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Biomaterials: plastic and textile recycling WoodyProject




by Christophe » 30/01/13, 17:03

A new "bioplastic" produced in Italy, its particularity is that it is a composite material with linen textile ...

In a research institute in Brindisi in southern Italy, scientists like to try new recipes. Challenge of the day: cook together pieces of natural textiles, a good dose of resin partially derived from organic materials and a large amount of biological additives and enzymes. The coordinator of this project called Woody for D'Appolonia SaP company presents the result after a few hours of cooking in an oven at 60 degrees. "This piece is made with linen and natural resins," says Andrea Ferrari, "it's a sustainable and totally organic product."

This new structure made from ecological materials is at the heart of a research project funded by the European Union. Scientists hope to see it supplanting composite plastics. "We are convinced that very soon we will almost be able to replace materials derived from fossil resources with totally natural ones," says Andrea Ferrari, "these are materials derived from products such as cotton fibers, flax or hemp, but also resins made with cane sugar or other forms of sugar that are not used by the agri-food industry. "

But before it is commercialized, the mechanical performances of this ecological material - resistance, elasticity and plasticity - will all be evaluated and compared with those of the classical composites. "According to our results, natural composites have, in a way, lower mechanical properties than carbon composites," says Andrea Salomi, materials engineer at CETMA, "they are less rigid and have a lower mechanical strength. But these mechanical characteristics do not mean that this natural composite has less potential or that its concrete applications are less noble, "he says," everything will depend on the type of end product we want to develop using it. "

And researchers are not short of ideas when it comes to considering concrete applications. They study them in virtual, in 3D environments. This new biocomposite could be useful in automotive equipment, construction, assembly of furniture or musical instruments ... As for its price, the industry hopes it is competitive. "Researchers continue to work on improving the quality of this natural composite; in one year, the product will have reached a maximum quality and it will not be that expensive, "reveals Guy Simmonds, a collaborator of a composite manufacturer," the natural composite will be 20 to 25% more expensive than the current composite plastics , which will correspond for the natural composites, to an increase of the price of only 30 to 40 cents per kilo. "But this biocomposite must still prove itself in laboratory. It is expected to be on the market within three to four years.


Info: http://www.woodyproject.eu

Video: http://fr.euronews.com/2013/01/28/la-pe ... -naturels/
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Re: Biomaterials: plastic and textile recycling, WoodyProject




by Lilieth78 » 20/05/18, 15:34

Excellent initiative!
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