Project cooperationUpdated on 2 July 2026
Plant-based lightweight composite boards
Researcher at Fachhochschule Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
About
In the project Salzburg Center for Smart Materials 2.0 the consortium (University of Salzburg and Salzburg University of Applied Sciences) developed sustainable materials based on residues from forestry and agriculture. To further refine these materials and provide use-cases, we aim to develop lightweight sandwich panels made from a tannin-foam core reinforced with furanic resin impregnated natural fibers as outer layer.
Currently, sandwich panels are a staple of light-weight construction, but almost exclusively based on polystyrene/polyurethane foam cores covered in epoxy resin reinforced carbon or glass fiber. We aim to develop and characterize bio-based alternatives for these products.
Stage
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Design - setting the project scope
- Drafting - writing the project proposal
Topic
- Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint
Type
- Project idea seeking partner(s)
Organisation
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- Ideation - identifying the project idea
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Eckart Kunze
research associate at TU Dresden - Institute of lightweight engineering and polymer technology
Dresden, Germany
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- Expertise offered
- Project idea seeking partner(s)
- Design - setting the project scope
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
- Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
- Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint
Dr.Semih Öncel
Founder / Managing Partner at DIASOL R&D Engineering Inc
Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Project idea seeking partner(s)
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
- Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
- Substitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprint
Gerfried Cebrat
owner, main researcher at effiziente.st Energie- und Umweltconsulting e.U.
Graz, Austria