Transforming Kombucha into Sustainable Thread: A Surprising Discovery
It’s not everyday you come across kombucha playing a starring role in potential industrial disruption.
They can also be treated to have different properties — such as elasticity or water resistance.
Freixas had a selection of samples of knitted bio-filament on show, offering a glimpse of eco-friendly alternative to materials like cotton or plastic essentially being brewed into existence.
Freixas is undertaking the project at the Barcelona School of Design and Engineering as part of the Elisava Research team.
Unlike conventional fabric production the methods involved in producing Biocel are not labor intensive and do not require lots of energy or harsh chemicals, per Freixas.
