R-LIGHTBIOCOM project
New bio-based and sustainable raw materials enabling circular value chains of high performance lightweight biocomposites
r-LightBioCom project brings together 15 multidisciplinary actors from research and the automotive, aeronautics and construction industries from across Europe promoting a paradigm shift from current linear to circular value chains for advanced, bio-based lightweight high-performance composites with significantly improved environmental performance.
The project r-LightBioCom has been selected under the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation funding programme to develop new bio-based HPC with significantly reduced environmental impact throughout their entire life cycle, together with technologies and tools for sustainable composite design, modelling and processing.
SUSPENS project
FURHY project
Fully recyclable hybrid bio-composite for transport applications
The FURHY project will develop a new, bio-based, smart and fully recyclable composite material, obtained by a fast and low energy consumption out-of-autoclave process. The matrix will be made by a new bio-based epoxy resin formulation filled by expanded graphite (EG), that will have a multiple role in the enhancement of both material and manufacturing process, providing smart-functions.
Aeronautics and automotive are the main sectors of interest.
Lightweight and sustainable composite parts for the transportation sector
SUSPENS addresses the challenge of reducing the environmental footprint of sandwich and hollow composite structures for the automotive, leisure boat and aerospace industries. Our ambition is to take the mechanical performance of bio-based ingredients such as epoxy and polyester resins combined with natural and recycled fibres to an industry standard.
SUSPENS will also focus on reducing the energy needed for the recycling of complex sandwich and hollow structures.
Community
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THE EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
The European Construction, built environment and energy efficient building Technology Platform (ECTP) is a leading membership organisation promoting and influencing the future of the Built Environment.