Researchers from the CIDAUT Foundation Centre, as coordinators of the ESTELLA project, have travelled to Belgium on 30 and 31th January to celebrate their third General Assembly. The meeting was held at the facilities of Celabor, partner which is contributing to research activities related to nanocellulose fibres. Hence, the 13 members of the consortium presented the progress made in their competences, the results achieved so far and, consequently, defined the new tasks to be carried out in the coming months.
ESTELLA aims to solve the major environmental problem of composites based on conventional fibre-reinforced epoxy resins, which are technical materials with a very low recyclability rate. So far, the researchers have worked on the development of recyclable thermosetting biocomposites, with a methodology based on the development of innovative recyclable thermosetting matrices, the functionalisation of fibres (continuous and discontinuous) highly compatible with the resins developed, the design and manufacture of composites, and the recycling of matrices and composites.
The current challenge focuses on the selection of epoxy fibres and matrices within the battery developed in the project for use in the manufacture of the composite prototype in wich Fundacion Cidaut is working, as well as the study of the different types of recycling (chemical, mechanical and biological) applied to the composites obtained.
All these results were successfully presented on 6th February 2024, when the ESTELLA consortium attended the First Review Meeting of the European ESTELLA project with the European Commission.
For further information on ESTELLA, please visit www.estellaproject.eu
The research leading to these results has received funding from Horizon Europe Programme under grant agreement nº 101058371.
