Materials and interface design in semi-structural and eco-friendly wood fiber biocomposites
Forskningsprojekt, 2019 – 2022

The overall theme of the project is high fiber content materials. One motivation is that mechanical and physical properties of wood fibers are much better than for isotropic polymer matrices. The renewable resource origin is another argument in favor of efforts to increase
the content of wood-based components in biocomposites. For melt-processing, there are constraints due to the need for melt flow properties.  Injection molded biocomposites therefore rarely exceed 40 wt% of wood fibers, and the corresponding number for extruded
profiles is around 50 wt%. Challenges include processability and lowered strength properties.

Deltagare

Giada Lo Re (kontakt)

Chalmers, Industri- och materialvetenskap, Konstruktionsmaterial

Samarbetspartners

Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)

Stockholm, Sweden

Finansiering

Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse

Projekt-id: PWS.2018.0451
Finansierar Chalmers deltagande under 2019–2022

Relaterade styrkeområden och infrastruktur

Hållbar utveckling

Drivkrafter

Publikationer

2024

Predicting orientation in extruded wood polymer composites

Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift

Mer information

Projektets webbplats

http://wwsc.se/

Senast uppdaterat

2019-12-30