Title of Programme

Financing Code for Project

RESEARCH DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

 

Commissariat a l Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA)

C-TECH INNOVATION Ltd (C-TECH)

Zentrum Fur Brennstoffzellen-Technik GmbH (ZBT)

ARCELOR Research Liege SCRL (ARCELOR)

Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne (EPFL)

University of Sherbrooke (UNISHER)

Institut National de l' environment et des Risques (INERIS)

TEKNA Plasma Systems Inc (TEKNA)

Tecnalia-Labein (LABEIN)

Institut Jozef Stefan (IJS)

Aerosol and Particle Technology Laboratory (APTL)

British Ceramic Research Limited (CERAM)

FRAUNHOFER - Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandeten Forschunge (Fraunhofer)

Centro Ricerche Plast-Optica Spa (CRP)

 

 

A. G. Konstandopoulos / A. Asimakopoulou

Industrial needs in terms of multifunctionnal components are increasing. Several sectors are concerned, ranging from mature high volume markets like automotive applications, high added value parts like space & aeronautic components or even emerging activities like new technologies for energy. Also are concerned domains with a planetary impact like environment and new products and functions for health and safety of people. Nanotechnologies could play a key role in promoting innovation in design and realisation of multifunctional products for the future, either by improving usual products or creating new functions and new products. Nevertheless, this huge evolution of the industry of materials could only happen if the main technological and economic challenges are solved with reference to the societal acceptance. Those concern the mastering, over the whole life cycle of the products, of the potential risks, by an integration of the elaboration channels, while taking into account recycling. The general objective of the project is the safe, integrated and controlled production of high-tech multifunctional nano-structured products including their recycling, and ensuring competitiveness.

It means that :