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Oxidation of 5-HMF to 2,5-FDCA
The collective strive towards a more sustainable and circular economy converges academic and industrial efforts on the increased implementation of biobased raw materials to produce items of daily use such as packaging, bags, bottles etc. Among others, the conversion of carbohydrates to 5-HMF an finally to 2,5-FDCA is a promising…
FFORTESS – Fluorine Free Omniphobic Roughness Tailored Extended Slippery Surfaces
In this Innosuisse funded Project (105.146.1 IP-ENG) we aim to develop robust fluorine free textile coatings for oil and water repellence. Up to date perfluorinated compounds (PFAS) are used for oil, stain and water repellence in the textile and coating industry. Due to environmental and health concerns such compounds will…
Swiss HIPOGRAPH
In this Innosuisse funded Project (45921.1 IP-ENG) we developed a highly porous graphene based composite membrane for waterproof breathable applications via Chemical Vapor deposition. This breathable membrane was chemically functionalized and developed for textiles and related high end membrane applications. During the project methods for the selective chemical modification of…
Renzo Raso at the Itechstyle Summit 2024
Renzo Raso attended the Itechstyle Summit 2024 in Porto (Portugal) where he was invited to speak in the field of performance materials.The conference is organized by CITEVE and is held annually having more than 500 attendees and over 50 speaksers.CITEVE – Tecnologia Têxtil | We started the afternoon with…
Welcome to Kavya Pramod
Kavya Pramod We are happy to welcome Kavya Pramod in our research group at FHNW HLS. Kavya started on May 15th in our lab and will focusDuring the next months on the synthesis and modification of highly repellent materials for surface coatings. The efforts to find alternative solutions toCurrently…
Spotlight on Giulia Venuti
Since October 2023 Ms Venuti investigates oxidation processes of biobased monomers in the frame of her master thesis. She joined us from the University of Bologna. For the FHNW Newsletter she was interviewed on her experience at HLS.Click here to read the full article on our…
Welcome to Dr. Abhijna Das
Dr. Abhijna Das After successfully defending her PhD-Thesis ““Controlling Phase Transitions in Langmuir Polymer Films” at the University of Freiburg (Germany) , Abhijna joined us on April 1st 2021, strengthening the teams expertise in material sciences.