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Project Acronym: EngiWPCObjective:Development of high performance polymer composites with wood fibers and reactive thermoplasticsProgramme Type: Seventh Framework ProgramSpecific Programme: CooperationThematic Priority: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies- NMPSub-Thematic Priority: Advanced wood-based composites and their production
List of organizations 1. Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica e Gestão Industrial (INEGI/UP) www.inegi.up.pt Contact person: Dr. Celeste Pereira (cpereira@inegi.up.pt) Tel. +351 22 957 87 13 Address: Rua do Barroco Nº 174 4465-591Leça do Balio Country: Portugal 2- LEPAE – Laboratory of Process, Environment and Energy Engineering Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP) http://paginas.fe.up.pt/lepae/ Contact person: Dr. Luísa Carvalho (lhcarvalho@demad.estv.ipv.pt) Tel. +351 22 508 1687 Address: Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n 4200-465Porto Country: Portugal
Scientific and Technologic Expertise Composite Materials Production Filament winding, Pultrusion, Autoclave, Hot Press Plates, RTM (Resin Transfer Moulding) and Vacuum Assisted Resin Infusion Product Development and Technology Transfer New Materials Research and Development Polymer Composites, Natural fibres composites, Low/High structural adhesives, Nanocomposites, Smart materials and health monitoring, Materials more resistant to fire Materials characterization Gel Timer, Dynamic Mechanical Thermo Analysis (DMTA), Mechanical Characterization, Fatigue, Creep and Relaxation Tests, Impact Tests, Internal Pressure Tests, NDT tests, Health monitoring of composite structures, Fire Reaction Tests Structural and Processes Simulation
Laboratory of Process, Environment and Energy Engineering Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto • Process Systems Engineering • Modeling and simulation of wood-based and paper industrial processes • Forest Products Transformation • Monitoring and control of wood machining processes • Objective and subjective evaluation of finished surfaces Vision system, surface profilometer • New and better analysis methods for adhesives HPLC, GPC-viscotek, FTIR-NIR, DSC, TGA • Improvement of adhesion process Hot-press, goniometer • Health and Environment • Systems based on membrane/ adsorption processes • Chemistry of Natural Resources • Biotechnology and Interfacial Phenomena Department of Wood Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Viseu • Wood Engineering / Furniture Design Industrial Machines and testing devices
Search for Partners • Raw Materials Producers (natural and wood fibres and reactive thermoplastics) • Technologic Experts in Equipment Design and Manufacturing • Scientific and Technologic Experts inNatural and wood fibres functionalization • Scientific and Technologic Experts inReactive thermoplastics processing • …