Promoting a paradigm shift in the way high-performance composites are manufactured and recycled
r–LightBioCom
r-LightBioCom is an EU-funded project that applies a multidisciplinary approach to develop new sustainable, cost-effective and energy-efficient lightweight high-performance composites with inherent recycling properties in combination with novel efficient processing and recycling techniques. The environmental impact of the new high-performance composites will be reduced during their production, operation and after reaching their final lifetime, while offering improved mechanical properties, weight reduction and new functionalities.
MATERIALS
New advanced bio-based and recycled high-performance materials with inherent recyclability properties
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
Efficient processing techniques combined with recycling technologies
METHODS & TOOLS
for a standardised, holistic sustainable high-performance composite design, modelling and systematic optimisation
Application 1: Spoiler (exterior)
Application 2: Trunk floor (interior)
Composite pultruded profiles for tunnel lining
Leading edge panel of a control surface
Coming soon
The r-LightBioCom project, funded by the EU and coordinated by AITEX, held its second Project Meeting on 26th-27th September 2023. The meeting, attended by more
In May 2023, r-LightBioCom joined ECOSYSTEX, a growing community of currently 22 EU-funded projects aiming at accelerating collaboration in textile sustainability. By becoming a member