CLEAN - Valorizing Sustainable plastics through a CLEver use of NANoparticles (DFM.AD003.322)
Area tematica
Scienze fisiche e tecnologie della materia
Area progettuale
Materiali innovativi (DFM.AD003)Struttura responsabile del progetto di ricerca
Istituto per i Polimeri, Compositi e Biomateriali (IPCB)
Altre strutture che collaborano al progetto di ricerca
Responsabile di progetto
SABRINACAROLA CARROCCIO
Telefono: 0953785440
E-mail: sabrinacarola.carroccio@cnr.it
Abstract
To date, materials scientists and engineers have focused on the role of polymers as problem solvers, exploiting their versatility and very attractive qualities, but neglecting the various end-of-life options for plastics articles. Such a way of acting is no longer acceptable, and governments, companies and scientists are urgently looking for sustainable alternatives to crude oil-based products. This proposal addresses this issue proposing a viable route for replacing, totally or in part, ubiquitous petroleum-based plastics. Our strategy is grounded on an innovative use of nanoparticles: rather than banally capitalizing their properties by dispersing them in a single-polymer matrix, we will use them as a clever tool for manipulating the phase morphology and, through it, the properties of blends of bio-plastics
and/or recycled plastics. The employ of such low-environmental impact materials is nowadays prevented in many important industrial sectors because of their unacceptably low performances.
Obiettivi
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Data inizio attività
15/09/2019
Parole chiave
polymer, nanoparticles, blend
Ultimo aggiornamento: 29/04/2025