SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURAL SANDWICHES AND HOLLOW COMPOSITES PARTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE, BOAT AND AEROSPACE MARKETS
The SUSPENS project aims to develop highly bio-sourced epoxy and polyester resins (over 95%) with new formulations
for high performance. These resins will be used with sustainable reinforcements like natural fibers, lignin-based carbon
fiber, and recycled carbon and glass fiber to create components for surface transport and aerospace. Recycling solutions
for these structures will be developed to cover their entire lifecycle, including an innovative matrix pyrolysis method to
reduce energy consumption. They’ll also develop a specific solvolysis process to separate the bio-based resins from
fibers and study oil and organic component valorization into by-products. The project will demonstrate these methods on
representative parts such as a car battery pack, leisure boat components, and an aircraft wingbox section.
Highlight
The project was featured in an article in Composite World : SUSPENS project shares one-year progress, next steps | CompositesWorld
Technical and economic impacts
- Minimum of 20% reduction of CO2-Eq emissions
- 30% lighter weight products in surface transport
- 25% reduction of production costs
Innovative features
- Develop up to 95% bio-sourced thermoset resins
- Bicomponent melt spinning technology for the production of lignin-based precursor fibres
- Mitigate more than 40% of the CO2-eq emissions compared to conventional composites
Partners
AALTO (FI), ANTHONY, PATRICK & MURTA EXPORTACAO (PT), CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DE L’INDUSTRIE TEXTILE BELGE (BE), FAURECIA (FR), IRES (BE), JULES VERNE (FR), MEGARA RESIN INDUSTRY (EL), NTUA (EL), ORINEO (BE), POLE EMC2 (FR), UNIVERSITE COTE D’AZUR (FR), WH LIPEX (DE)
