Wool-TI _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The problem The wool produced in the Ticino is usually not utilized due to the high costs that the farmers have to sustain in order to transport the wool to a centralized facility to be washed and processed. These industrial facilities are often scarce and not Wool in a fully automatic process and continuous 24/24. Water purification and recovery of lanolin used. Apply technology Hydronet for the treatment of process water and equip The real chance to exploit a Ticino local resource as the wool from the Ticino sheep is an opportunity to promote locally the country. Sonogno a primary treatment of all waters Contact information civilians. Marcel Bisi [email protected] easily accessible. As a result, the wool The result employed in Ticino in different manufac- As first results the collection and storage ture processing comes from external processes were re-organized; countries mostly Australia. washing system was designed and real- Funding agency ized able to process 3.5 Kg/h of wool in a KTI The project As critical points in the WOOL supply and manufacturing chain the collection, storage and washing processes were identified. The WOOLTI project aims to re-organize the collection and storage steps by utilizing vacuum pump with sample bags to protect and store efficiently the wool. Similarly also the washing step is to be redesigned with a decentralized approach to valorize small localized production. a pilot fully automated way in a continuous mode. The system is based on the same principles used in the large industrial facilities but improved by applying innovative technologies that allow for example, to Renzo Longhi [email protected] Partners Pro Verzasca, Ticino’s Growers, Comune di Sonogno, Regazzi SA , Sara SA, Supsi. avoid the use of NaOH and reducing the Research domain amount of clear water. 1 Tests are being carried out on the quality of the wool processed: the preliminary sources and safety 2 results confirm the characteristics of the fibers able to be proceeds further in the Constructed environment, natural reCivil, industrial and urban energy systems 3 Innovative products and processes wool manufacturing chain i.e. carding and dyeing. 01/04/2014