Fire-resist

4.2WP2

05. Sep. 2012 - 6th European Silicon Days Conference (1 document)

Where: Lyon, France

When: 05. September 2012 09:00 - 05. September 2012 17:00

Poster presentation by Suzanne Laik, INSA-Lyon

More information: http://www.mmsconferencing.com/eod12/organosilicon.php?bt=contact

Presentations on the project were delivered at two conferences: “Fire Protection of Rolling Stock 2011” (24^th – 25^th March 2011, Brussels, BE), and the “Sixth International Conference on Composites in Fire” (9^th – 10^th June 2011, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK).

4.3WP3

The main socio-economic impact can be summarized in:

1. 
   The most valuable objective of the development of fire resistant parts to be used in the transportation sector (railway, naval, etc), is to save human lives in case of fire. The materials developed show low flammability and combustibility, no dripping, and they emits low amount of dark smoke and toxic gases.
   
2. 
   The plastic matrix used during the project (furan resins) comes from agricultural waste.
   
3. 
   The use of plastic materials in the transportation sector, instead of metallic ones, leads to weight reduction and, in consequence, a CO₂ emission decrease when operating.
   

GAIKER and the consortium partners have taken part in some events related to this WP3:

1. 
   May 2012. Organized by GAIKER.
   

ON THE LINE OF FIRE: EXPERIENCES ON MATERIALS FIRE BEHAVIOR

Presentation: “Polymeric systems from natural sources: furan resins”. Iván Sánchez.

2. 
   November 2012. Organized by CEP (Spanish Plastic Center).
   

XXI INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS CONFERENCE.

Presentation: “Furan composites fire behavior: a clear opportunity to burst into the rail sector”. Jesús Ballestero.

3. 
   February 2014. Organized by GAIKER.
   

NEXT TRAIN STATION: EN 45545. FIRE BEHAVIOR IN THE RAIL SECTOR.

Presentation: “Fire behavior of the furan composites: opportunities in the rail sector”. Iván Sánchez

Two papers have been published related to furan resins cross-linking using microwave tools:

1. 
   Lopez De Vergara, U.; Sarrionandia, M.;  Gondra, K.; Aurrekoetxea, J. “Polymerization and curing kinetics of furan resins under conventional and microwave heating.” THERMOCHIMICA ACTA. (2014)
   
2. 
   Unai López de Vergaraab, Mariasun Sarrionandiab, Koldo Gondraa, Jon Aurrekoetxea “Impact behaviour of basalt fibre reinforced furan composites cured under microwave and thermal conditions” Composites Part B Engineering, 2014