Graphene Alliance for Sustainable Multifunctional Materials to Tackle Environmental Challenges

GIANCE为环境挑战提供创新的解决方案，并建立了一个整体的、集成的、工业驱动的平台，用于设计、开发和可扩展制造下一代具有成本效益的、可持续的、轻质的、可回收的基于石墨烯和相关材料（GRM）的多功能复合材料、涂层、泡沫和膜（GRM- bm），这些复合材料具有增强的性能（如热、机械、化学）、功能(如磨损、腐蚀、耐化学和防火、硬度和耐冲击、耐高温、结构健康监测、超低摩擦表面)，并作为储氢的促进剂。GIANCE还将推进制造工艺，增强合成和稳定性，减少对环境的影响。这样的GRM-bM和制造能力将允许与最终用户建立牢固的联系，从而开发和限定高trl的商业主张。GIANCE将开发、演示和验证支持grm的产品（11个用例）的功效，这些产品将成为不同行业（如汽车、航空航天、能源（氢经济）和水处理）未来技术的基础。GIANCE还支持石墨烯旗舰计划的创新产出和产业化努力，为新积累的知识影响欧盟工业和社会建立可靠的途径。GIANCE将支持强大的欧盟价值链，将TRL4-5的技术进步转化为具体的创新机会和生产能力（TRL6-7），在确定的工业领域具有规模的先发市场优势。该联盟由来自10个国家的23个合作伙伴组成，代表了整个价值链，包括领先的原始设备制造商、大型工业、世界级的研究和教育机构以及创新的中小企业。GIANCE旨在确保对所定义的行业和整个社会产生最大的影响，为不断发展的GRM领域做出重大贡献。

GIANCE offers innovative solutions to environmental challenges and establishes a holistic, integrated, and industrial-driven platform for the design, development, and scalable fabrication of the next generation of cost-effective, sustainable, lightweight, recyclable graphene and related materials (GRM)-based multifunctional composites, coatings, foams, and membranes (GRM-bM) with enhanced properties (e.g. thermal, mechanical, chemical), functionalities (e.g. wear, corrosion, chemical and fire resistance, hardness and impact resistance, high temperature resistance, structural health monitoring, ultralow friction surfaces), and as enablers for hydrogen storage. GIANCE will also advance manufacturing processes, enhancing synthesis and stability and reducing environmental impact. Such GRM-bM and manufacturing capabilities will allow robust connections with end-users and thus develop and qualify the commercial propositions to high TRLs. GIANCE will develop, demonstrate, and validate the efficacy of GRM-enabled products (11 use cases) which will underlie future technologies for different sectors (e.g. automotive, aerospace, energy (hydrogen economy) and water treatment). GIANCE also supports the innovation output and industrialization efforts of the Graphene Flagship initiative, building a credible pathway for the newly accumulated knowledge to impact EU industry and society. GIANCE will support a strong EU value chain in translating technology advances from TRL4-5 into concrete innovation opportunities and production capabilities (TRL6-7), with first-mover market advantages of scale in the defined industrial sectors. The consortium consists of 23 partners from 10 countries, representing the full value chain, with leading OEMs, large industries, world-class research and education organisations, and innovative SMEs. GIANCE is designed to ensure maximum impact for the defined industries and society as a whole, significantly contributing to the evolving field of GRM.