Structural Materials Made of Renewable Resources Biocomposites

Structural Materials Made Of Renewable Resources (Biocomposites) [Pg.27]

German Aerospace Center, Institute of Structural Mechanics, Lilienthalplatz 7, D-38I08 Braunschweig, Germany [Pg.27]

Abstract In view of the increasing shortage of resources as well as growing ecological [Pg.27]

Biorelated Polymers Sustainable Polymer Science and Technology [Pg.27]

Edited by Chiellini et al, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2001 27 [Pg.27]

The concept of structural materials made of renewable resources shows the enormous potential of this new class of materials. In this research project together with the Schuberth Helme GmbH company (subsidised by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry of Lower Saxony), the goal is to develop an industrial safety helmet made of a minimum of 85% of renewable resources. An appropriate fibre/matrix system based on the concept of the biocomposite materials was developed which fulfils the DIN EN 397 German Industrial Standard requirements for industrial safety helmets. While working on this pure material basis, a manufacturing process with appropriate productivity and quality had to be made available for the helmet bowls in view of a series production later on. [Pg.36]

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