Leader of the working group for the development of the tea bag demonstrator.
Processing de Novamont compounds into monofilament yarn to see which one is performing best at pilot scale to transfer to industrial scale (Sioen)
Key Expertise: Pilot extrusion of Novamont bio-compounds into monofilaments for woven tea bags. Sioen scales up and weaves. Bio-based materials show processing challenges and reduced mechanical properties.
Excitement and Expectations About the Project: have a fully bio-based and biodegradable tea bag at the end of the project with a compound we helped to optimize for melt extrusion into yarns.
