I-Ocean Foundation, i-Conservation X Labs kanye nozakwethu bamemezela abafinyelele kowamanqamu abayi-12 ngesikhwama somklomelo esingu-$650,000 seMicrofiber Innovation Challenge

WASHINGTON, DC - Izixazululo ezintsha eziyishumi nambili zokubhekana nokungcoliswa kwe-microfiber yepulasitiki zikhethiwe njengabangene kowamanqamu abanethuba lokuwina ingxenye engu-$650,000 njengengxenye ye-Conservation X Labs (CXL) Microfiber Innovation Challenge.

I-Ocean Foundation iyakujabulela ukusebenzisana nezinye izinhlangano ezingu-30 ukusekela Inselele, efuna izixazululo zokunqanda ukungcoliswa kwemicu emincane, okuwusongo olukhulayo empilweni yabantu neplanethi.

“Njengengxenye yokubambisana kwethu okubanzi ne-Conservation X Labs ukuze kusungulwe futhi kuthuthukiswe imiphumela yokongiwa kwemvelo, i-Ocean Foundation iyajabula ukuhalalisela abafinyelele kowamanqamu ku-Microfiber Innovation Challenge. Nakuba ama-microplastics eyingxenye eyodwa yenkinga yokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki yomhlaba wonke, ukusekela ucwaningo nokuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe obusha nobusha kubaluleke kakhulu njengoba siqhubeka nokusebenza nomphakathi womhlaba ezisombululweni zokudala. Ukugcina ipulasitiki ingangeni olwandle lwethu– sidinga ukuklama kabusha ukuzungeza kwasekuqaleni. Abafinyelele kowamanqamu kulo nyaka benze izincomo ezincomekayo mayelana nokuthi singazishintsha kanjani izinqubo zokuklama impahla ukuze sinciphise umthelela wazo emhlabeni wonke futhi ekugcineni olwandle,” kusho u-Erica Nuñez, Isikhulu Sohlelo, I-Redesigning Plastics Initiative ye-The Ocean Foundation.

"Ukweseka ucwaningo nokuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe obusha nobusha kubaluleke kakhulu njengoba siqhubeka nokusebenza nomphakathi womhlaba ekuxazululeni izixazululo."

Erica Nunez | Isikhulu Sohlelo, Ukudizayina Kabusha Kwepulastiki Initiative ye-The Ocean FoundationN

Izigidi zemicu emincane iyachitheka uma sigqoka futhi siwasha izingubo zethu, futhi lokhu kunomthelela ku-35% wezinto ezincane zepulasitiki ezikhishelwe olwandle nasemigudwini yethu yamanzi ngokuya ngo-2017. umbiko nge-IUCN. Ukumisa ukungcoliswa kwe-microfiber kudinga ukuguqulwa okubalulekile ezinqubweni zokukhiqiza izindwangu nezingubo.

I-Microfiber Innovation Challenge imeme ososayensi, onjiniyela, izazi zebhayoloji, osomabhizinisi nabasunguli bezinto ezintsha emhlabeni wonke ukuthi bathumele izicelo ezibonisa ukuthi izinto zabo ezintsha zingaluxazulula kanjani udaba emthonjeni, bethola ukuthunyelwa okuvela emazweni angama-24.

"Lezi ezinye zezinto ezintsha ezinoguquko ezidingekayo ukuze kwakhiwe ikusasa elisimeme," kusho u-Paul Bunje, Umsunguli Ohlangene we-Conservation X Labs. "Sijabule ukunikeza ukwesekwa okubalulekile ezisombululweni zangempela, imikhiqizo, namathuluzi abhekana nenkinga yokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki ekhula ngokuqhubekayo."

Abafinyelele kowamanqamu banqunywa amaphaneli angaphandle ochwepheshe abathathwe kuyo yonke imboni yezingubo ezisimeme, ochwepheshe bocwaningo lwe-microplastics, kanye nama-accelerators wokuqamba. Ukuqamba okusha kwahlulelwa ngokungenzeka, amathuba okukhula, umthelela wendawo, kanye nobusha bendlela yabo.

Kunjalo:

• I-AlgiKnit, Brooklyn, NY - Eco-conscious, izintambo ezivuselelekayo ezitholakala ku-kelp seaweed, enye yezinto eziphilayo ezivuselela kakhulu emhlabeni.

• I-AltMat, Ahmedabad, India – Ezinye izinto eziphinda zisebenzise imfucuza yezolimo ibe imicu yemvelo ehlukahlukene futhi esebenza kakhulu.

• Imicu ye-graphene-based by Nanoloom, London, UK - Ukuqamba okusha okwenzelwe ukuvuselelwa kwesikhumba kanye nokuphulukiswa kwesilonda kusetshenziswa imicu nezindwangu zokugqoka. Ayinabuthi, iyabola, iyasebenziseka futhi, ayichithi futhi ingavinjelwa amanzi ngaphandle kwezithasiselo, ngaphezu kokuzuza njengefa izici “zezinto ezimangalisayo” ze-graphene ekubeni ziqine ngendlela emangalisayo futhi zingasindi.

• I-Kintra Fibers, Brooklyn, NY – I-polymer ephathelene ne-bio-based kanye ne-compostable elungiselelwe ukukhiqizwa kwendwangu yokwenziwa, ehlinzeka ngemikhiqizo yezingubo ngezinto eziqinile, ezithambile, nezingabizi kakhulu ze-cradle-to-cradle.

• Umango Materials, Oakland, CA - Lobu buchwepheshe bokukhiqiza obusha buguqula ukukhishwa kwe-carbon engcolile kube imicu ye-biopolyester ebolayo.

• I-Fiber Welding yemvelo, Peoria, IL – Amanethiwekhi okubophayo abambe imicu yemvelo ndawonye akhiwe ukuze alawule uhlobo lwentambo futhi athuthukise izici zokusebenza kwendwangu okuhlanganisa isikhathi esomile nekhono lokuvala umswakama.

• I-Orange Fiber, Catania, Italy - Lokhu okusha kuhlanganisa inqubo enelungelo lobunikazi bokudala izindwangu ezisimeme ezivela emikhiqizweni yejusi yewolintshi.

• I-PANGAIA x MTIX Microfiber Mitigation, West Yorkshire, UK – Uhlelo olusha lokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe be-MTIX's multiplexed laser surface enhancement (MLSE®) lungisa ubuso bemicu ngaphakathi kwendwangu ukuvimbela ukuchitheka kwe-microfiber.

• I-Spinnova, Jyväskylä, Finland – Ukhuni olucwengisiswe ngomshini noma imfucuza iguqulwa ibe intambo yendwangu ngaphandle kwamakhemikhali ayingozi enqubweni yokukhiqiza.

• I-Squitex, Philadelphia, PA - Lokhu okusha kusebenzisa ukulandelana kwezakhi zofuzo kanye ne-synthetic biology ukukhiqiza isakhiwo samaprotheni esiyingqayizivele ekuqaleni esitholakala kumatende we-squid.

• TreeKind, London, UK – Enye indlela entsha yesikhumba esekwe esitshalweni eyenziwe ngemfucuza yezitshalo zasemadolobheni, imfucumfucu yezolimo kanye nemfucuza yamahlathi esebenzisa amanzi angaphansi kuka-1% uma kuqhathaniswa nokukhiqizwa kwesikhumba.

• I-Werewool Fibers, New York City, NY - Lokhu okusha kuhilela ukusebenzisa i-biotechnology ukuze udizayine imicu emisha enezakhiwo ezithile ezilingisa izici zobuhle nokusebenza ezitholakala endalweni.

Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nabakhethiwe abakhethiwe, yiya ku https://microfiberinnovation.org/finalists

Abawine umklomelo bazokwambulwa emcimbini wasekuqaleni kuka-2022 njengengxenye Yomcimbi Wezixazululo Nemiklomelo. Abezindaba kanye namalungu omphakathi bangabhalisela ukubuyekezwa, okuhlanganisa nemininingwane yokuthi ungawuthamela kanjani umcimbi, ngokubhalisela i-newsletter ye-CXL kokuthi: https://conservationxlabs.com/our-newsletter

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Mayelana ne-Conservation X Labs

I-Conservation X Labs yinkampani esungulwe eWashington, DC esungula izinto ezintsha nobuchwepheshe enomgomo wokuvimbela ukushabalala kwenqwaba yesithupha. Unyaka ngamunye ikhipha imiqhudelwano yomhlaba wonke enikeza imiklomelo yemali yezixazululo ezingcono kakhulu zezinkinga ezithile zokongiwa kwemvelo. Izihloko zokuphonselwa inselelo zikhethwa ngokuhlonza amathuba lapho ubuchwepheshe kanye nokuqanjwa kabusha kungabhekana nezinsongo ze-ecosystem kanye nemvelo.

Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi, xhumana:

I-Conservation X Labs
Amy Corrine Richards, [i-imeyili ivikelwe]

I-Ocean Foundation
Jason Donofrio, +1 (202) 313-3178, [email protected]