Ajuntament de Terrassa awards funding to the FIBERCAP project

MicroTech Lab has received funding from the Ajuntament de Terrassa through the 2026 Call for Projects, Activities and Services, within the Knowledge Transfer programme, for the FIBERCAP project.

FIBERCAP (Development of a Microfiltration System for the Capture of Microfibres in Washing Machines) aims to study the generation of plastic microfibres during the washing of synthetic textiles and develop an efficient filtration system capable of capturing them before they are released into the aquatic environment.

The project will combine experimental testing under real washing conditions with the development and validation of filtration prototypes supported by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. Running from June to December 2026, FIBERCAP will also include knowledge transfer and environmental awareness activities.