High performance short-fibre biobased hybrid composites for injection moulding - HyBiCo

Project summary

The project aims at developing novel highly biobased short-fibre hybrid composites for injection moulding applications meeting a demand for high-performance lightweight materials. In order to achieve high specific mechanical properties PP and bio-PE matrices will be reinforced with man-made cellulose and r-PET/bio-PET fibres. Their hybridisation and tailoring of their fibre-matrix interfaces will provide excellence in impact behaviour. To reduce costs, as well as to increase of biobased content a hybridisation with wood flour and lignocellulose microfibres obtained from grain husks will be applied. The synergistic effects, which have already been observed, will be used to attain the relatively high mechanical performance of these hybrids. Manufacturing by one-step compounding will provide high efficiency at possibly lowest cost. The project will open the possibility to implement developed short-fibre hybrid composites in small and medium enterprises in plastic industry.