g_Silk – THE SILK and GRAPHITE for exclusive fabric and products
g_Silk – THE SILK and GRAPHITE for exclusive fabric and products
…Silk meet Graphite
From the tradition and innovation of the silk of Cosetex and from the vision of Alisea, a B Corp company specialized in the recovery and reuse of graphite, the innovative and revolutionary graphite silk fabric g_Silk
What g_Silk Graphite silk fabric is and what is made of
The silk and graphite fabric g_Silk is a non-ordinary way of seeing things, of combining elements, of triggering alchemies capable of surprising.
Two elements, the special silk satin fabric and the recycled graphite powder. At first sight completely different from each other. In reality two materials that both come from nature and that man has been able to use, recover and enhance
The Silk
Silk, the most glamorous and ancient natural textile fibre, synonymous with perfect symbiosis between beauty, natural performance, perfect thermoregulator, made up of natural proteins, compatible with the body.
A fibre, the only one, capable of condensing within it a series of excellences:
- Naturalness, sustainability and environmental protection
- Circularity, reuse and recycling
- Absence of harmful and polluting elements, free from plastic microfibres
- Exceptional chemical/functional characteristics, very high levels of performance, thermoregulation
- Care for skin, body and hair
- A material as well as a textile fibre
- Capable of maintaining a system capable of reducing Co2 in the air
The Graphite
Graphite is a stable mineral, probably the most stable form of carbon in nature with some particular characteristics:
- One of the twelve oldest elements in the solar system.
- Mineral present in meteorites
- It has the highest melting temperature among natural elements, 3500 degrees.
- Oily to the touch
- Its mechanical forces increase as the temperature increases,
- very resistant to cold and heat and to most chemical substances.
- Excellent conductor
- High resistance to thermal shock
What is graphite composed of?
Graphite is made of 100% hexagonal carbon. Tubular crystals of parallel layers of carbon atoms formed by lamellar sheets of graphene placed one on top of the other
How graphite is formed
Graphite is formed from the transformation over time of carbon-based biological residues into minerals (graphitization process, high pressures, very high temperatures). This is the same type of process that leads to the production of diamonds.
Graphite – Uses and future
Graphite is widely used in electrical engineering, metallurgy, aerospace industry, chemical industry and in lubricants. Used for small transistors, possible replacement for silicon and battery component.
T.Silk satin fabric meet the g_powder technology patent
The special T.Silk silk satin fabric by Cosetex is capable of enhancing the softness and smoothly typical of a natural microfibre such as silk and is dyed with the g_pwdr® Technology treatment by applying recycled natural graphite powder. This patented process by Alisea allows us to recover, with a natural process capable of giving value to the satin. High quantities of dust, otherwise destined for landfill, offer a dyeing method that is at the same time innovative and responsible.
The result is surprising. G_Silk the silk and graphite fabric maintains the exceptional properties of silk unaltered by combining them with the excellent characteristics of graphite:
- iridescent graphite gray colour
- Exponential increase in hand and softness
- Increases protection from UV rays
- Increases the already high protection from mold and bacteria
- Increases homogeneity in heat retention without compromising breathability
- It gives the shiny and opaque sides of the silk satin fabric a particular and inimitable graphite gray color
- It gives the shiny side a graphite gray color with unpredictable light refraction elements determining exclusive iridescent shades
- It gives the matte side an exclusive graphite gray color with imperceptible veining
- It allows you to have a dyed product that does not put the skin in contact with chemical elements but only with natural protein
Alisea S.r.l. – founded in 1994. Certified B Corp., it creates, designs and produces, in Italy, design objects for corporate communication with the exclusive use of recovered and recycled materials, creating connections between creativity, know-how and vision of the future . Creator of Perpetua®, an exclusive designer pencil in recycled graphite. Owner of the exclusive g_powder Technology ® patent for dyeing using recycled graphite
Cosetex S.r.l. – founded in 1977. Specializing in silk fiber since the end of the 19th century, in the niche of natural silk waste. Precise point of reference for the use of silk fiber in the Italian and European textile market. Owner of the T.Silk® brand, patented and innovative 100% silk padding and of the T.SILK COLLECTION line of 100% silk products for the bed system and accessories for well-being and health.