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Project Acronym: Project Acronym: EngiWPC EngiWPC Objective: Objective: Development of high Development of high performance polymer composites with performance polymer composites with wood fibers and reactive wood fibers and reactive thermoplastics thermoplastics Programme Type: Programme Type: Seventh Framework Program Seventh Framework Program Specific Programme: Specific Programme: Cooperation Cooperation Thematic Priority: Thematic Priority: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies- NMP Materials and new Production Technologies- NMP Sub-Thematic Priority: Sub-Thematic Priority: Advanced wood-based Advanced wood-based composites and their production composites and their production

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Page 1: Project Acronym: EngiWPC Objective: Development of high performance polymer composites with wood fibers and reactive thermoplastics Programme Type: Seventh

Project Acronym:Project Acronym: EngiWPC EngiWPC

Objective:Objective: Development of high performance Development of high performance

polymer composites with wood fibers and polymer composites with wood fibers and

reactive thermoplasticsreactive thermoplastics

Programme Type: Programme Type: Seventh Framework ProgramSeventh Framework Program

Specific Programme:Specific Programme:  Cooperation  Cooperation

Thematic Priority: Thematic Priority: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and

new Production Technologies- NMPnew Production Technologies- NMP

Sub-Thematic Priority:Sub-Thematic Priority: Advanced wood-based composites and their Advanced wood-based composites and their

productionproduction

Page 2: Project Acronym: EngiWPC Objective: Development of high performance polymer composites with wood fibers and reactive thermoplastics Programme Type: Seventh

List of organizations1. Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica e Gestão Industrial (INEGI/UP)

www.inegi.up.ptContact person: Dr. Celeste Pereira ([email protected])

Tel. +351 22 957 87 13Address: Rua do Barroco Nº 174

4465-591Leça do BalioCountry: Portugal

2- LEPAE – Laboratory of Process, Environment and Energy EngineeringFaculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)http://paginas.fe.up.pt/lepae/Contact person: Dr. Luísa Carvalho ([email protected])

Tel. +351 22 508 1687 Address: Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n

4200-465PortoCountry: Portugal

Page 3: Project Acronym: EngiWPC Objective: Development of high performance polymer composites with wood fibers and reactive thermoplastics Programme Type: Seventh

Composite Materials ProductionComposite Materials ProductionFilament winding, Pultrusion, Autoclave, Hot Press Plates,RTM (Resin Transfer Moulding) and Vacuum Assisted Resin Infusion

Product Development and Technology TransferProduct Development and Technology Transfer

New Materials Research and DevelopmentNew Materials Research and DevelopmentPolymer Composites, Natural fibres composites, Low/High structural adhesives, Nanocomposites, Smart materials and health monitoring, Materials more resistant to fire

Materials characterizationMaterials 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 SimulationStructural and Processes Simulation

Scientific and Technologic Expertise

Page 4: Project Acronym: EngiWPC Objective: Development of high performance polymer composites with wood fibers and reactive thermoplastics Programme Type: Seventh

Department of Wood EngineeringDepartment of Wood EngineeringPolytechnic Institute of ViseuPolytechnic Institute of Viseu

Process Systems EngineeringModeling and simulation of wood-based and paper

industrial processes

Forest Products TransformationMonitoring and control of wood machining

processesObjective and subjective evaluation of finished

surfaces Vision system, surface profilometerNew and better analysis methods for adhesives

HPLC, GPC-viscotek, FTIR-NIR, DSC, TGAImprovement of adhesion process

Hot-press, goniometer

Laboratory of Process, Environment and Energy EngineeringLaboratory of Process, Environment and Energy EngineeringFaculty of Engineering, University of PortoFaculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Health and Environment

Systems based on membrane/ adsorption processes

Chemistry of Natural Resources

Biotechnology and Interfacial Phenomena

Wood Engineering / Furniture Design

Industrial Machines and testing devices

Page 5: Project Acronym: EngiWPC Objective: Development of high performance polymer composites with wood fibers and reactive thermoplastics Programme Type: Seventh

- Raw Materials Producers (natural and wood fibres and reactive thermoplastics)

- Technologic Experts in Equipment Design and Manufacturing

- Scientific and Technologic Experts in Natural and wood fibres functionalization

- Scientific and Technologic Experts in Reactive thermoplastics processing

- …

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