NATEX
Aligned Natural Fibres and Textiles for Use in Structural Composite Applications
| Coordinatore | AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS
Organization address
address: CALLE GUSTAVE EIFFEL 4 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE PATERNA contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Spain [ES] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.natex.eu/ |
| Totale costo | 4˙251˙800 € |
| EC contributo | 3˙096˙899 € |
| Programma | FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-NMP-2007-SME-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-TP |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-11-01 - 2012-04-30 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS
Organization address
address: CALLE GUSTAVE EIFFEL 4 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE PATERNA contact info |
ES (PATERNA VALENCIA) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
AALTO-KORKEAKOULUSAATIO
Organization address
address: OTAKAARI 1 contact info |
FI (ESPOO) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
ABENSI ENERGIA S.L
Organization address
address: Calle Caceres 4 contact info |
ES (TOMARES-SEVILLA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
AGCO SA
Organization address
address: AVENUE BLAISE PASCAL 41 contact info |
FR (BEAUVAIS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
ASFIBE SA
Organization address
address: AVDA. MARQUES DE BENICARLO 39 contact info |
ES (BENICARLO) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
BAVE BADISCHE FASERVEREDELUNG GMBH
Organization address
address: STEPHANSTRASSE 2 contact info |
DE (MALSCH) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
CHEMOWERK GMBH
Organization address
address: IN DE BACKENLAENDERN 5 contact info |
DE (WEINSTADT) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: Anker Engelundsvej 1, Building 101A contact info |
DK (KONGENS LYNGBY) | participant | 0.00 |
| 9 |
EUROPEAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Organization address
address: AVENUE DE CORTENBERGH 71 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | participant | 0.00 |
| 10 |
FORMAX (UK) LTD
Organization address
address: CUTTERS CLOSE UNIT 3 contact info |
UK (LEICESTER) | participant | 0.00 |
| 11 |
HEMCORE LIMITED
Organization address
address: "Unit I, HALESWORTH BUSINESS CENTRE? NORWICH ROAD" contact info |
UK (HALESWORTH) | participant | 0.00 |
| 12 |
INSTITUT FUER VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH
Organization address
address: ERWIN-SCHROEDINGER-STRASSE GEB 58 contact info |
DE (KAISERSLAUTERN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 13 |
INSTYTUT WLOKIEN NATURALNYCH I ROSLIN ZIELARSKICH
Organization address
address: UL. WOJSKA POLSKIEGO 71 B contact info |
PL (POZNAN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 14 |
JOHN L. BRIERLEY LTD
Organization address
address: Quay Street contact info |
UK (HUDDERSFIELD) | participant | 0.00 |
| 15 |
MAREK RADWANSKI EKOTEX
Organization address
address: KOWALOWICE ULICA PARKOWA 4 contact info |
PL (NAMYSLOW) | participant | 0.00 |
| 16 |
NETCOMPOSITES LIMITED
Organization address
address: BRIDGE WAY 4A BROOM BUSINESS PARK contact info |
UK (CHESTERFIELD) | participant | 0.00 |
| 17 |
PIEL SA
Organization address
address: POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL CASA FELISIO S/N contact info |
ES (AGULLENT) | participant | 0.00 |
| 18 |
TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT
Organization address
address: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A contact info |
FI (ESPOO) | participant | 0.00 |
| 19 |
TRANSFURANS CHEMICALS BVBA
Organization address
address: LEUKAARD 2 contact info |
BE (GEEL) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Biocomposites manufactured from natural materials such as fibres and bioderived polymers offer a sustainable alternative to traditional ones, but at present they are not available for use in structural applications. NATEX will develop aligned textiles from natural fibres suitable for use as high strength reinforcing fabrics to produce structural composite parts using bio and oil based thermoplastic and thermoset resins. This will include the use of orientated woven natural fibres in bioderived thermoplastics and thermosets, to produce high-tech products with high added value from entirely renewable resources. The main innovations will be: • New chemical/enzymatic treatments to tailor the fibre surface chemistry and to modify its cell wall polymers, to obtain the desired interface properties when combined with the polymer matrix •New chemical/natural treatments for the yarn during the wrapping process, new method for low twist yarns production, film stacking and commingling development for natural fibres, to increase the mechanical properties of the yarns •Development of new weaving techniques to improve impregnation and to obtain innovative 3D textiles •Resin viscosity control using thermal conductive additives, increasing their compatibility with natural fibres by using coupling agents and surfactant additives Besides, a large range of resin processing methods will be adapted to suit them to the characteristics of the modified fibres: Vacuum Bagging, Vacuum Consolidation, Compression Moulding, Continuous Compression Moulding, Infusion and Resin Transfer Moulding. Basic research on joining technologies as hot welding over natural fibre composites will be also performed. As result, aligned natural fibres with improved properties will be combined with thermoplastics and thermosets, increasing the mechanical properties of biocomposites and introducing them in structural applications in different sectors: transport, energy, agricultural machinery and shipbuilding'
Introduzione (Teaser)
The NATEX study focused on the fabrication of composites with aligned natural fibres and thermoplastics or thermosets. These hybrid materials illustrated enhanced mechanical properties, making them suitable for structural applications in the transport, energy and shipbuilding sectors.