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European Cleaning and
Hygiene Technology Research Association

Who is FRT?

Research Association

The European Cleaning and Hygiene Technology Research Association (FRT) was incorporated in 1991 by renowned enterprises and registered in the association roll of the Krefeld commercial court; it is an accepted non-profit organisation. As a member of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen „Otto von Guericke“ e.V. (Association of Industrial Research Organisations, AiF), it has access to pre-competitive research programmes and funding for small and medium sized enterprises which is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs.

Our goal

Economic Development

FRT is a network of the affiliated professional organisations and companies in the field of cleaning and hygiene. It plans and evaluates projects of common interest and tries to find ways how to finance them. It organises an implementation relevant to industrial interests and the fast and effective transfer of the achieved results into practise. Its scope hereby is to maximise the financing from public funds, which is offered for pre-competitive research and development especially for small and medium enterprises.

FRT shall initiate research projects of its members' common interest, give help in transferring the results into the individual companies and thereby find answers for the growing demands of the ecological and quality assurance discussion in the field of cleaning and care of hard surfaces. The research organisation is funded by the subscriptions of its members.

Members

Research Determination

The members determine the research programme and the individual research projects according to their priorities and the economical importance by their elected research advisory board. They assign the work to be done according to their interests.

Advantages of a Membership

  • Members determine the topics of FRT-research.
  • Members can discuss and solve problems in the area of cleaning, maintenance and hygiene of hard surfaces in working groups.
  • Members can initiate diploma theses.
  • Members can obtain answers from experts.
  • Members can obtain continuous information about the research projects in progress due to participation in the work and can use these information directly.
  • Members get assistance in transferring research results.
  • Members are informed on a regular basis by "FRT-Information" about progress in research work, new cognitions in other sectors, new international literature, further developments and changes in the legal situation.
  • Members are offered assistance in solving technical problems (process technology, environmental aspects), in the application process for public funds, in discussions with the government or local authorities.
  • Members improve their prospects for the future by collaborating in the FRT work in the field of standardisation, determination of regulations and contribution to legislation.

Research Projects

in progress

01IF23446N

Coatings based on stimulus-induced self-degrading polymer systems and their application on resilient floor coverings

in progress

01IF23338N

Visualization of viral contaminations

in progress

01IF00385C

Hydrogels with light-induced antibacterial properties and their exemplary application in innovative wound dressings

in progress

01IF23265N

Plasma-activated ice particles for façade cleaning and disinfection

in progress

01IF23264N

Antimicrobial self-assembling systems to ensure sustainable surface hygiene

in progress

01IF23097N

Special enzymes for the oxidation and degradation of hydrocarbons and their exemplary application in washing and cleaning processes

in progress

01IF23050N

Dry ice blasting process for water-free, hygienic dishwashing

in progress

01IF22990N

Dielectrophoretic filters for particle separation and their exemplary application for the removal of microplastics from wastewater produced in the cleaning industry

in progress

01IF22794N

Thermosolubilizable hydrophobic systems based on renewable raw materials

in progress

01IF22785N

Bioinspired polyurethane coatings and their application on resilient floor coverings

finalised

01IF22255N

Soil release coating for textile floor coverings based on dirigated functional nanocellulose

review

finalised

IGF 21957 N

Acousto-mechanical cleaning of textile floor coverings based on metallic helix yarns

review

finalised

IGF 21939 N

Catch-sweep fluorescence indicator for continuous monitoring of the microbial status of wipe dispensing systems

review

finalised

IGF 21936 N

At site quantification of fibrin residues on medical instruments

review

finalised

IGF 21876 N

Magnetosensitive care filming for resilient floor coverings for automated, process-integrated determination of filming quality

review

finalised

IGF 21831 N

Process-induced release of peptide mimetics to ensure sustainable hygiene of elastic floorings

review

finalised

IGF 21829 N

Bioimpedimetric monitoring of disinfection processes using polarizable membrane models

review

finalised

IGF 281 EN

Evaluation of disinfection performance of catalytic UVA treatment of weakly microbial contaminated waters

review

finalised

IGF 21537 N

Stimulus-amphiphilic surfactant systems for cleaning textile floor coverings

review

finalised

IGF 21453 N

Immobilizable Scorpion primers for the detection of viral pathogens

review

Task Groups & Standardization

++++++++++ THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING GROUPS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE FRT ++++++++++

Laun­der­ing & treat­ment of clean­ing tex­tiles

Clean­ing and main­te­nance rec­om­men­da­tions elas­tic floor­ings

Min­er­al floor­ings

Clean­ing and main­te­nance of wood, par­quet and lam­i­nate floor­ings

Clean­ing and main­te­nance of sports, gyms and mul­ti-pur­pose halls

Clean­ing and main­te­nance of stone and ce­ram­ics

Clean­ing and main­te­nance of wood­en floor­ings, dance halls

Clean­ing and main­te­nance of san­i­tary fit­tings

Elas­tic floor­ings

Project advisory boards
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