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Fiber
Fiber
Mixing various functional materials with high-functional processingSOFOS' textile business division deals with products related to industrial fibers and aims to integrate them with other industries by applying high-functional processing to various functional materials to safety-related fields, interior, filters, and medical fibers.
Existing Retroreflective material - Film type
Recursive reflex Yarn Concept
Environmental improvement
| Evaluation item | Thermosetting process | UV curing process | Improvement effect(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 generation(ton/h) | 0.7 | 0 | 100% |
| VOCs generation(m3/h) | 16,700 | 0 | 100% |
Case
Comparison of energy consumption according to thermal and UV processing during Silicone coating (provided by HUNTSMAN)
| Sortation | Thermal air machine (KW) | UV processor (KW) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kWh | TOE* | kWh | TOE* | |
| Electric energy | 611 | 0.15 | 624 | 0.16 |
| Cooling water | 445 | 0.11 | 175 | 0.04 |
| LNG Gas | 1200 | 0.30 | ||
| Steam | 32 | 0.01 | ||
| Total consumption | 2,288 | 0.57 | 799 | 0.20 |
| Energy reduction | -65% | |||
| Exhaust air | 16,700 m3/h | 7,000 m3/h | ||
| CO2 emissions by LNG (TOE× carbon emission coefficient CO2 conversion factor) |
0.3×0.637×3.67 = 0.7ton/h | - | ||
| Recital | Existing process | Application process for this task | ||
*TOE(Ton of Oil Equivalent) = (kWh×0.25)/1000
Regulatory response (organic solvent)
EU REACH, Japan's Hwasim Law, the U.S. TSCA, China's SEPA and Korea's Peace Law.
Prevention of safety accidents
A variety of new products can be developed
Prototypes
Bag
Shoes
String, Rope