Colloquium of the RENI project
| Begin |
04. March 2025 -
13:00 Uhr |
| End | 04. March 2025 - 14:30 Uhr |
As part of the RENI project, a networking colloquium is being organized to facilitate communication on circular economy and environmental protection issues. The program includes two interesting lectures by Czech and German experts.
During the colloquium you will have the opportunity to meet participants from the Czech Republic and Germany. The event will be simultaneously translated online.
Research results on highly porous (nano)materials based on functional polymers - nanofibers and aerogels - will be presented. Potential applications in the development of new selective sensors capable of detecting pollutants in the environment, in energy plants, in food, etc. will be discussed. In addition, applications in areas such as filtration and separation to remove pollutants and innovative insulation materials to save energy will be presented.
* The lecture will be streamed live from the Technical University of Liberec with CZ-DE translation.
From baking tins to cell phone covers, from sealants to high-voltage insulators: silicone elastomers are ubiquitous. In 2024, around 3 million tons of silicone products were produced, in comparison, only around 40,000 tons of used silicone were recycled and returned to the material cycle in the same period. One of the reasons for the lack of recyclability of silicone elastomers, a main branch of silicone products, is that they consist of a permanent polymer network. Once this network is destroyed, it cannot simply be regenerated.
Vitrimers are a class of novel polymer materials that combine the properties of both thermoplastic and thermoset polymers. They have dynamic covalent chemical bonds that can be reorganized when heat is applied, making them malleable, repairable and recyclable.
We provide an introduction to the topic of vitrimers and present initial results from the ERDF-funded CircMat4EE project, which is dedicated to the investigation of silicone-based vitrimers for applications in high-voltage technology.
This event is part of the project Research and Enterprise Network for Infrastructures (RENI), Reg-Nr. 100686680.
This project is funded by the Interreg Saxony - Czech Republic 2021-2027 program.