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TY - GEN

T1 - Design driven world of cellulose-from bulk to luxury?

AU - Qvintus, Pia

AU - Kataja, Kirsi

AU - Heikkilä, Pirjo

AU - Salmela, Juha

AU - Lehmonen, Jani

AU - Ketoja, Jukka

AU - Hänninen, Tuomas

AU - Harlin, Ali

AU - Härkäsalmi, Tiina

AU - Vuorinen, Jyrki

AU - Vuorinen, Tapani

N1 - EXT="Harlin, Ali" EXT="Heikkilä, Pirjo"

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - Tekes-the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation has granted funding 4,5 million funding for a project targeting on new approaches for use of wood-based cellulose. Project "Design Driven Value Chains in The World of Cellulose" (DWoC) launched by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Aalto University and Tampere University of Technology integrates design and design processes into the strategic development of businesses operating in the field. The aim is to create a business ecosystem to serve both existing industry and a new, growing cellulose-based industry, and to brand Finland as a producer of refined, cellulose-based products. This manuscript summarises the future visions and bakcground aspects and facts that have led to the initiation of the project. The presentation based on the manuscript also presents some of the first demontrator processes and products developed during the first operational year of the project. These demostrators include: Fibre yarn process that produces yarn from cellulose pulp fibres without traditional spinning process using novel wet extrusion technique (figure on right). Foam forming method for manufacturing well-formed foamed stuctures for new product applications 3D-printing technology enabling customisable on demand production of fibre structures and components using modified cellulosic raw materials.

AB - Tekes-the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation has granted funding 4,5 million funding for a project targeting on new approaches for use of wood-based cellulose. Project "Design Driven Value Chains in The World of Cellulose" (DWoC) launched by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Aalto University and Tampere University of Technology integrates design and design processes into the strategic development of businesses operating in the field. The aim is to create a business ecosystem to serve both existing industry and a new, growing cellulose-based industry, and to brand Finland as a producer of refined, cellulose-based products. This manuscript summarises the future visions and bakcground aspects and facts that have led to the initiation of the project. The presentation based on the manuscript also presents some of the first demontrator processes and products developed during the first operational year of the project. These demostrators include: Fibre yarn process that produces yarn from cellulose pulp fibres without traditional spinning process using novel wet extrusion technique (figure on right). Foam forming method for manufacturing well-formed foamed stuctures for new product applications 3D-printing technology enabling customisable on demand production of fibre structures and components using modified cellulosic raw materials.

KW - Cellulose

KW - Design

KW - Design driven research

KW - Ecodesign

KW - New business

KW - New cellulose tecnologies

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84923271599&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Conference contribution

SN - 9780987168443

SP - 67

EP - 74

BT - Fibre Value Chain Conference and Expo 2014: Pulp and Paper Bioenergy Bioproducts

PB - Appita Inc.

ER -