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Reliable Integrated On-Line Characterisation Tool for Thermoplastic Compound (NanoOnSpect)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

"The SME-driven NanoOnSpect project aims to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), combining developments in online sensor technology, artificial intelligence-based signal analysis and real-time process optimisation to create a comprehensive solution to quality problems.NanoOnSpect has 3 development aims:1) Newly-developed online characterisation techniques w ...
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Polymeric composite materials with enhanced thermal conductivity properties for heat exchangers applications (THERMALCOND)

Start date: Dec 1, 2010, End date: Nov 30, 2012,

"The main goal of the project is to develop a new family of low cost polyolefin based components (sheets, pipes and fittings) to be used in the manufacture of flat-plate solar thermal collectors. These components are expected to be a viable alternative to current collector’s metallic components. However, due the current limitations of thermoplastics materials (low thermal conductivity and low resi ...
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"Multi-layer biopolymer films demonstrating selective gas barrier and functional properties suitable for high performance food packaging, derived from integrated bio-refining of sustainable biomass" (BREW-PACK)

Start date: Mar 1, 2009, End date: Aug 31, 2011,

"Conventional biorefineries target production of a single product stream utilising a dedicated crop based feedstock. Such processes offer limited commercial viability, generate significant waste streams and raise ethical and sustainability concerns with regards to the feedstocks used (competition with food crops & genetic modification to improve yield). Paralleling conventional petroleum refinerie ...
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Development of an automated process to extract fibres from the waste of banana food production for exploitation as a sustainable reinforcement in injection- and rotomoulded products (Badana)

Start date: Jul 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

18% of the European consumption of bananas is produced in Canary Islands. Around 10 million banana plants are grown annually in Gran Canaria. The fibre obtained from the superposed layers of the pseudo-stem is called badana. In the past, the banana plant waste was used as a support element for tomato plants, and, for some decades, it was used in handicrafts such as basket-making and artificial flo ...
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