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Innovative advanced Wood-based Composite Materials and Components (WOODY)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2009, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2012,
Currently the world of polymeric composite materials is almost exclusively based on fossil derived components. This fact represents a strong issue, as the non-renewable global oil resources are being exploited year after year, also as a consequence of the ever growing demand for plastics engineering materials. WOODY Project goal is to develop new composite panels and laminates from wood derived re ...
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Development of new agrotextiles from renewable resources and with a tailored biodegradability (BIOAGROTEX)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2008, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2012,
Increasing oil-prices, a growing threat of oil-shortages, Kyoto agreements on green house gases, environmental effects and climate changes, are all elements that contribute to the concern for the future of our oil based economy. Not only the search for biofuels but also for bio-based polymers and a more extensive use of the natural resources by upgrading the value of natural fibres and side produ ...
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Smart Monitoring of Historic Structures (SMooHS)
Date du début: 1 déc. 2008, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2011,
Historic structures are often of extraordinary architecture, design or material. The conservation of such structures for next European generations is one of the main future tasks. To conserve historic structures it is more and more required to understand the deterioration processes mainly caused by the environment. In certain cases continuous monitoring systems have been installed to obtain inform ...
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Blastworthy textile-based luggage containers for aviation safety (FLY-BAG)
Date du début: 1 déc. 2008, Date de fin: 28 févr. 2011,
"The rise in worldwide terrorism has required measures be taken to harden aircraft against catastrophic in-flight failure due to concealed explosives. Commercial aviation can be protected from the threat of explosives by : 1. preventing explosives from reaching the aircraft 2. mitigating the effects of an explosive protecting the aircraft from an onboard explosion. The risk that a small quantity ...
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Development of a clean and energy efficient cutting system for the 12 millions tons of granite blocks yearly processed in enlarged EU (CLEAN CUT)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2008, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2010,
"The stone industry is of strategic importance for the EU economy, particularly its Southern member states including Italy, Greece and Portugal. A large proportion of the 60 million tons world production can be attributed to the EU countries, representing an estimated market of 20 billions of Euro, and of this 81 % is produced in the Southern European countries. Although the prospects for the sect ...
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