Tekniker-IK4 has announced its participation in the European CarbonInspired Project, a research work on new carbonaceous nanoparticles-based materials for applications in construction and automobiles industries.
The nano-scale materials exhibit better performance properties, including optical, magnetic, electrical and mechanical, making them ideal for use in a wide range of industries. This fact has inspired the research project to develop new materials with improved properties.
The Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux in France, the Universidade de Aveiro in Portugal, the Association for Research into Plastics Materials, the Centre for Automotive Technology of Galicia and the Basque centre are the members of the research consortium of the European CarbonInspired Project
The establishment of a transference network between southern France, Portugal and Spain for the applications of carbonaceous nanoparticles-based materials in the construction and automotive industries is one of the objectives of the project, apart from developing new materials for numerous applications.
The CarbonInspired Project has established a partnership network between private and public R+D+I organizations to convey knowledge to the firms in the southwest of Europe, particularly to medium and small enterprises, for developing products and methods based on new carbonaceous nanoparticles.
High-efficient thermal insulation foam, economical fire-retardant construction panels and self-lubricating engine parts are some of the products that can be produced by the new materials.