Development of new recyclable epoxy resins for use in high-performance applications. The objective is to address the environmental challenge associated with composites based on fibre-reinforced epoxy resins, which are technical materials with a relatively low recyclability rate.
The ESTELLA project encompasses the entire value chain, from the initial product design stage through to the chemical structure of the epoxy resin and the reinforcement fibres themselves. Fibre-reinforced epoxy resins have a wide range of applications across various sectors, including aeronautics, civil engineering, aerospace, automotive and even in Formula 1 racing cars.
Andaltec Technology Centre is leading and coordinating the work focused on the recycling of the new composites developed in the project.
Project consortium
The consortium is coordinated by Fundación Cidaut (Spain), working together with National Institute of Chemistry (Slovenia), Instytut Ciezkiej Syntezy Organicznej Blachownia (Poland), Stichting Wageningen Research (The Netherlands), Celabor (Belgium), Wood K plus (Austria), Andaltec Centro Tecnológico (Spain), Idener Research and Development (Spain), Feyecon (The Netherlands), European Composite Recycling Technology (Denmark), Fraunhofer Institute (Germany), Universidad de León (Spain) and Sintef AS (Norway).
Project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe programme, with a budget of five million euros.
