Aligned Natural Fibres and Textiles for Use in Structural Composite Applications

Informations projet

NATEX

N° de convention de subvention: 214467

Projet clôturé

Date de début 1 Novembre 2008

Date de fin 30 Avril 2012

Financé au titre de

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Coût total € 4 251 800,10

Contribution de l’UE € 3 096 899,00

Coordonné par

AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS
Spain

Objectif

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

Champ scientifique

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites › biocomposites
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › textiles
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › naval engineering › sea vessels

Mots‑clés

• Aligned fiber
• Bio-derived composite
• Natural fiber
• Natural textile
• Structural composite

Programme(s)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Thème(s)

• NMP-2007-4.0-2 - Application of new materials including bio-based fibres in high-added value textile products

Appel à propositions

FP7-NMP-2007-SME-1
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Régime de financement

CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs)

Coordinateur

AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS

• Contribution de l’UE: € 525 301,50
• Adresse: VALENCIA PARC TECHNOLOGIC CALLE GUSTAVE EIFFEL 4 ; 46980 Paterna ; Espagne
• Région: Este › Comunitat Valenciana › Valencia/València
• Type d’activité: Research Organisations
• Contact administratif: Valentín Polo Ramírez (Mr.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

Participants (18)

NETCOMPOSITES LIMITED

Royaume-Uni

• Contribution de l’UE: € 280 778,00
• Adresse: BRIDGE WAY 4A BROOM BUSINESS PARK ; S41 9QG Chesterfield
• Région: East Midlands (England) › Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire › East Derbyshire
• Type d’activité: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contact administratif: Gordon Bishop (Mr.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

EUROPEAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS EUPC AISBL

Belgique

• Contribution de l’UE: € 134 471,20
• Adresse: AVENUE DE CORTENBERGH 71 ; 1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
• Région: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Type d’activité: Other
• Contact administratif: Hans Boon (Mr.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

AGCO SA

France

• Contribution de l’UE: € 69 555,00
• Adresse: AVENUE BLAISE PASCAL 41 ; 60000 BEAUVAIS
• Type d’activité: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contact administratif: Carlene Bossard (Ms.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

HEXCEL REINFORCEMENTS UK LIMITED

Royaume-Uni

• Contribution de l’UE: € 60 548,00
• Adresse: ICKLETON ROAD ; CB22 4QB Duxford Cambridge
• Région: East of England › East Anglia › Cambridgeshire CC
• Type d’activité: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contact administratif: John Trye (Mr.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

MAREK RADWANSKI EKOTEX

Pologne

• Contribution de l’UE: € 148 736,40
• Adresse: KOWALOWICE ULICA PARKOWA 4 ; 46 100 NAMYSLOW
• Type d’activité: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contact administratif: Marek Radwanski (Mr.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

Danemark

• Contribution de l’UE: € 352 253,75
• Adresse: ANKER ENGELUNDS VEJ 101 ; 2800 Kongens Lyngby
• Région: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Københavns omegn
• Type d’activité: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Contact administratif: Eva Neuhausen (Ms.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

CHEMOWERK GMBH

Allemagne

• Contribution de l’UE: € 94 325,00
• Adresse: IN DE BACKENLAENDERN 5 ; 71384 WEINSTADT
• Type d’activité: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contact administratif: Margarete Goedel (Ms.)
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LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH

Allemagne

• Contribution de l’UE: € 307 354,00
• Adresse: ERWIN SCHRODINGER STRASSE GEB 58 ; 67663 Kaiserslautern
• Région: Rheinland-Pfalz › Rheinhessen-Pfalz › Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Type d’activité: Research Organisations
• Contact administratif: Birgit Bittmann (Dr.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

ASFIBE SA

Espagne

• Contribution de l’UE: € 89 943,60
• Adresse: AVDA. MARQUES DE BENICARLO 39 ; 12580 BENICARLO
• Type d’activité: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contact administratif: Ignacio Jose Nuñez Alvarez (Mr.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

JOHN L. BRIERLEY LTD

Participation terminée

Royaume-Uni

• Contribution de l’UE: € 21 094,50
• Adresse: Quay Street ; HD1 6QT HUDDERSFIELD
• Type d’activité: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contact administratif: Ian Brierley (Mr.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

PIEL SA

Espagne

• Contribution de l’UE: € 119 894,00
• Adresse: POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL CASA FELISIO S/N ; 46890 AGULLENT
• Type d’activité: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contact administratif: Erne Segrelles (Ms.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

HEMCORE LIMITED

Participation terminée

Royaume-Uni

• Contribution de l’UE: Aucune donnée
• Adresse: Unit I, HALESWORTH BUSINESS CENTRE? NORWICH ROAD ; IP198QJ HALESWORTH
• Type d’activité: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contact administratif: Steve Simper (Mr.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

TRANSFURANS CHEMICALS BVBA

Belgique

• Contribution de l’UE: € 135 216,00
• Adresse: LEUKAARD 2 ; 2440 Geel
• Région: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Antwerpen › Arr. Turnhout
• Type d’activité: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Contact administratif: Michel Clonen (Mr.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR

Finlande

• Contribution de l’UE: € 290 332,00
• Adresse: OTAKAARI 1 ; 02150 Espoo
• Région: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Type d’activité: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Contact administratif: Mark Hughes (Prof.)
• Coût total: Aucune donnée

INSTYTUT WLOKIEN NATURALNYCH I ROSLIN ZIELARSKICH PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY

Pologne

• Contribution de l’UE: € 247 634,25
• Adresse: UL. WOJSKA POLSKIEGO 71 B ; 60-630 POZNAN
• Région: Makroregion północno-zachodni › Wielkopolskie › Miasto Poznań
• Type d’activité: Research Organisations
• Contact administratif: Ewa Gulczynska (Ms.)
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ABENSI ENERGIA S.L

Espagne

• Contribution de l’UE: € 54 050,80
• Adresse: Calle Caceres 4 ; 41940 TOMARES-SEVILLA
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• Contact administratif: Rafael Pozo (Mr.)
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BAVE BADISCHE FASERVEREDELUNG GMBH

Allemagne

• Contribution de l’UE: € 61 884,00
• Adresse: STEPHANSTRASSE 2 ; 76316 MALSCH
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TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT

Finlande

• Contribution de l’UE: € 103 527,00
• Adresse: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A ; 02044 VTT ESPOO
• Type d’activité: Research Organisations
• Contact administratif: Seija Flinck (Ms.)
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