Towards a Circular Economy in the Aviation Sector Using Eco-Composites for Interior and Secondary Structures. Results and Recommendations from the EU/China Project ECO-COMPASS

Jens Bachmann; Xiaosu Yi; Konstantinos Tserpes; Carmen Sguazzo; Lucia Gratiela Barbu; Barbara Tse; Constantinos Soutis; Eric Ramón; Hector Linuesa; Stéphane Bechtel

doi:10.3390/aerospace8050131

Aerospace (May 2021)

Towards a Circular Economy in the Aviation Sector Using Eco-Composites for Interior and Secondary Structures. Results and Recommendations from the EU/China Project ECO-COMPASS

Jens Bachmann,
Xiaosu Yi,
Konstantinos Tserpes,
Carmen Sguazzo,
Lucia Gratiela Barbu,
Barbara Tse,
Constantinos Soutis,
Eric Ramón,
Hector Linuesa,
Stéphane Bechtel

Affiliations

Jens Bachmann: DLR—Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (German Aerospace Center), Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems, 38108 Braunschweig, Germany
Xiaosu Yi: Faculty of Science & Engineering, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), Ningbo 315100, China
Konstantinos Tserpes: Laboratory of Technology & Strength of Materials (LTSM), Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
Carmen Sguazzo: Laboratory of Optics and Experimental Mechanics (LOME), INEGI Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Lucia Gratiela Barbu: CIMNE, Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics a l’Enginyeria, C1, Campus Nord, Gran Capità, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Barbara Tse: Department of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Constantinos Soutis: Department of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Eric Ramón: Applied Chemistry & Materials Department, Leitat Technological Center, C/de la Innovació 2, 08225 Terrassa, Spain
Hector Linuesa: Applied Chemistry & Materials Department, Leitat Technological Center, C/de la Innovació 2, 08225 Terrassa, Spain
Stéphane Bechtel: Airbus CRT (Central Research and Technology), Branch Located at Technocampus EMC², 44340 Bouguenais, France

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace8050131
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 5
p. 131

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Fiber reinforced polymers play a crucial role as enablers of lightweight and high performing structures to increase efficiency in aviation. However, the ever-increasing awareness for the environmental impacts has led to a growing interest in bio-based and recycled ‘eco-composites’ as substitutes for the conventional synthetic constituents. Recently, the international collaboration of Chinese and European partners in the ECO-COMPASS project provided an assessment of different eco-materials and technologies for their potential application in aircraft interior and secondary composite structures. This project summary reports the main findings of the ECO-COMPASS project and gives an outlook to the next steps necessary for introducing eco-composites as an alternative solution to fulfill the CLEAN SKY target.

Published in Aerospace

ISSN: 2226-4310 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/aerospace

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