Developing a technology in a laboratory is one thing. Making it work on a large scale is another challenge entirely. This is where the industrial pilot comes in—a crucial phase in the industrialization of any innovation, especially in a complex and underexplored field like textile recycling.
When it comes to recycling polyamide and complex textiles, the challenges are numerous.
An industrial pilot bridges the gap between scientific validation and large-scale implementation. It allows us to test the technology under near-real production and performance conditions, ensuring its economic and environmental viability. This is particularly critical in a project like ours 😉 Fanny Lhuilier, Florian Ribeiro, Louise Gilbert, Thomas Felpin, Faustine Berthy
🔎 Why is it such a strategic step?
✅ Stability & reliability: A demonstrator ensures the stability of the process at a larger scale, confirming its reproducibility in an industrial environment. By analyzing all industrial variables, we can validate the robustness of the system.
✅ Cost & investment control: Scaling up allows us to identify and optimize production costs, maintenance, and logistics, helping us refine our business model. Economic viability is crucial to ensuring the long-term success of an industrial-scale process.
✅ Scalability: A key question is whether the process can scale up efficiently. Only through an industrial pilot can we simulate the transition from a few hundred kilos to several tons of recycled material while maintaining performance.
At Écollant, this industrial pilot is at the core of our strategy to revolutionize polyamide recycling from complex textiles. This project is preparing us to scale up our technology, ensuring optimized yields, viable production, and high-quality recycled material.
We know that a project like ours—at the crossroads of industry, chemistry, and the circular economy—requires a long-term vision. And we’re committed to making it a reality.
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