OVERVIEW OF THE FP7 PROJECT 'CONTACT - TAILORED SUPPLY-CHAIN DEVELOPMENT OF THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF CNT-FILLED COMPOSITES'

摘要

CONTACT is an "Initial Training Network" (ITN) funded by the European Commission's "Marie Curie" programme. This type of project aims in the education and training of young researchers. This involves both multi-disciplinary scientific training, secondments in both academia and industry, and courses in complementary ("soft") skills such as language courses in the country of the hosting organization. The research aim of CONTACT is the tailored industrial supply-chain development of CNT-filled polymer composites with improved electrical and mechanical properties. This will involve the optimization of CNT synthesis including the doping with hetero atoms and the functionalization of the CNT surface. The dispersion of CNTs in low viscous liquids and the processing of thermoplastic CNT compounds are investigated as well as the modeling and characterization of CNTs and CNT composites. Newly developed technologies will be up-scaled for applications in civil engineering, wind blades, electrically conducting parts and electrodes for redox-flow batteries.