ECOVARN

"Development of a wearable, functional, regulation-compliant Water-borne Wood Coating"

Coordinatore	TECNOLOGIAS AVANZADAS INSPIRALIA SL    more  Organization address address: CALLE MIGUEL VILLANUEVA 2 6 PISO PUERTA 3 city: LOGRONO postcode: 26001 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Alfredo Cognome: Sanchez Email: send email Telefono: +3491 417 04 57 Fax: +34 91 556 34 15
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Spain [ES]
Totale costo	2˙547˙728 €
EC contributo	2˙018˙709 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2008-2
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME-AG
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-05-01   -   2013-04-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	TECNOLOGIAS AVANZADAS INSPIRALIA SL  Organization address address: CALLE MIGUEL VILLANUEVA 2 6 PISO PUERTA 3 city: LOGRONO postcode: 26001 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Alfredo Cognome: Sanchez Email: send email Telefono: +3491 417 04 57 Fax: +34 91 556 34 15	ES (LOGRONO)	coordinator	74˙800.00
2	Cyprus Furniture & Woodworking Industry Association  Organization address address: GRIVA-DIGENI 30 city: LEFCOSIA postcode: 1511 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Paraskevas Cognome: Anastasiou Email: send email Telefono: 35722665102 Fax: 35722669459	CY (LEFCOSIA)	participant	351˙915.25
3	WIP COATINGS SRL  Organization address address: Via Lombardia 2 city: Vignate postcode: 20060 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Angelo Cognome: Spinelli Email: send email Telefono: 390299000000 Fax: 39029987369	IT (Vignate)	participant	334˙925.53
4	STILLES d.d.  Organization address address: Savska cesta 13 city: Sevnica postcode: 8290 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Robert Cognome: Zidar Email: send email Telefono: 38678161020 Fax: 38678141543	SI (Sevnica)	participant	329˙057.30
5	ZAVOD LESARSKI GROZD  Organization address address: Dimiceva 13 city: Ljubljana postcode: 1504 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Bernard Cognome: Likar Email: send email Telefono: +386 1 5898 284 Fax: +386 1 5898 100	SI (Ljubljana)	participant	314˙810.25
6	RBE - RHEINISCHE BIO ESTER GMBH & CO. KG  Organization address address: DUISBURGER STR. 15 city: NEUSS postcode: 41460 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Ralf Cognome: Schmidt Email: send email Telefono: 4921320000000 Fax: 4921320000000	DE (NEUSS)	participant	217˙781.33
7	CONFEDERACION ESPANOLA DE EMPRESARIOS DE LA MADERA - ASOCIACION - CONFEMADERA  Organization address city: MADRID postcode: 28001 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Laura Cognome: Martin Linares Email: send email Telefono: 34915944404 Fax: 34915944464	ES (MADRID)	participant	215˙601.70
8	PERFECTO LOPEZ SL  Organization address address: CALLE B POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL 58 city: ALBACETE postcode: 2007 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jose Cognome: López Ortiz Email: send email Telefono: +34 967 247 160 Fax: +34 967 245 569	ES (ALBACETE)	participant	92˙758.28
9	INTERIORES TECNICOS Y CONTRACT SL INTECONT ALBAMOBEL  Organization address address: cCARRETERA DE MADRID 30 5 C 4 city: ALBACETE postcode: 2005 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Javier Cognome: Lopez Email: send email Telefono: 34967104104	ES (ALBACETE)	participant	87˙059.33
10	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V  Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C city: MUENCHEN postcode: 80686 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Walter Cognome: Krause Email: send email Telefono: +49 89 1205 2713 Fax: +49 89 1205 7534	DE (MUENCHEN)	participant	0.00
11	INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE ARAGON  Organization address address: MARIA DE LUNA 8 city: ZARAGOZA postcode: 50018 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Isabel Cognome: Villarig Garrido Email: send email Telefono: +34 976 01 0000 Fax: +34 976 71 62 50	ES (ZARAGOZA)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The aim of this project is to develop a new wearable, functional, regulation-compliant Water-borne Wood coating in order to help two large European sectors, wood coatings and wood furniture to reverse the present declining competitiveness trend. This water-borne technology will provide a new wood coating with moderate and high functional requirements such as abrasion/scratching resistant or dirt repellent surfaces. Due to the stringent European environmental regulations the utilization of no emission volatile organic compounds coatings has become of special relevant. The utilization of water as a solvent will make our product virtually VOC-free and will compete with the commercial organic solvent-borne. In addition it will use raw polymeric materials synthesized from renewable vegetal sources, so contributing to create alternatives to increasingly expensive fossil fuels. Finally the researched formulations will provide our new coating with superior mechanical long-lasting abrasion resistance, wearing and cleaning features with a competitive price, offering our end users (furniture manufacturers) an attractive alternative on the market shelf to today’s endangered varnishes.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Researchers have developed novel water-based wood coatings as an environmentally friendly replacement for organic solvent-based coatings such as varnish.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Recent EU legislation has put a limit on the use of volatile organic compounds such as those found in conventional varnishes. However, current water-based wood coatings take longer to dry, have a less attractive finish and do not protect wood effectively in comparison to solvent-based coatings.

The EU-funded 'Development of a wearable, functional, regulation-compliant water-borne wood coating' (ECOVARN) project was established to address this perceived need in the furniture industry. Its approach was to research new compounds, test them and scale the best ones up to industrial production levels.

Three different families of polymers were investigated. The polymers were all synthesised from plant sources to reduce the environmental impact of the final product.

Project researchers found ways to attach various functional chemical groups, such as acrylates and fluoro-polymers, to the polymer backbone structure to improve the coating's physical properties. The production methods for the most promising coatings were then successfully tested at industrial scale, and they showed good physical and mechanical properties.

Overall, ECOVARN produced and patented several new coatings that can compete with conventional varnishes. A market strategy and economic analysis was completed, and products will be commercially available within the next few years.