The researchers at the centre will focus on areas including next-generation eco-friendly and sustainable textiles and refabricating textile waste into fibre, according to a joint press release issued by NTU Singapore and RGE. The project intends to delve into the chemistry of different textile materials and define the best processes and techniques needed to make way for a circular textile economy, which is in accordance with Singapore’s Zero Waste vision and the Singapore Green Plan 2030.
The research centre, which is situated at NTU’s School of Materials Science and Engineering, was unveiled by Ms Grace Fu, Singapore’s minister for sustainability and the environment.
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