pianta di ananas

The project concerns the development of new eco-sustainable materials for the textile industry. In the cellulosic fibers market, there is a gap between demand and supply, which cannot be filled up with an increase of the fibers production currently on the market as it would cause an increase of arable land and natural sources (water, fuel) exploitation; hence the need to search new sources of cellulosic textile fibers. The project foresees the use of fibers obtained from the leaves of pineapple plant, which currently constitute an agricoltural waste, to obtain new high quality products, creating a new production chain worldwide.