{"id":14745,"date":"2019-10-14T12:44:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T11:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/?p=14745"},"modified":"2019-10-14T12:51:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T11:51:39","slug":"project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Project creates new self reinforcing bio-based composite material"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new self-reinforcing bio-based composite material developed as part of the Bio4self project and made from polylactide (PLA) claims to be easier to recycle and cheaper to produce than traditional carbon fibre composites.<\/p>\n<p>A thermoplastic bio-polyester, PLA is based on lactic acids, renewable resources from agricultural waste, or specially cultivated raw materials such as sugarcane. In the Bio4self project, Fraunhofer researchers fused two types of PLA to create so-called self-reinforced PLA composites.<\/p>\n<p>This combines the advantages of PLA and composite materials. The newly developed PLA composites have high mechanical strength and rigidity while also exhibiting good water resistance. Like pure PLA, they are fully bio-based, easy to recycle, ductile and even industrially biodegradable. It was possible to substantially reduce the manufacturing costs, and the energy demands of PLA production are now approximately half those needed to manufacture petroleum-based plastics such as polypropylene and polycarbonate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14747\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-14747 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-fabric.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-fabric.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-fabric.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-fabric.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14747 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-fabric.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-fabric.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-fabric.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-fabric.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript> Fibres and textiles made from polylactide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In PLA, the CO2 equivalent per kilogram of material used is half that of products based on fossil fuels, such as polypropylene and polyester. Furthermore, recycling PLA composites is very easy, as they are made up of just one material type and the fibres do not have to be separated from the matrix \u2013 an issue that makes the recycling of conventional fibre composite materials much trickier.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\" \"><p>These composite materials represent a milestone in the development of functionalized bio-based material systems with high mechanical strength. And they make a substantial contribution to the closed-loop economy, because the composite can also be melted and, using existing manufacturing equipment, reprocessed into a new product for high-quality applications. <cite>Kevin Moser, project manager at Fraunhofer ICT<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the manufacture of the composite, two different PLA types with different melting points are combined into a self-reinforced PLA composite material. The higher-melting-point PLA is embedded as a reinforcing fibre in the lower-melting-point matrix. The resulting material rigidity can compete with commercially available self-reinforced polypropylene composites. It is planned to manufacture initial prototypes already later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new self-reinforcing bio-based composite material developed as part of the Bio4self project and made from polylactide (PLA) claims to be easier to recycle and cheaper to produce than traditional carbon fibre composites. A thermoplastic bio-polyester, PLA is based on lactic acids, renewable resources from agricultural waste, or specially cultivated raw materials such as sugarcane. In the Bio4self project, Fraunhofer researchers fused two types of PLA to create so-called self-reinforced PLA composites. This combines the advantages of PLA and composite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,891],"tags":[523],"class_list":["post-14745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-research","tag-fraunhofer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Project creates new self reinforcing bio-based composite material - Composites Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Project creates new self reinforcing bio-based composite material - Composites Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A new self-reinforcing bio-based composite material developed as part of the Bio4self project and made from polylactide (PLA) claims to be easier to recycle and cheaper to produce than traditional carbon fibre composites. A thermoplastic bio-polyester, PLA is based on lactic acids, renewable resources from agricultural waste, or specially cultivated raw materials such as sugarcane. In the Bio4self project, Fraunhofer researchers fused two types of PLA to create so-called self-reinforced PLA composites. This combines the advantages of PLA and composite [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Composites Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/compositestoday\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-10-14T11:44:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-10-14T11:51:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-sheets.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1067\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Shury\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@compositestoday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@compositestoday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Shury\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"John Shury\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2255d6443dbc2184a1d531f1b359b589\"},\"headline\":\"Project creates new self reinforcing bio-based composite material\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-14T11:44:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-10-14T11:51:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/\"},\"wordCount\":346,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-sheets.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"fraunhofer\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\",\"Research\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/\",\"name\":\"Project creates new self reinforcing bio-based composite material - Composites Today\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-sheets.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-14T11:44:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-10-14T11:51:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2255d6443dbc2184a1d531f1b359b589\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-sheets.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-sheets.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1067,\"caption\":\"Bio-based composite sheets manufactured from two polylactide types with different melting points.\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/\",\"name\":\"Composites Today\",\"description\":\"Latest news and information from the composites industry\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2255d6443dbc2184a1d531f1b359b589\",\"name\":\"John Shury\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c08fedc5099d3dee55496cafdd820609f7d3a7d0cc782004d01e08173baf1ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c08fedc5099d3dee55496cafdd820609f7d3a7d0cc782004d01e08173baf1ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"John Shury\"},\"description\":\"John has served in the composites industry for over 15 years in administration, sales and management roles and is the founder of Composites Media\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/compositestoday\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Project creates new self reinforcing bio-based composite material - Composites Today","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Project creates new self reinforcing bio-based composite material - Composites Today","og_description":"A new self-reinforcing bio-based composite material developed as part of the Bio4self project and made from polylactide (PLA) claims to be easier to recycle and cheaper to produce than traditional carbon fibre composites. A thermoplastic bio-polyester, PLA is based on lactic acids, renewable resources from agricultural waste, or specially cultivated raw materials such as sugarcane. In the Bio4self project, Fraunhofer researchers fused two types of PLA to create so-called self-reinforced PLA composites. This combines the advantages of PLA and composite [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/","og_site_name":"Composites Today","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/compositestoday","article_published_time":"2019-10-14T11:44:31+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-10-14T11:51:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1067,"url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-sheets.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"John Shury","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@compositestoday","twitter_site":"@compositestoday","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"John Shury","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/"},"author":{"name":"John Shury","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2255d6443dbc2184a1d531f1b359b589"},"headline":"Project creates new self reinforcing bio-based composite material","datePublished":"2019-10-14T11:44:31+00:00","dateModified":"2019-10-14T11:51:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/"},"wordCount":346,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-sheets.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1","keywords":["fraunhofer"],"articleSection":["Featured","Research"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/","url":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/","name":"Project creates new self reinforcing bio-based composite material - Composites Today","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-sheets.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1","datePublished":"2019-10-14T11:44:31+00:00","dateModified":"2019-10-14T11:51:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2255d6443dbc2184a1d531f1b359b589"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2019\/10\/project-creates-new-bio-based-composite-material\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-sheets.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-sheets.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1","width":1600,"height":1067,"caption":"Bio-based composite sheets manufactured from two polylactide types with different melting points."},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/","name":"Composites Today","description":"Latest news and information from the composites industry","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2255d6443dbc2184a1d531f1b359b589","name":"John Shury","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c08fedc5099d3dee55496cafdd820609f7d3a7d0cc782004d01e08173baf1ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c08fedc5099d3dee55496cafdd820609f7d3a7d0cc782004d01e08173baf1ba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"John Shury"},"description":"John has served in the composites industry for over 15 years in administration, sales and management roles and is the founder of Composites Media","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.compositestoday.com","https:\/\/x.com\/compositestoday"],"url":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img-biobased-composite-sheets.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1v6ak-3PP","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}