OpenLOOP – Breakthrough Textile Recycling Technology
Benefits from pilot plant:
Non-wearable textile waste can become a valuable source for new chemical feedstock.
Improve standards for efficient industrial symbioses with new business models in circular economy.
OpenLOOP – Breakthrough Textile Recycling Technology
OpenLOOP represents a new generation of chemical-enzymatic recycling, offering a sustainable solution to one of today’s biggest environmental challenges – textile waste. Our innovative technology:
- Recycles over 90% of textile waste, including blends of cellulose (CELL) and polyester (PET) materials.
- Produces high-value chemicals of the future, such as rTA (recycled terephthalic acid), r5-HMF, levulinic acid, and terpenoids.
- Combines enzymatic, neutral, and alkaline hydrolysis in an energy-efficient, industrial-ready process.
- Includes a comprehensive workflow: from pretreatment and decolorization to purification and chemical transformation of cellulose.
- Offers an eco-friendly solution, recycling over 85% of process water, with solid residues repurposed into pellets and insulation materials.
OpenLOOP is more than just technology – it is a bridge between the textile industry and the circular economy of the future.
