InnoVatIve processing Technologies for bio-based foAmed thermopLastics

VITAL旨在产生基础知识和专业知识，以支持欧洲未来的活动，用生物基来源的材料替代现有的合成热塑性塑料，并使欧洲聚合物加工行业实现向生物基替代品的范式转变，以实现更清洁，更气候中性的工业价值链。这将通过开发热塑性发泡工艺并结合智能数字控制方法来实现，这将使生物基热塑性塑料能够在传统加工设备（用于泡沫注射成型和珠粒发泡）上进行加工，并开发全球独特的3D打印方法用于泡沫热塑性塑料。这些处理技术代表了三个“价值链”。此外，生物基热塑性塑料机械回收的发展将支持工程应用朝着“设计循环”的方向发展。所产生的知识将通过各种渠道广泛传播，包括一个学习工厂，旨在为三个价值链中的每一个提供试点规模的工业生产线，以减少工业采用技术的风险。VITAL汇集了一个世界领先的财团，由工业处理器和设备制造商沿着与来自汽车，电子和海洋部门的最终用户合作伙伴以及来自欧洲各地的领先研究和技术组织组成。VITAL联合收割机的6个使用案例结合在一起，以解决预期的结果，并通过转换为生物基材料，创造减少约75，000吨二氧化碳当量/年的途径。该联合体与咨询委员会沿着，将产生倍增效应，通过进一步的应用和使用扩大这些影响。VITAL的颠覆性方法将通过优化加工和材料来解决生物基材料的成本挑战，从而帮助工业采用use.no项目摘要

VITAL aims to generate fundamental knowledge and expertise that will underpin future European activities to substitute existing synthetic thermoplastics with those from bio-based sources and in so doing, enable the European the polymer processing sector to achieve a paradigm shift towards bio-based alternatives for cleaner, more climate neutral industrial value chains. This will be achieved through the development of thermoplastic foaming processes, combined with smart digital control approaches, that will enable bio-based thermoplastics to be processed both on traditional processing equipment (for foam injection moulding and bead foaming) as well as developing a globally unique 3D printing approach for foamed thermoplastics. These processing technologies represent three 'valuechains'. In addition, bio-based thermoplastic mechanical recycling developments will underpin progression of engineering applications towards a 'Circularity by Design' approach. The knowledge produced will be widely disseminated through various conduits, including a Learning Factory that aims to give access to pilot scale industrial lines for each of the 3 value chains in order to reduce the risk for industry for adoption of the technologies. VITAL brings together a world-leading consortium consisting of industrial processors and equipment manufacturers along with end-user partners from the automotive, electronics and marine sectors and leading research and technologies organisationsfrom across Europe. The 6 use casesin VITAL combine to addressthe expected outcomes, and create pathways to mitigate ~75,000 tonnes CO2 eq/year from fossil-based materials through a conversion to bio-based materials. The consortium along with the Advisory board will provide a multiplier effect to broaden these impacts with further applications and uses. VITAL's disruptive approaches will help industrial adoption by addressing the cost-challenges of bio-based materials by optimising processing and material use.no project summary