SAPHIR: Safe, integrated & controlled production of high-tech multifunctional materials and their recycling
SAPHIR is a 4-year project gathering the expertise of 23 partners from the industrial and academic world, from 11 different European countries as well as Canada.
The general objective of the SAPHIR project is the safe, integrated and controlled production of multifunctional nanostructured products. These issues need to be addressed to build the future “factory for nano’s” by designing and assembling all the industrial elementary bricks with a cost-effective and safe approach.
Our laboratory is involved in two assignments: the safe production of nanoparticles and the manufacturing of nanostructured parts. To ensure safety during the handling and storage of nanoparticles in an industrial environment, a dispersion and liquid functionalisation toolbox will be developed. New granulation routes will also be explored. Innovative processing methods will be studied to prevent or control grain growth and obtain nanostructured products with improved properties.
From left to right: Fuel cell stack, innovative car lightning and nanocomposite materials for the aeronautics industry.
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