Research
The tannery has the necessary equipment and qualified staff, with experience in carrying out research projects on:
• Technologies for processing natural leathers (cattle, sheep, goats) into various assortments (box, nappa, velour, buffo, split, etc.) for footwear, clothing, leather goods, technical articles;
• Technologies and auxiliary products for processing natural furs for clothing;
• Technologies for recycling protein waste from the leather and fur industry, with industrial applications;
• Technologies for smart finishing of leathers with smart, multifunctional properties;
• Industrial research and experimental development of new auxiliary chemicals, from natural resources, as an alternative to synthetic chemicals.
SC TARO COMIMPEX SRL participated in the development and co-financing of national and international research projects, within the following programs: RELANSIN, EUREKA-INNOVATION, PARTNERSHIPS, ERA NET, in collaboration with INCDTP-ICPI Division, which were successfully capitalized.
Projects
SC TARO COMIMPEX SRL has been and is a partner and coordinator of the following research projects:
Partners::
SC TARO COMIMPEX SRL, https://www.tarocomimpex.ro/
INCDTP-Sucursala ICPI Bucuresti, http://incdtp.ro/icpi/icpi.html
Project title: Keratin and Collagen Based Materials from Renewable Resources for Leather Processing in the Frame of Circular Economy KER_COL_CE
Project Objective:
KER_COL_CE project is in line with the latest European strategies related to circular economy through proposed objective for prevention (PRODUCT DESIGN), reduction and recovery (WASTE MANAGEMENT) of leather industry waste in the frame of an eco-design for protein waste reintegration in economical circuit.
The project objective is to release at least two materials based on renewable resources for leather processing in the frame of circular concept of economy. The new products will allow to replace or reduce petroleum based chemicals (synthans, aldehydes, dyestuffs) or pollutant chemicals (chromium, ammonium salts).
Scheduled results:
- Transfer of laboratory scale technology for new composites based on collagen and keratin additives to pilot level
- Elaboration of new technologies for leather processing by using biobased products as alternatives to petroleum based chemicals in deliming, pe- tanning, tanning or retanning stages
- Test lots of different extracts with low and high molecular weights will be formulated in stable composites with reactivity for untanned or tanned collagen
- Development of new biobased material prototypes and ecological leather prototypes in the frame of a new circular technology for leather industry
- Evaluation of new biobased materials and leather prototypes
- Evaluation of a new circular process for leather industry in terms of economical and ecological impact
- Common patent applications and dissemination papers will be released by the consortium of three partners from Turkey (KAZLIÇEŞME) and Romania (SC TARO Comimpex SRL, Leather and Footwear Research Institute-ICPI).
After the completion of the project new biobased materials will be produced by the project coordinator, KAZLIÇEŞME (Turkey) and new circular technology for ecological leather processing will be integrated in the production of SC TARO Comimpex SRL (Romania).
STAGE I
2020
2020
The objective of Stage I-2020 was industrial research for the development, experimentation and obtaining of new auxiliary materials based on keratin and collagen for the wet processing of leather.
For this purpose, activities were initiated regarding:
► selection of keratin and collagen extraction methods from by-products of the leather industry
► design of additive models for the production of auxiliary materials
► KER_COL_CE project kick-off and work meeting (22.09.2020, Skype)
► selection of protein by-product resources
► production and characterization of protein additives
► design and development of experimental models of composite auxiliary materials for deliming and pre-tanning hides
► establishing the optimal deliming and pre-tanning parameters.
STAGE II
2021
2021
The objective of Stage II-2021 was to develop and demonstrate experimental models of composites with keratin and/or collagen additives for leather processing during deliming, pre-tanning and retanning operations.
The results of stage II are briefly presented below:
► Experimental models of composite materials with keratin and collagen additives for leather tanning and retanning.
► Test batches of composite auxiliaries with keratin and collagen additives for leather tanning and retanning.
► Test batches of leather processed using composite auxiliaries with keratin and collagen additives.
The technology for the preparation of composites with keratin and collagen additives was developed, which is the basis of the submitted patent applications.
► Technical specifications of additives and auxiliary materials.
The technical specification for the keratin and collagen additives that are used in the formulation of the new composites has been developed.
Carmen Gaidău, Mihaela Niculescu, Tonea Stoica, Daniela Berechet, Demetra Simion, Maria Stanca, Cosmin Alexe, AGIR Bulletin no. 4/2021 ● October-December, pp. 23-27, https://www.agir.ro/buletine/3232.pdf
► 4 Scientific communications
1. Online poster presentation at the XXXVI IULTCS Congress, 3-5 November 2021, Ethiopia, Circular Technologies for Leather Processing, authors: Carmen Gaidau, Aykut Sancakli, Fatih Arican, Mihaela Niculescu, Maria Stanca, Daniela Berechet, Cosmin Alexe, Stoica Tonea, Book of abstracts, p. 61.
2. Circular Technologies for Leather Processing, authors: Carmen Gaidau, Aykut Sancakli, Fatih Arican, Mihaela Niculescu, Maria Stanca, Daniela Berechet, Cosmin Alexe, Stoica Tonea, in extenso paper for Proceedings of XXXV IULTCS Congress 2021, accepted for publishing.
3. Online oral communication at the AGIR Symposium, EDUCATION – AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, edition XIV, themed: Engineering for Sustainable Development, 4 October, title: Design of Circular Technologies in the Leather Industry (in Romanian), authors: Carmen Gaidau, Mihaela Niculescu, Tonea Stoica, Daniela Berechet, Demetra Simion, Maria Stanca, Cosmin Alexe.
4. Oral communication, Carmen Gaidau, Mihaela Niculescu, Maria Stanca, Cosmin-Andrei Alexe, Maria Rapa, “Protein Based Byproducts Conversion into Advanced Materials”, “Contemporary Solution for Advanced Materials with High Impact on Society” CoSolMat, 11-15 October 2021, Bucharest, Romania Workshop.
► Work meeting report. The work meeting of Stage II took place on 30.06.2021, via Zoom, when the results of the project, the results exploitation plan, the possibility of exchanging samples, and mutual visits were presented.
STAGE III
2022
The objective of Stage III of the project, Experimental development to generate the documentation for ecological leather processing, using composite auxiliary materials with keratin and collagen additives, was pilot experimentation in order to obtain new renewable products, leather processing, analysis of results and generation of documentation for their production. 2022
The main results are summarized below:
► Design and production of the Presentation Handbook for complex auxiliary materials with keratin and collagen additives.
► Design and production of the Presentation Handbook for leather assortments made using composite auxiliary materials with keratin and collagen additives.
► Technology for making semi-finished leather products using composite auxiliary materials with collagen and keratin additives.
► The leather processing technology with the new renewable materials was developed, which was part of the submitted patent application.
► Technical-economic documentation for the production of leather processed using composite auxiliary materials with keratin and collagen additives obtained from renewable resources.
The technological-economic documentation was developed and the effects of the industrial application were estimated.
► Registration of Patent application A/00685 of 26.10.2022, Renewable retanning agent and method of obtaining and application thereof, applicants: INCDTP-Division ICPI and SC Taro Comimpex SRL.
► An international database-indexed open access article was written and published: Carmen Gaidau, Elisavet Amanatidou, Stoica Tonea, Fur Skin-A Valuable Material, Considerations on Quality Assessment, Leather and Footwear Journal, 2022, 22(2), https://doi.org /10.24264/lfj.22.2.5
► The results of the project were communicated at 4 scientific events and at the international working meeting on 17.03.2022:
• Carmen Gaidau, Maria Stanca, Mihaela Niculescu, Aykut Sancakli, Fatih Arican, and Stoica Tonea, Protein by-products recovery and their potential use in leather processing, III IULTCS EUROCONGRESS, Vicenza, Italy, 17-21 September 2022, p. 300, ISBN 979-12-210-1755-7.
• Aykut Sancakli, Fatih Arican, Aysegul Uzuner Demir, Carmen Gaidau, Mihaela Niculescu, Maria Stanca, Daniela Berechet, Cosmin Alexe, Stoica Tonea, Keratin Production by The Enzymatic Method and Its Reuse in the Leather Process, III IULTCS EUROCONGRESS, Vicenza, Italy, 17-21 September 2022, p. 295, ISBN 979-12-210-1755-7.
• Carmen Gaidau, Mihaela Niculescu, Maria Stanca, Daniela Berechet, Demetra Simion, Traian Foiasi, Tonea Stoica, Renewable Tanning Materials for Biodegradable Leathers, 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, BRAMAT 2022, p. 55, 9-12 March 2022, Brasov.
• C. Gaidau, M. Becheritiu, M. Stanca, R. Horoias, C.-A. Alexe, S. Tonea, Collagen and Keratin-Based New Products for Circular Economy, 4th World Conference on Sustainable Life Sciences, Istanbul, 1-7 August 2022.
STAGE VI
2023
The objective of Stage IV of the project, Experimental development for validation of the innovative process of leather processing using composite auxiliaries with keratin and collagen additives, was the pilot-scale experimentation to demonstrate and validate technologies to obtain new chemical auxiliaries from leather and hair/wool waste, to make leather assortments with similar or improved properties compared to current ones and with low environmental impact.2023
The main results are presented below:
► Performing demonstrative experiments, at pilot scale, to obtain auxiliary materials for deliming and pre-tanning/retanning from renewable resources, and their characterization, in order to validate the technologies.
► The following materials from renewable resources, based on collagen and keratin hydrolysates, extracted from waste from the leather and animal husbandry industry, were created, demonstrated and validated, in the spirit of circular economy concepts:
• Deliming agents, alternatives to ammonium salts: HK-AA-1; HK-AA-0.4; HK-V-AA-1; HCz8-AA-1 (Fig 1)
• Composite pretanning agent based on keratin hydrolysate extracted from bovine hair, MZK-T (Fig 2)
• Regenerable retanning agents (Fig.3), alternatives to acrylic polymers and phenol-formaldehyde resins, obtained from petroleum resources: MZK (composite with keratin hydrolysate extracted from wool waste) and TZK (composite with keratin hydrolysate).
► Demonstration experiments were carried out, at pilot scale, to validate the processes of deliming the hides with an 84%-100% reduction of ammonium pollution, organic pre-tanning with the total replacement of chromium salts when tanning sheepskins, and retanning to replace acrylic polymers and resins currently used to retan bovine hides.
► Ecological effects of reducing some values of the effluent pollution indicators (ammonium salts, total dissolved substances and conductivity) and of valorizing skin and hair waste by re-introducing it into the production circuit were identified.
► The leather articles made were validated by demonstrating similar or improved organoleptic, chemical and physico-mechanical properties when using the new products made for deliming, pretanning and retanning of leather. The HK-AA-1 product ensures an increased shrinkage temperature by 5°C for the wet-white assortments, and the MZK product, by 17-18°C.
► New properties were identified: antimicrobial properties (against Aspergillus niger, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia), ignitability (EN 1021-1:2014), and color intensification ΔL*=4.34-7.6, which creates the prerequisites for increasing the added value of the assortments made.
► The dissemination of the project results was achieved through the following communications and posters:
● C. Gaidau, S. Tonea, M. Stanca, M.-D. Berechet, R.-R.Constantinescu, C.-A. Alexe, Protein waste processing by chemical-enzymatic hydrolysis for designing new materials in the frame of a circular economy, Biotechnology for a Circular Bioeconomy, 28-29 March 2023, poster presented virtually, event organized by European Federation of Biotechnology and Asian Federation of Biotechnology, also published in Book of Abstract, p. 44.
● C.Gaidau, M.Rapa, M.Stanca, S.Tonea, M.D. Berechet, C.A. Alexe, Bio-based materials processed from protein waste for circular technologies development in the leather industry, poster no. 80, presented at the 10th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, 21-24 June 2023, Chania, Grecia, published online, http://chania2023.uest.gr/poster.html .
● C. Gaidau, S. Tonea, M. Niculescu, C.-A. Alexe, M. Stanca, M. D. Berechet, D. Simion, A. Sancakli, Keratin and Collagen Based Materials from Renewable Resources for Leather Processing in the Frame of Circular Economy E!13359_ KER_COL_CE project, project presentation poster, at the 15th European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation Iasi, Romania, 11-13 May 2023 www.euroinvent.org. Euroinvent, awarded the Diploma of Excellence, Excellence Award and Diploma of Excellence.
● C. Gaidau, S. Tonea, M. Stanca, D. M. Berechet, R. R. Constantinescu, C.-A. Alexe, Designing New Materials in the Frame of a Circular Economy by Using Collagen and Keratin-Based Waste, Poster no. 21 presented at the 6th EuChemS Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 3-6 September 2023, Salerno, Italia, published in Book of Abstracts, P21.
● Dissemination of results, submission of Stage Report and work meeting with the project coordinator, KAZLIÇEŞME DERİ ÜRN. AR-GE SAN.TİC.LTD.ŞTİ, Turkey, 28.07.2023.
Program PN III: European and International - Subprogram 3.2 - Horizon 2020
Project acronym: ERANET
Project title: New recycling strategies for olive oil extraction process waste (wet olive pomace) to be applied in the leather industry, MNET19/ENER-3655
Project duration: 9.03.2020-8.03.2022
Funding:
uefiscdi.gov.ro
ACCIÓ - Agència per la Competitivitat de l'Empresa
Partners:
Miret y Compañia SA (MIRET), http://www.miretycia.com/
Subcontractor: A3 Leather innovation Center, https://a3center.cat/index.php/ca/
SC TARO Comimpex SRL
INCDTP-Division ICPI, www.icpi.ro
The project aim is the revalue of an olive mill waste, the Wet Olive Pomace (WOP), for its reuse in the tanning sector. The project outcomes will generate an ecoefficiency improvement by reducing the environmental impact in two ways: Reusing problematic waste (WOP) and avoiding the use of chemicals in tanning formulations.
Specific Objectives of the project will follow different target actions as it is described as follows:
1. Development of new tanning processes, reducing petroleumbased re-tanning agents (aldehydes, naphthalenesulfonic, phenolic syntans and chromium salts) and commercial extracts (mimosa, quebracho or chesnut) used in the production of wetwhite, chrome and vegetabletanned leather obtained from nonrenewable resources, by using the new sustainable tannin.
- Application of the extract of olive residues (WOP) as a retanning agent of chrome leather (wet-blue) leather.
2. Validate new advanced WOP extract which will transfer value added features to the leather, due to its antioxidant capability provided by their phenolic compounds composition (avoiding Cr(VI) generation in chrome tanned leather) and its antibacterial properties. Antibacterial function of the WOP extract will be validated as an inherent property to highlight.
3. Setting up new production lines of OLIPO ecoleather, fulfilling the expected technical parameters, strict environmental requirements and quality certifications of high quality leather manufacturers. A production of 5.000 m2 of ecoleather for trade exhibitions will be made in cooperation with project partners, after the project completion, being the companies capable to cover the needs of its customers and creating prototypes to show in the most relevant leather fairs.
4. Obtain a sustainable and cost effective solution for the revalorization of byproducts from olive mills and olive oil extraction industry, aiming to recover highadded value tannins from twophase oil pomace waste (WOP).
18.03.2020-31.12.2020
Development of new processes for wet-blue leather retanning, at pilot level
The objectives of Stage I were:
1. Elaboration and experiments on retanning of wet-blue leathers by using extracts of olive pomace waste processed by research partners.
2. Retanned leathers characterization.
3. Common activities for widely results dissemination.
Results:
► Scientific communication: Carmen Gaidau, Maria Stanca, Demetra Simion, Olga Niculescu, Cosmin-Andrei Alexe, Concepcio Casas, Anna Bacardit, Stoica Tonea, Gabriela Paun, Olipo-Wet Olive Pomace, a New Renewable Source for Leather Retanning, oral presentation at 8th International Conference in Advanced Materials and Systems, ICAMS 2020, 1-3 October, Bucuresti, published in Proceedings of 8th International Conference in Advanced Materials and Systems, ICAMS 2020, 1-3 October, Bucuresti, pg.163-169. ISSN: 2068-0783, https://doi.org/10.24264/icams-2020II.10
01.01.2021-30.11.2021
Validation of new bioproducts, WOP extracts for retanning of tanned leathers with chromium salts
Objectives of Stage II were:
1. Pilot-scale experimentation of new biomaterials for leather retanning
2. Validation of new technologies and leather properties
3. Elaboration of technical documentation for validated technologies
4. Dissemination of results and contribution to the protection of intellectual property rights
Results:
► Extracts from olive cake waste
► Leather retanned with renewable materials
► Protection of intellectual property rights
Gaidau Carmen, Stanca Maria, Tonea Stoica, Hadimbu Emanuel, Biomaterial for retanning and application process thereof, OSIM, A/00718/26.11.2021
► Dissemination of results
Demetra Simion, Carmen Gaidau, Gabriela Paun, Maria Stanca, Tonea Stoica, Innovative Technologies Based on Membranes for Concentrating Extracts from Olive Cakes, Annals of University of Oradea, Fascicle of Textiles, Leatherwork, Vol. 22, No.1, pp. 125-132, 2021, ISSN 2457-4880, Oradea University Press, https://docplayer.net/219276141-Innovative-technologies-based-on-membranes-for-concentrating-extracts-from-olive-cakes.html
01.12.2021-08.03.2022
Industrial experiments for the application of the WOP product to leather retanning
Objectives of Stage III of the project were:
1. Industrial experimentation of WOP bioproduct in retanning,
2. Validation of the newly developed leather prototype,
3. Dissemination of information in collaboration with the research partner in the final work meeting.
Results:
► Experimentation and validation of olive cake waste extracts as renewable retanning agents, having the potential to replace vegetable tanning agents from tree bark or synthetic materials (based on polysulfones etc).
► Final work meeting:
Program: PN III – ERA-NET/European and International Cooperation – Horizon 2020
Project acronym: NANO_ SAFE _LEATHER
Project title: Effect on human health of leather treated with Ag/TiO2-based nanomaterials for the footwear industry
Project start date: 02.11.2015 Project end date: 01.11.2018
PROJECT PARTNERS:
Montanuniversität Leoben (MUL)
UNIVERSITY OF MINHO
SC TARO COMIMPEX SRL
THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE of the project was to establish the toxicological effects of using nanomaterials based on Ag/TiO2in processing leather, alternativesto halogenated volatile organic materials, and to establishconditions of industrial use.
SCIENTIFICCONCEPT /NOVELTY ELEMENTS: Establishing cytotoxicity limits for photocatalytic titanium dioxide nanoparticles doped with silver nanoparticles, with efficiency in finishing the surface of natural leather, by in vitro tests, on human skin and lung cell lines, in order to develop operational working standards in industrialenvironment, under safe conditions / Development of technologies for finishing the surface of natural leather with Ag/TiO2 nanoparticles, makingsmart, multifunctional leathers, under safe conditions for the health of consumers and workers, respecting the cytotoxicity limits.
PROJECT STAGES:
1. Research on the impact of nanomaterials (NM) based on Ag and TiO2 on human health, 2015
2. Developing leather with self-protection forin vitroexperimentation regarding cytotoxicity of NM based on Ag and TiO2, 2016
3. Research on the effects of exposure to NM based on Ag and TiO2 on epithelial lung cells, 2017
4. Developing the guide for industrial application of NM based on Ag andTiO2, 2018.
EXPECTED EXPLOITABLE RESULTS:
The project makes an important contribution to the knowledge of the cytotoxicological effects of doped TiO2 nanoparticles, with photocatalytic properties in the visible domain, establishes the risk limits for the selected variants and the parameters of safe industrial use. In the context in which natural leather articles represent one of the most globalized products, the project offers the means to assess the impact of using nanoparticles in natural leather processing and allows the assessment of risk limits for concentrations that can interact with the human body. The most significant results of the project are:
► development and selection of NM based on Ag and TiO2 with photocatalytic properties in the visible domain for finishing smart leathers;
► development of NM technologies based on Ag and TiO2 for finishing the surface of natural leathers;
► cytotoxicological evaluation of NM based on Ag and TiO2 on human skin and lung cell lines;
► establishing the risk limits for NM based on Ag and TiO2 for use in the industrial environment under safe conditions.
PRESENTATIONS INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL CONFERENCES:
1. C.Gaidau, M.Ignat, A.Petica, M. Calin, S. Carvalho, R. Franz, S.Tonea, A.Butu, The Study of Ag/TiO2 Nanomaterials Use for Leather and Footwear Industry,Proceedings of THE 6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS, Ed. Certex, ISSN: 2068 – 0783, 2016, p.75-81
2. „Piei cu proprietatiantimicrobienesi de autocurataresiprocedeu de obtinere a acestora”, authors: Gaidau C., CalinM., Constantinescu C.A., Rebleanu D., Stoica T., with registration no. A/00966/22.11.2017, also registered as EPO with no. 17464014.4/EP17464014 of 23.11.2017, “Leather with antimicrobial and self-cleaning properties and process for obtaining thereof”.
Program: PARTNERSHIPS
Project acronym: TANGREEN
Project title: GREEN TANNERY - Ways to capitalize on biodegradable waste
Project duration: 24 month
Consortium:
● POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest (coordinator- CO)
Project director: Dr.ing. Mocanu Raluca Cătălina
● Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest (partner P1)
● "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" Police Academy - Fire Department, Bucharest (partner P2)
● INCDTP- Division ICPI, Bucharest (partner P3)
Responsible for the project: Dr. chim. Coară Gheorghe
● SC TARO COMIMPEX SRL (partner P4)
Responsible for the project: Tonea Stoica
● SC I.C.P.E. BISTRITA SA (partner P5)
The general objective of the project is to develop innovative methods of treatment and recovery of waste from tanning: identification of methods for using fats separated from raw leather waste as biofuel used to drive a car engine, design of a co-digestion bioreactor for sludge resulting from the purification of wastewater and fats in order to obtain biogas.
Stages of the project:
Stage I
Conceptual models for energy recovery of waste from the leather and fur industry
Stage II
Development of functional and demonstrative models for the treatment and energy recovery of tannery waste
Stage III
Development of functional models of equipment related to the treatment and recovery of waste from the tannery - dissemination of results
Stage IV
Development of high-performance technologies for the treatment and recovery of tannery waste
Stage V
Green Tannery - Ways of energy recovery of biodegradable waste
Results:
● Technologies for the treatment and recovery of tannery waste
● Innovative technology for obtaining biogas and biofuel for superior energy recovery in order to produce the energy needed to carry out the processing of hides and skins in tanneries.
Program: UEFISCDI PN II - Module V EUREKA INNOVATION
Project acronym: ADVANCEDFUR
Project title: Innovative and advanced technologies regarding the efficient use of chemicals for fur processing
Project duration: 36 months
Consortium:
● Greece - coordinating country (GREEK FUR CENTER)
● Italy (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment-ENEA)
● Romania
Participants from Romania:
● SC TARO COMIMPEX SRL, Bucharest (coordinator- CO)
Project director: Ec. Scarlat Florentina
● INCDTP- Division ICPI, Bucharest (partner P1)
Responsible for the project: Dr.ing. Niculescu Olga
● « Gh. Asachi » Technical University, Iasi (partner P2)
Responsible for the project: Prof. dr.ing. Maier S. Stelian
● SC TONI TRADING COMPANY SA, Bucharest (partner P3)
Responsible for the project: Tonea Roxana Aurelia
The general objective of the project is to modernize discontinuous, inefficient, expensive and polluting processes în the traditional fur industry by developing innovative processes for efficient use of chemicals în natural fur processing and obtaining competitive products on the European market, with a positive impact on public health.
Stages of project development:
Stage I
Experimental model (EM) design. Innovative and advanced technologies for processing natural furs and garments from ecological furs
Stage II
Demonstration of the functionality and utility of EM - Innovative and advanced technologies for processing natural furs and garments from ecological furs
Stage III
Verification and experimentation of prototypes and technologies
Stage IV
Reporting the economic effects obtained by the beneficiary economic agents.
Results:
● Innovative technologies for processing assortments of natural furs using various auxiliary materials (tanning, dyeing, fatliquoring, retanning) that positively affect the quality, with a favorable impact on the environment
● Technologies for processing noble furs (fox, mink) using tanning agents with aluminum oxide content
● Technologies for fur processing (sheep, calf) using low amounts of tanning agents with chromium oxide and dicarboxylic acid content, leading to a better exhaustion of chromium
● Nappalan sheep fur processing technologies (Smooth, Crack and Pull-up) finished on the dermis
● Products
• Assortments of furs (sheep, minks, foxes, calves) with added value
• Fur items for clothing have superior aesthetic and functional properties, with added value through fashion creations în a wide range of furs obtained.
Program: UEFISCDI PN II - Modul V EUREKA INOVARE
Project acronym: FURFELT
Project title: Development of antistatisation-antifelting agents for the processing of advanced fur
Project duration: 36 luni
Consortium:
● Greece - coordinating country (GREEK FUR CENTER)
● Italy (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment-ENEA)
● Romania
Participants from Romania:
● SC TARO COMIMPEX SRL, Bucharest (coordinator- CO)
Project director: Tonea Stoica
● INCDTP- Division ICPI, Bucharest (partner P1)
Responsible for the project: Dr.ing. Niculescu Olga
● « Gh. Asachi » Technical University, Iasi (partner P2)
Responsible for the project: Prof. dr.ing. Maier S. Stelian
● SC TONI TRADING COMPANY SA, Bucharest (partner P3)
Responsible for the project: Tonea Roxana Aurelia
The general objective of the project is to create water-soluble antistatisation-antifelting agents, with low cationic load, în order to prevent static charging of fur items, to avoid felting problems and to produce fur items for clothing with superior aesthetic and functional properties, which should contribute to increasing the competitiveness of the industrial sector.
Stages of project development:
Stage I
Experimental model (EM) design - technologies for the production of antistatisation - antifelting agents for advanced natural fur processing
Stage II
Demonstration of the functionality and utility of EM - technologies for the production of antistatisation - antifelting agents intended for advanced natural fur processing
Stage III
Verification and experimentation of prototypes and technologies
Stage IV
Reporting the economic effects obtained by the beneficiary economic agents.
Results:
● Technologies for processing sheep furs into assortments with ennobled dermis (sheep furs dyed with wool reservation) and ennobled fur (mouton doré furs) using new antistatisation-antifelting agents
● Products
• Polyethylene glycol-based antistatisation-antifelting agent
• Antistatisation-antifelting agent based on melamine-formaldehyde compounds and/or chemically modified melamine-ureo-formaldehyde, soluble în water, with low cationic charge
• Assortments of sheepskin with added value
• Sheep fur articles intended for clothing with superior aesthetic and functional properties
● National patent - OSIM 127298/2014.
Program: RELANSIN
Project acronym: PIELECOLMOD
Project title: Development of new finishing technologies for natural leather assortments with high-performance aesthetic and functional characteristics and creation of prototype collections aligned to the EU quality requirements
Project duration: 27 months
Consortium:
● INCDTP- Division ICPI, Bucharest (coordinator- CO)
Project director: Ing. Niculescu Olga
● SC IMOD SA, Bucharest (partner P1)
Responsible for the project: Dsg. Muresan Emilian
● UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST - FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY (partner P2)
Responsible for the project: Prof. dr.ing. Leca Minodora
● SC TARO COMIMPEX SRL, Bucharest (partner P3)
Responsible for the project: Tonea Stoica
● SC TONI TRADING COMPANY SA (partner P4)
Responsible for the project: Tonea Roxana Aurelia
The general objective of the project is the development and approval by economic agents, in partnership with R&D units, of new finishing technologies for assortments of natural leathers with high-performance aesthetic and functional characteristics, as well as the creation of prototype collections aligned to EU quality requirements.
Stages of project development:
Stage I
Documentary research on the production of leather semi-finished products with high-performance aesthetic and functional characteristics
Stage II
Experimental model (EM) design. Wet and dry finishing technologies for natural leathers with high-performance aesthetic and functional characteristics
Stage III
Experimenting with wet and dry finishing technologies for natural leathers with high-performance aesthetic and functional characteristics
Stage IV
Technology transfer - Wet and dry finishing technologies for sheepskin and other categories, with high-performance aesthetic and functional characteristics
Stage V
Technological transfer and capitalization of results.
Results:
● Innovative technologies for processing assortments of natural leathers using ecological auxiliary materials, with a favorable impact on quality, environment and health
● Products
• Assortments of natural leathers (sheep, goats, calves) with added value
• Articles made of natural leather for clothing with superior aesthetic and functional properties, with added value through fashion creations.
The results of developed research projects were patented and disseminated by publishing articles in specialized journals and by participating in conferences and symposia, while the products developed were presented in fairs and exhibitions.
Medals
GOLD MEDAL - "TRAIAN VUIA" INTERNATIONAL INVENTIONS AND INNOVATIONS FAIR, JUNE 7-9, 2017, TIMISOARA-ROMANIA: Product for biological protection and fragrance of furs and natural fur garments, Niculescu Olga, Tonea Roxana Aurelia, Tonea Stoica, Patent application: OSIM A / 00395 / 28.05.2014.
SILVER MEDAL- EUROINVENT 2017, EUROPEAN EXHIBITION OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION, 25-27 MAI 2017, IASI-ROMANIA : Product for biological protection and fragrance of furs and natural fur garments, Niculescu Olga, Tonea Roxana Aurelia, Tonea Stoica, Patent application: OSIM A / 00395 / 28.05.2014.
Patents
● International patent
EPO 17464014/2018, Gaidau C., Calin M., Constantinescu C.A., Rebleanu D., Tonea S., Leather with antimicrobial and self-cleaning properties and process for obtaining thereof, European Patent Office .
● National patent
OSIM 130692/2019, Niculescu Olga, Tonea Roxana Aurelia, Tonea Stoica,
Insecticidal and perfuming composition for treating natural furs and natural fur garments.